What does the medical term WHO mean?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of WHO abbreviation. However, what is WHO in medical terms?
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What does WHO medical abbreviation stand for?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation WHO is World Health Organization.
WHO: World Health Organization
Related Medical Abbreviations
| APC | Atrial Premature Contraction |
| BBT | basal body temperature |
| BSO | Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A BSO is the removal of both of the ovaries and adjacent Fallopian tubes and often is performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy. |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CB | Cerebellar |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CSO | chief scientific officer |
| Cx | cancel; cervix/cervical; conscious; culture |
| DARE | Drug & Alcohol Resistance Education; data, action, response, education |
| DEXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| EJ | External Jugular |
| ESSG | spondylarthropathy study group |
| ETCO2 | end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| FQHC | federally qualified healthcare; federally qualified health center |
| GORD | gastro-esophageal reflux disease |
| GPC | Gram Positive Coccus |
| IDV | indinavir (antiviral drug) |
| IVR | idioventricular rhythm; interventional radiology |
| LSK | liver, spleen, kidneys |
| MBD | minimal brain dysfunction |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin; maternal and child health |
| MGM | maternal grandmother |
| MRSA | Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus |
| MVO2 | myocardial oxygen consumption |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| NVA | neurovascular assessment |
| OPMS | oropharyngeal motility study |
| OV | office visit |
| PKR | partial knee replacement; photorefractive keratotomy |
| PSO | patient services office |
| Pa | Pascal |
| RFt | right foot |
| S3 | third heart sound |
| SAC | short arm cast |
| SAE | serious adverse event |
| SB | spina bifida; small bowel; sinus bradycardia |
| SCLE | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| SIB | self-injurious behavior |
| SNHL | sensorineural hearing loss |
| SOP | standard operating procedure |
| TB | Tuberculosis; Total Bilirubin |
| TOX | Toxicology |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| cGMP | cyclic guanine monophosphate |
| fl oz | fluid ounce |
| mIU | milli-international unit |
| mor. dict. | as directed |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| rupt | rupture |
| sut | suture |
| ug | microgram (0.000001 gram) |
