What does PCB mean in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of PCB. However, what is the meaning of the medical abbreviation PCB?
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PCB medical abbreviation, what does it mean?
In science & medicine, it is Post-coital bleeding the medical abbreviation PCB stands for.
PCB: Post-coital bleeding
Related Medical Abbreviations
| 4L | 4 (Lower Paratracheal nodes’ station) Left (side) |
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous; African American |
| ADOS | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule |
| BL CX | Blood Culture |
| BMRT | Bachelor of Medical Radiotherapy Technology |
| BNF | British National Formulary |
| BTLS | basic trauma life support |
| C2 | second cervical vertebra |
| CAOT-ACE | Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists – Association Canadienne des Ergothérapeutes |
| CAOX3 | conscious, alert, oriented to person, place, time |
| CAVP | continuous arterial venous pressure |
| CB | Cerebellar |
| CCRNP | Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program |
| CGA | contact guard assist; comprehensive geriatric assessment |
| CGM | Continuous Glucose Monitoring |
| CLR | clear |
| CRNH | certified registered nurse hospice |
| Cx | cancel; cervix/cervical; conscious; culture |
| DDX | Differential Diagnosis |
| DH | dermatitis herpetiformis; Dental Hygienist; drug history |
| DOS | date of service |
| DTBV | Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria |
| DXM | dextromethorphan |
| EBMA | European Board of Medical Assessors |
| ECL | electrochemiluminescence |
| EHL | electrohydraulic lithotripsy; extensor hallucis longus |
| EOP | emergency operations plan |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| ERMM | Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine |
| ERP | effective refractory period; emergency response plan |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| FAIR | Facilitates,Allows,Inhibits,Restricts (occupational participation) |
| FP | Family Practitioner |
| FSG | Finger Stick Glucose |
| GGTP | gamma gluteryl transpeptidase |
| GPT | glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
| Gln | glutamine |
| H flu | hemophilus influenzae |
| HEW | Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| HGSIL | high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| HIM | health information management; hepatosplenomegaly |
| HU | Holding Unit |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| IBRP | independent bathroom privileges |
| ICHNR | International Congress of Head and Neck Radiology |
| IMAJ | Israel Medical Association Journal |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| LCAD | long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency |
| LTOT | Long Term Oxygen Therapy |
| MBSR | Mindfulness -Based Stress Reduction |
| MDMA | 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| MIDCAB | Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass |
| MM | Multiple Myeloma |
| MMI | methimazole |
| MNBN | Medicare News Brief Network |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRC | medical research council |
| NFP | natural family planning |
| NUP | necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis |
| O/P | Oropharynx |
| OMD | organic mental disorders |
| OSCE | objective structured clinical examination |
| PBSCT | peripheral blood stem cell transplantation |
| PERRLA+C | pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PrP | prion protein |
| Px | prognosis |
| RPR | Rapid Plasma Reagin |
| RR | Respiratory Rate |
| S/A | sugar and acetone |
| S/Sx | signs/symptoms |
| SAU | standard IgA beta-2 glycoprotein unit |
| SCr | serum creatinine |
| T&C | Type and Cross |
| TAMI | thrombolysis and angioplasty in myocardial infarction |
| TCH | turn, cough, hyperinflate |
| TOA | Tubo-Ovarian Abscess |
| TPO | thyroid peroxidase |
| TRMA | trauma |
| TURBT | Transurethral Resection Bladder Tumor |
| Tm | Thulium (element) |
| UAC | umbilical artery catheter |
| UD | unit dose; ulnar deviation |
| UN | united nations |
| kPa | kilopascal |
| mU | milliunit; micro unit |
| opp | opposite |
| s/p | Status post. For example, a person who had a knee operation would be s/p a knee operation. |
| soln | solution |
| tox | toxic, toxicity; toxicology |
| ung | ointment (unguentum) |
