Medical Abbreviations

NPIS Stands For : National Poisons Information Service | Numeric Pain Intensity Scale.

NPO Stands For : National Programme Office | This term appears in several lists of British medical abbreviations | Nil Per Os (Nothing By Mouth) | Nil Per Os (Nothing By Mouth).

NPSA Stands For : National Patient Safety Agency.

NPT Stands For : nasal provocation test | near patient testing | neomycin phosphotransferase | Neuropsychiatry Technician | nocturnal penile tumescence | nonpyramidal tract | near-patient testing | Normal pressure and temperature.

NQR Stands For : NADH-quinone reductase | national quality requirement.

NR Stands For : nasal (airflow) resistance | natural resistance | natural rubber | nearest relative | nephrogenic rests | neuroleptic responsive | nitrate reductase | nitrogen retention | NMDA receptor | no radiation | no recurrence | no refill | no respiration | non-reactive | non-reducing | non-resistance | non-response | normal response | nuclear receptor | nuclease resistant | nutrient restriction | no reaction | Nerve Root | No Reaction | No Response | Normal Range | Not Remarkable | Not Responsive | Nutritional Requirement | not refillable.

NRE Stands For : negative regulatory element | non-recurring expenditure | norepinephrine.

NRF Stands For : negative regulatory factor | Neurosciences Research Foundation.

NRL Stands For : National Reference Laboratories | nucleosome repeat length | nucleus reticularis lateralis.

NRLS Stands For : National Radiological Protection Board.

NRR Stands For : nasal respiratory resistance | net reproduction rate | Nuclear Receptor Resource | National Research Register | UK National Research Register | No Recognizeable Response | Noise Reduction Rating.

NRT Stands For : nucleus reticularis | Natural Recovery Therapy | Neural Response Telemetry | Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

NSCA Stands For : National Sentinel Clinical Audit | National Subacute Care Association.

NSCG Stands For : National Specialised Commissioning Group.

NSFOP Stands For : National Service Framework for Older People.

NSS Stands For : National Services Scotland | nephron-sparing surgery | neurologic severity score | nutrition support services | Normal Saline Solution | Normal Size and Shape.

NSU Stands For : Neurosurgical unit | Nonspecific urethritis | Non Specific Urethritis.

NTN Stands For : National Training Number | nephrotoxic nephritis | Number Treated Needlessly.

NTN bottleneck XX Stands For : National Training Number bottleneck (NTN bottleneck).

NTNCWS Stands For : nontransient noncommunity water systems.

NTTRL Stands For : National Tissue Typing Reference Laboratory.

NUG Stands For : National Users Group | necrotising ulcerative gingivitis | Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis.

NVP Stands For : N-vinyl pyrrolidone | nausea and vomiting in pregnancy | newly vulnerable person | Nevirapine | Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy.

NWL sector Stands For : North West London sector.

NwSI Stands For : nurse with special interest.

NWTFS Stands For : North West Thames Foundation School.

NWW Stands For : Abbreviation for: NHS Wide Web.

NYCDoHMH Stands For : New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (!).

OA Stands For : obstructive apnoea | occipital artery | occiput anterior | odontoameloblastoma | oesophageal atresia | oleic acid | oligoastrocytoma | open appointment | ophthalmic artery | option appraisal | organic anion | orotic acid | ovarian artery | oxalic acid | old age | Osteo-arthritis | osteoarthritis | Ocular Albinism | Optical Axis | OsteoArthritis | Osteoarthritis.

OAT Stands For : O-acetyltransferase | Object Alternation Test | oligoasthenoteratozoospermia | open artery trial | oral anticoagulation therapy | organic anion transporter | ornithine acetyltransferase | ornithine aminotransferase | osteoarticular tuberculosis | Out of Area Transfer | Out of Area Treatment(formerly ECR‰ÛÒextracontractual referral) | oxygen atom transfer | Occluded Artery Trial | Oral Appliace Therapy.

OBC Stands For : optimum bactericidal concentration.

OBD Stands For : occupied bed day | opioid bowel dysfunction | organic brain disease.

OBS Stands For : obliterative bronchiolitis syndrome | obstetric service | obstruction | obstructive bowel syndrome | obvious bullshit | oligoclonal bands | Observation | OBServer | OBStetrics | Organic Brain Syndrome.

OCCO Stands For : Office of the Chief Clinical Officer.

OCMO Stands For : Office of the Chief Medical Officer (Wales).

OCN Stands For : oculomotor nucleus | optically clear nuclei | osteocalcin.

OCU Stands For : observation care unit | Occupational Command Unit.

OD Stands For : occupational dermatitis | oesophageal dysfunction | oligodendroglioma | Ollier disease | open drainage | operations directorate | organ dysfunction | organisational development | osteochondritis dissecans | right eye (oculus dexter) | OverDose | Oculus Dexter | RIGHT EYE (Lat ocularis dexter) | OverDose | Occupational Disease | Oculus Dexter (Right Eye) | Once Daily | Order Disorder | Ostrich Disorder | OverDose | Oxygen Demand | oculus dexter - right eye | omne in die - every day/once daily (preferred to qd in the UK[3]) | once daily.

ODA Stands For : on day of admission | Operating Department Assistant | Orphan Drug Act | outer dynein arm | Overseas Development Agency | Overseas Doctors Agency | Overview | Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.

ODP Stands For : ocular dominance plasticity | offspring of diabetic parents | Orderly Departure Programme | This term got 59 hits on 22102011.

ODS Stands For : Office of Dietary Supplements | Organisation Data Service | Organisational Development Strategy | organised delivery system | Oxygen Depletion Sensor.

ODS Access Database XX Stands For : Organisation Data Service Access Database.

ODS codes Stands For : Organisation Data Service codes.

ODTS Stands For : Overseas Doctors Training Scheme.

OF Stands For : open field | operating framework | orbitofrontal | organ failure | osmotic fragility | ossifying fibroma | oxidation fermentation | Obliquity factor; Output factor.

OFFA Stands For : Office for Fair Access.

OH Stands For : obese hypertensive | occipital horn | occupational health | open heart | oral hygiene | orthostatic hypotension | osteopathic hospital | Occupational history.

OHS Stands For : occipital horn syndrome | Occupational Health Service | oral health section | oral hydration solution | ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome | Oxford Hip Score | Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome | Open Heart Surgery.

OJEU Stands For : Official Journal of the European Union.

OKS Stands For : optokinetic simulation | Oxford Knee Score.