What is the meaning of the medical term HHC?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of HHC. However, what does the HHC medical term mean?
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What does HHC medical abbreviation stand for?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation HHC is home health care.
HHC: home health care
Related Medical Abbreviations
| B-Med | behavioral medicine |
| BID | Twice a Day |
| BMS | burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ |
| COCs | combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin) |
| ETCO2 | end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke (exposure) |
| GPT | glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| HIV-PEP | HIV postexposure prophylaxis |
| HM | hand movement |
| Hcy | homocysteine |
| ICU | Intensive care unit. The patient was moved to the intensive care unit. |
| LIH | left inguinal herniorrhaphy |
| MAE | moving all extremities |
| MERT | medical emergency response team |
| MMPI | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
| MN | Master of Nursing; myoneural |
| MOAB | monoclonal antibodies |
| MSN | Master of Science in Nursing |
| My | myopia |
| NDA | non-disclosure agreement; next doctors appointment; new drug application |
| NGS | next generation sequencing |
| NKFA | no known food allergies |
| NO2 | nitrous oxide |
| Neut | neutrophil |
| O&P | Ovum and Parasites |
| OOB | Out Of Bed |
| PEFR | peak expiratory flow rate |
| PRVC | pressure regulated volume control |
| QHS | Every Night |
| RDH | Registered Dental Hygienist |
| RUT | right upper thigh |
| SALT | speech and language therapy |
| STG | short-term goals; serum triglycerides |
| SV | stroke volume; supraventricular |
| SWI | surgical wound infection |
| T.A.T. | toxin-antitoxin |
| TCD | transcranial doppler |
| UA or u/a | Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination. |
| YTD | year to date |
| Yb | Ytterbium (element) |
| exer | exercise |
| impair | impaired, impairment |
| mOsm | milliosmole |
| mand | mandatory; mandible, mandibular |
| nmol | nanomole |
| q2h | Every 2 hours. As in taking a medicine every 2 hours. |
| retics | reticulocytes |
| s/p | Status post. For example, a person who had a knee operation would be s/p a knee operation. |
| spp | species |
