Medical Abbreviations

CAPM Stands For : continuous airway pressure monitoring | Collection of Animal Pathogenic Microorganisms.

CAPO Stands For : Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer.

CAPPHY Stands For : CAptopril Primary Prevention in Hypertension.

CAPRA Stands For : Canadian Association of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs.

CAPS Stands For : Coronary Arrhythmia Pilot Study (CAPS) | Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence | Clinical Analysis And Problem Solving | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services | clinician-administered post-traumatic stress [patient interview] | Child Amblyopia Prevention Screening | Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome.

CAPTEN Stands For : Captopril After Thrombolysis Trial.

CAPTIM Stands For : Comparison of Angioplasty & Prehospital Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction (Comparaison de l‰ÛªAngioplastie Primaire et de la Thrombolyse pre-hospitali̬re ÌʉÛâla phase aiguÌÇ de l‰ÛªInfarctus du Myocarde).

CAPTIN Stands For : Captopril before Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction | Captopril Plus Tissue Plasminogen Activator following Acute Myocardial Infarction.

CAPTISM Stands For : CAPTopril Insulin Sensitivity Multicentre study See.

CAPTIVE Stands For : CardioShield Application Protects During Transluminal Intervention of Vein Grafts by Reducing Emboli.

CAR Stands For : Canadian Association of Radiologists | carbohrate | Cardiac Ablation Registry | carminative | cell adhesion regulator | Center for Aging Research | cis anti-repression sequence | conditional antimicrobial reporting | Continued Access Registry | cytarabine-usually | Computer Assisted Radiology | Cytosolic Androgen Receptor.

CARAT Stands For : Coronary Angioplasty & Rotablator Atherectomy Trial.

CARD Stands For : caspase recruitment domain | Chronic Aspecific Respiratory Disorder.

CARE Stands For : Calcium Antagonist in REperfusion | Carvedilol Atherectomy REstenosis | Cholesterol and Recurrent Events trial | Clinical Assessment of the Reliability of the Examination | Clinical Audit and Research Evidence | Craniofacial Anomalies Register | Cardiac Awareness Research and Education | Chiropractic Acupuncture Rehabilitation Exercise | Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation | Continuous Ambient Relaxation Environment | Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation | Cancer Awareness Resource Environment | Circulation Assimilation Relaxation And Elimination | Comprehensive Advanced Recovery Education.

CARE Committee Stands For : Clinical Audit Research and Effectiveness Committee.

CAS Stands For : calcified aortic stenosis | Canadian AIDS Society | Canadian Andropause Society | Canadian Anesthesiologists‰Ûª Society | Cancer Attitude Survey | carbonic anhydrase | carcinomas | cardiac adjustment scale | Care Assessment Schedule | carotid angioplasty and stenting | carotid artery stenting | castrated | Central Alerting System | central anticholinergic syndrome | central auditory system | clinical asthma score | Cognitive Assessment Scale | cold agglutinin syndrome | Community Accountancy Service | congenital alcohol syndrome | continuous androgen supression | Controls Assurance Statement | coronary artery spasm | coronary artery stenosis | coronary atherosclerosis | American Chemical Society Abstracts Service [SUBSTANCE NUMBER] | carotid artery stenosis | Childhood Apraxia of Speech | Companion Animal Society (New Zealand).

CASE Stands For : Cognitive Assessment Scale for the Elderly | coordinated activities | Continuing Adult Surgical Education.

CASH Stands For : Cancer and Steroid Hormone Survey | Cardiac Arrest Study Hamburg | Commission for Administrative Services in Hospitals | Consensus Action on Salt and Health | Consensus Action on Salt and Hypertension | Contraception And Sexual Health | cruciform anterior spinal hyperextension.

CAT Stands For : capillary agglutination test | card agglutination test | carnitine acyltransferase | catalase | catecholamine | Center for Assistive Technology | Change Agent Team | chimeric acetyl transferase | Chlamydia antibody testing | chloramphenical acetyltransferase | cognitive abilities test | Community Alcohol Team | Computed Axial Tomography | Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase | Concentration Activated Transformation | Cambridge Antibody Technology | Computerized Axial Tomography | combat application tourniquet | Computerized Axial Tomography | Cataract | Catheter | Coblation Assisted Tonsillectomy | Coital Alignment Technique | Computerized Axial Tomography.

CATS Stands For : Canadian American ticlopidine study | Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons | Captopril and Thrombolysis Study | catecholamines | Children‰Ûªs Acute Transport Service | Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress | comparative anchor tagged sequence | Credit Accumulated Transfer Scheme.

CATT Stands For : calcium tolerance test | card agglutination test for Trypanosomiasis | College Advisory Training Team | Clinical Assessment | Comparison of age-related macular degeneration treatments trials.

CAWG Stands For : Controls Assurance Working Group.

CAxBE Stands For : Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

CBA Stands For : CarBoxylic Acid | cost-benefit analysis | cranial base angle | Competence-Based Assessment | Constricted Breathing Appliance | Collagen-Binding Assay | Competitive Binding Assay | Chocolate Blood Agar | Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma | Congenital Biliary Atresia | Cutting Balloon Angioplasty.

CBD Stands For : calmodulin-binding domain | case-based discussion | cell-binding domain | closed bag drainage | collagen-binding domain | cortical bone density | Common Bile Duct | CorticoBasal Degeneration.

CBRN Stands For : Chemical.

CBS Stands For : capsular block syndrome | captive bubble surfactometer | carotid blowout syndrome | cerebral brain syndrome | cerebroside sulfate | Charles Bonnet syndrome | chronic brain syndrome | classic Bartter syndrome | clinical behavioural science | coherent backscattering | colloidal bismuth subcitrate | Combined Behavioral Score | common basic specification | common brainstem system | Community Based Services | conjugated bile salts | cord blood serum | coronary bypass surgery | corticobasal syndrome | culture-bound syndrome | Current Beneficiary Survey | cystathionine-beta-synthetase | Center for Biological Sequence | Cant Be Saved | Chest | Clubfoot Syndrome.

CBSA Stands For : Commissioning Business Support Agency.

CBT Stands For : cognitive bias test | Code Blue Team | Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy | Cord Blood Transplant | Carotid Body Tumor | Childhood Brain Tumor | Cord Blood Transplant | Center for Biological Timing | Cognitive Blank Therapy | Core Body Temperature | cognitive behavioral therapy.

CC Stands For : calcaneo-cuboidal | calcium carbonate | calcium citrate | carboplatin | cardiac catheterisation | cardiac cycle | Carney complex | cell culture | cerebral cortex | cervical cancer | cervical collar | Charity Commission | chest circumference | chest compression | chief cells | Children‰Ûªs Council | cholangiocarcinoma | choledochal cyst | chondrocalcinosis | choriocarcinoma | chronic constipation | chronic cough | cingulate cortex | City Council | classical conditioning | clean catch | clinical course | clinical criteria | clinical cure | clomiphen citrate | closed comedon | Cochrane Collaboration | coefficient of correlation | collagenous colitis | colonic cancer | colony count | column chromatography | columnar cells | common carotid | common cold | community care | complicating condition | condensed chromatin | congenital chylothorax | congestive cardiomyopathy | consumption coagulopathy | conventional care | conventional chemotherapy | cord compression | coronary care | corpus callosum | costal cartilage | Coulter Counter | county council | courtesy call | cranio-caudal | creatinine clearance | critical care | cryptogenic cirrhosis | Current Contents | cytochrome C | Carson City | Chief Complaint | Closed Caption | Complex Conjugation | Cubic Centimeter | Cancer Center | Colorectal Cancer | Cubic Centimeter | Caucasian Child | Chief Complaint | Current Complaint | germinal center | Cum Cibo (with food) | Calico Cat.

CCA Stands For : calcium channel antagonist | cervical cancer | cholangiocarcinoma | chondrocalcinosis | circumflex coronary artery | Civil Contingencies Act 2004 | clear cell acanthoma | clear cell adenocarcinoma | common carotid artery | congenital contractural arachnodactyly | conventional coronary angiography | corticocerebellar atrophy | cost-consequence analysis (!) | crossed cerebellar atrophy | current cost accounting (!) | Chibi Cheetah Angels | common carotid artery.

CCAD Stands For : Central Cardiac Audit Database | chronic cold agglutinin disease | critical coronary artery disease | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

CCBST Stands For : Certificate of Completion of Basic Surgical Training.

CCBT Stands For : Certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist | Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

CCCG Stands For : Cochrane Colorectal Cancer Group.

CCE Stands For : Centre for Clinical Effectiveness | cholesterol crystal embolisation | clear cell endothelioma | clear cell ependymoma | completed consultant episode | comprehensive clinical examination | cruciform cutting endonuclease | Clinical Care Extender | care coordination entity/ies | Clubbing | Clubbing.

CCEPP Stands For : Cochrane Collaboration on Effective Professional Practice.

CCETSW Stands For : Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (abolished October 2001).

CCF Stands For : Capable Care Forum | cardiolipin complement fixation | carotid-cavernous fistula | centrifuged culture fluid | chronic cardiac failure | compound comminuted fracture | continuing care facility | Council on Children and Families | Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Congestive Cardiac Failure | Chronic Cystic Fibrosis.

CCG Stands For : cationic colloidal gold | Children‰Ûªs Cancer Group | clinically coherent group | Community Care Grant | costochondral graft | Clock Controlled Gene | Childrens Cancer Group.

CCHR Stands For : Citizens Commission on Human Rights.

CCIT Stands For : Consultant Contract Implementation Team.

CCN Stands For : cerebrocortical necrosis | change control notice | community care network | coronary care nursing | County Councils‰Ûª Network (!) | critical care nursing | cyclosporine nephropathy | Carrier Comfort Network | Cleveland Clinic Nursing | Corporate Care Network.

CCP Stands For : Centre for Clinical Practice | change control procedure | chronic calcifying pancreatitis | chronic central pain | chronic cor pulmonale | clathrin-coated pit | columnar cell papilloma | Community Care Plan | comprehensive care plan | Cooperation and Competition Panel | coordinated care plan.

CCR Stands For : clinical complete remission | complete cytogenetic response | complex chromosomal rearrangement | consistency and concurrency reporting | consumer confidence reports | continued complete remission | creatinine clearance rate | Cross Cutting Review | cytogenetic complete remission | Continuous Complete Remission.

CCrISP Stands For : Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient.

CCRN Stands For : certified in critical care nursing | Comprehensive Clinical Research Network | Critical Care Registered Nurse.

CCSC Stands For : Cardiovascular Society Classification | Central Consultants and Specialists Committee.

CCSI Stands For : Coordinated Children‰Ûªs Services Initiative | Critical Care Skills Institute.

CCSR Stands For : Cross Cutting Spending Review.