What is the meaning of the y/o medical abbreviation?
The y/o abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. Here is the meaning of y/o mean in medical terms.
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What is y/o medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation y/o stands for Years Old.
y/o: Years Old
Related Medical Abbreviations
ABX | Antibiotics |
ACBR | American Chiropractic Board of Radiology |
AJN | American Journal of Nursing |
AWLA | AIDS Walk Los Angeles |
BMD | bone mineral density |
BPA | bisphenol A |
BRP | Bathroom Privileges |
C&A | conscious and alert |
C&P | crowning and pushing |
CAND | Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors |
CAW | Cube-Adjusted Weight |
CN | Cranial Nerves |
CRO | clinical research organization |
Chemo | Chemotherapy |
DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
DNAR | do not attempt resuscitation |
DNKA | did not keep appointment |
DOL | department of labor |
DSC | Doctor of Surgical Chiropody |
DT | delirium tremens; diphtheria and tetanus toxoids |
ECLS | extracorporeal life support |
ECMO | Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
EDD | estimated date of discharge; estimated due date; expected date of delivery |
EHL | electrohydraulic lithotripsy; extensor hallucis longus |
EOA | esophageal obturator airway |
FACS | Fellow, American College of Surgeons; fluorescence-activated cell sorter |
GBED | Glycogen Branching Enzyme Disorder |
Glu | glutamic acid |
HBCO | Health Behavior Change Ontology |
HDLC | high density lipoprotein cholesterol |
HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
IDET | Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy |
IEF | isoelectric focusing |
KCTT | kaolin cephalin thromboplastin time |
KPMG | Kaiser Permanente Medical Group |
LCMFT | Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist |
LHS | long handled sponge |
LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
LVAD | Left Ventricular Assist Device |
LVD | Left Ventricular Dysfunction |
MCO | managed care organization |
MCOW | Medical College Of Wisconsin |
MDR TB | multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
MMD | Medical Marijuana Dispensary |
MMMEF | Merchant Mariner Medical Evaluation Form |
MNT | medical nutrition therapy |
MUS | medically unexplained symptoms |
NFA | nursing facility administrator |
NGT | Naso-Gastric Tube |
NMWC | Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff |
NR | normal record; no record; non reactive |
NRM | non-rebreathing mask |
NSD | normal spontaneous (full term) delivery |
NVA | neurovascular assessment |
OL | left eye (oculus laevus) |
PASG | pneumatic anti-shock garments |
PChE | pseudocholinesterase |
PLACE | patient-led assessments of the care environment |
POAG | primary open-angle glaucoma |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
RCAMC | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
RD | Retinal Detachment; also Registered Dietician |
RPM | revolutions per minute |
RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |
SE | substantially equivalent; status epilepticus; side effects; standard error |
SHBG | Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin |
SOB | Shortness of breath. |
SSRI | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
TCTP | Translationally-Controlled Tumor Protein |
TGA | transposition of the great arteries (formerly TGV, transposition of the great vessels) |
ULN | Upper limits of normal |
VIG | vaccinia immune globulin |
VL | vastis lateralis; viral load |
VMD | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
VMIC | Virginia Medical Interpreting Collaborative |
VRSA | vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
WOI | Without incident |
cRNA | chromosomal RNA |
cc | Cubic centimeters. For example, the amount of fluid removed from the body is recorded in ccs. |
facog | Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
garg | gargle |
lap | laparoscop(y/ic) |
mmol | millimole (1/1000th of a mole) |
ppb | parts per billion |
preg | pregnancy, pregnant |
primip | primipara |
resid | residual |
semih. | half an hour |
stim | stimulation |
susp | suspension |