What does the abbreviation UV mean in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the UV abbreviation. Here is the meaning of UV mean in medical terms.
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What is the meaning of UV medical abbreviation?
In medical field, the UV medical term stands for Ultraviolet.
UV: Ultraviolet
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| BMS | burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression |
| BRAT | bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (diet) |
| BTE | behind the ear (heading aids) |
| CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse |
| CEU | continuing education unit |
| CP | cleft palate; chest pain; cerebral palsy; cicatricial pemphigoid; cardiopulmonary |
| CPA | cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle |
| DOS | date of service |
| DPAP | diastolic pulmonary artery pressure |
| E/O | Evidence Of |
| EOG | electrooculogram |
| FCR | flexor carpi radialis |
| FFL | flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy |
| FU | follow-up |
| HOB | Head Of Bed |
| I/E | inspiratory/expiratory |
| IFA | immunofluorescence assay |
| IMV | intermittent mandatory ventilation |
| KUB | Kidneys Ureters and Bladder |
| LASIK | laser assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| LR | Lactated Ringers |
| LVF | left ventricular function |
| LWS | low wall suction |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MDR TB | multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
| NEC | necrotizing enterocolitis; not elsewhere classified |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| PASA | para-aminosalicylic acid |
| PJP | Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia |
| PNI | peripheral nerve injury |
| PPM | planned preventive maintenance; permanent pacemaker |
| PPTL | post-partum tubal ligation |
| RhoGAM | rh immune globulin |
| SIADH | Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion |
| SNOMED | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
| SRO | single room occupancy |
| Sig. | write on label (signa) |
| TRALI | transfusion-related acute lung injury |
| UAP | unlicensed assistive personnel; unstable angina pectoris |
| deriv | derive, derivative |
| g | gram, a unit of weight. The cream is available in both 30 and 60 gram tubes. |
| kDNA | kinetoplast DNA |
| mOs | milliosmole |
| mU | milliunit; micro unit |
| od | every day (omnes dies) |
| pen | penicillin |
| perm | permanent |
| rem | removal |
| subcut | subcutaneous(ly) |
| supf. | superficial |
