What does the abbreviation vs. stand for in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of vs.. However, what does the medical abbreviation vs. mean?
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What does vs. medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation vs. stands for versus.
vs.: versus
Related Medical Abbreviations
| BH | behavioral health |
| BK | below the knee |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COCs | combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin) |
| CP | cleft palate; chest pain; cerebral palsy; cicatricial pemphigoid; cardiopulmonary |
| CPM | counts per minute; care plan meeting; central pontine myelinolysis; continuous passive mobilizer; continuous passive motion |
| CQI | continuous quality improvement; clinical quality indicator |
| CVOU | cardiovascular outpatient unit |
| EAC | external auditory canal; erythema annulare centrifugum |
| ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreotography |
| ESBL | extended-spectrum beta laminase |
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GVL | graft-versus-leukemia |
| Gyn | gynecolog(y/ist/ic) |
| IDU | idouridizine; idoxuridine; injection drug user |
| Kr | Krypton (element) |
| LAVH | laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| LCA | left coronary artery |
| LD | learning disability; left deltoid; lactate dehydrogenase; lactic dehydrogenase; lethal dose |
| LFTS | liver function test series |
| ME | medical examiner; muscle energy; myalgic encephalomyelitis |
| NGTD | no growth to date (culture status) |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
| NMDA | N-methyl D-aspartate |
| NSVD | normal spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| OPQRST | onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time |
| OXT | oxytocin |
| Oph | ophthalmology |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| POU | placenta, ovary, uterus |
| PPS | postpartum sterilization |
| RST | regular sinus tachycardia |
| SVE | sterile vaginal examination |
| TBB | transbronchial biopsy |
| TGV | thoracic gas volume |
| TH | thyroid hormone |
| Zn | Zinc (element) |
| a/g ratio | Albumin to globulin ratio. |
| cs | conditioned stimulus |
| dec | deceased |
| gr | grain |
| hr | hour |
| hrs | hours |
| ht | height |
| inflam | inflammation |
| mult | multiple |
| qod | Every other day. As in taking a medicine every other day. |
| umb | umbilicus, umbilical |
