What does the medical term in vitro mean?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of in vitro. However, what is in vitro in medical terms?
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What is the in vitro medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation in vitro stands for In the laboratory.
in vitro: In the laboratory
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| BS | Bowel Sounds; also Breath Sounds and Blood Sugar |
| CAI | computer assisted instruction |
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| Chr | chronic |
| DD | dry dressing; differential diagnosis; developmental disability; delivery date |
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| EMQ | extended matching question |
| F/H | family history |
| FHT | fetal heart tone(s) |
| FPEM | family planning education materials |
| HAA | hepatitis-associated antigen |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| L&D | Labor and Delivery |
| LND | Lymph Node Dissection |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| MGL | IgM phospholipid unit |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| Min | minute; minimum |
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| NSSP | normal size, shape, position |
| NYD | not yet diagnosed |
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| OFTT | organic failure to thrive |
| OPROC | outpatient procedure |
| Ophth | ophthalmology; ophthalmoscope |
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| PHS | Public Health Service |
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| PMHx | past medical history |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
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| RIE | recorded in error |
| RPM | revolutions per minute |
| RTW | return to work |
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| SVG | Saphenous Vein Graft |
| TO | telephone order |
| TOLAC | trial of labor after cesarean section |
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| o.h. | every hour (omni hora) |
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| quad | quadrant; quadriceps |
| s.c. | subcutaneous(ly) |
