What does pH medical abbreviation mean?

What does the medical term pH stand for?

The pH abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the medical abbreviation pH mean?

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What does pH medical abbreviation stand for?

In science & medicine, the medical term pH means hydrogen ion concentration (measure of acidity/alkalinity).

pH: hydrogen ion concentration (measure of acidity/alkalinity)

BBP	blood-borne pathogens
BIVAD	Bi-Ventricular Assist Device
BSA	Body Surface Area
C/W	Consistent With; Compared With
CDI	Clean Dry Intact
CHT	closed head trauma
COLD	chronic obstructive lung disease
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CRO	clinical research organization
DAH	disordered action of the heart
DON	director of nursing
DPOA	Durable Power Of Attorney
Dz	disease
ED	Erectile Dysfunction
EX LAP	Exploratory Laparotomy
FACD	Fellow of the American College of Dentists
FAMA	Fellow of the American Medical Association
FOBT	fecal occult blood test
Lytes	Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride).
MDA	medical device alert
MICU	Medical Intensive Care Unit
MMR	Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
NQMI	non-Q wave myocardial infarction
NRDS	neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
NYD	not yet diagnosed
OB/GYN	obstetrics/gynecology
OD	Right Eye
PID	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PMD	Primary Medical Doctor
PMS	Premenstrual syndrome
QIO	quality improvement organization
RVCT	report of verified case tuberculosis
Ru	Ruthenium (element)
SGU	standard IgG beta-2 glycoprotein unit
SME	significant medical event; subject matter expert
SNRI	serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Sv	sievert (unit)
T&H	type and hold
TEE	transesophageal echocardiography; transesophageal endoscopy; transesophageal echocardiogram
TN	trigeminal nerve
UNOS	United Network For Organ Sharing
Ua	uranium
cig	cigarette
cs	conditioned stimulus
insuff	insufficient
mist.	a mixture
o.m.	every morning (omni mane)
pen	penicillin
sc	subcutaneous(ly)
spont	spontaneous
vis	vision