Medical Abbreviations

ALM Stands For : acral lentiginous melanoma | Action Learning for Managers | antiluminal membrane.

ALMO Stands For : arm‰Ûªs length management organisation.

ALOS Stands For : Actinomyces-like organisms | average length of service | Average Length of Stay.

ALPB Stands For : arm‰Ûªs length public body.

ALPH Stands For : Access to Learning for the Public Health | alkaline phosphatase.

ALPHA Stands For : Access to Learning for the Public Health Agenda | Agenda for Leadership in Programs for Healthcare Accreditation (obsolete) | Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment | Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogeneous Assay.

ALS Stands For : acute lateral sclerosis | afferent loop syndrome | air leak syndrome | angiotensin-like substance | Advanced Life Support | Artificial Liver Support | Agglutinin-Like Sequence | Anti-Lymphocyte Serum | Advanced Life Support | Absolute Loss Of Sense | Acute Lumbar Strain | Advanced Life Support | Aldolase | Alveolar-Like Structure | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | AntiLymphocytic Serum | Auto-immune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome.

ALSOB Stands For : Alcohol-like substance on breath.

AM Stands For : academic medicine | acid maltase | acral melanoma | acrosomal matrix | actomycin | acute mastoiditis | acute myelofibrosis | adductor magnus | adhesion molecule | adolescent medicine | adrenal medulla | age-matched | alternative medicine | alveolar macrophage | ambulatory monitoring | amikacin | amlodipine | amniotic membrane | amoxicillin | ampicillin | amplitude | amygdala | anovulatory menstruation | ante meridiem before noon | anteromedial | antimalarial | apomorphine | apparent movement | aseptic meningitis | Assembly Member (Wales) | atypical mycobacteria | aviation medicine | avoidable mortality | Amiralam | Alternative Medium | Adult male | Aerospace Medicine | Before Noon | In the Morning | Morning | Alpha Male.

AMA Stands For : acute metabolic alkalosis | antimyosin antibodies | antithyroid microsomal antibody | Against Medical Advice | Another Medial Anomaly | Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody | Anti Mitochondrial Antibodies | Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody | Acute Metabolic Acidosis | Advanced Maternal Age | Against Medical Advice | American Medical Association | Anterior Mesenteric Artery.

AMAS Stands For : Anti-Malignin Antibody in Serum.

AMBRI Stands For : Atraumatic multidirectional frequently Bilateral.

AME Stands For : acceptable maximum effort | alveolar mixing efficiency | antimicrobial effect | apparent mineralocorticoid excess | arcuate nucleus-median eminence | aseptic meningoencephalitis | Agreed Medical Examiner.

AMEE Stands For : Association for Medical Education in Europe.

AMHP Stands For : Approved Mental Health Professional.

AMHW Stands For : Approved Mental Health Workgroup.

AMI Stands For : Academy of Molecular Imaging | acquired monosaccharide intolerance | acute mesenteric infarction | acute mesenteric ischaemia | acute myocardial ischaemia | age-related memory impairment | anterior myocardial infarction | Association of Medical Illustrators | Athletic Motivation Inventory | Australian Medical Index | acute myocardial infarction | Acute Myocardial Infarction | American Meat Institute.

AMP Stands For : acid mucopolysaccharide | acid mucopolysaccharidosis | adenosine monophosophate | aerospace medicine | amphetamine | amphotericin | ampicillin | amputation | amputee | annual maintenance plan | anterior mandibular positioning | antimicrobial peptide | antimicrobial prophylaxis | asset management plan | Association for Molecular Pathology | average mean pressure | Advanced Medical Post | amputation | adenosine monophosphate | Ampule | Asthma Management Program | Americans for Medical Progress.

AMPS Stands For : assessment of motor and process skills | Alignment of Multiple Protein Sequences.

AMQ Stands For : American medical qualification | Average monthly quantities.

AMRA Stands For : asset management revenue account.

AMRC Stands For : Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | Association of Medical Research Charities.

AMS Stands For : acute maxillary sinusitis | advanced medical systems | Army Medical Services | Association of Military Surgeons | atypical measles syndrome | Altered Mental Status | acute mountain sickness | Active Mountain Sickness | Acute Mountain Sickness | Advanced Modeling Syndrome | Amylase | Anatomical Molding System | Australian Mammal Society.

AMSPAR Stands For : Association of Medical Secretaries.

AMT Stands For : abbreviated mental test | active motor threshold | acute miliary tuberculosis | agency management team | alpha methyltryptamine | American Medical Technologists | aminomethyltransferase | amitriptyline | amniotic membrane transplantation | anxiety management training | atherogenic metabolic triad | Assign Medical Transport | Amount.

AMU Stands For : acute medical unit | Army Medical Unit | Acute Medical Unit.

ANDPB Stands For : advisory non-departmental public body (quango).

ANH Stands For : academic nursing home | acute normovolaemic haemodilution | artificial nutrition and hydration | atrial natriuretic hormone | autologous normovolumic hemodilution.

ANHSO Stands For : Association of National Health Service Officers.

ANP Stands For : acute necrotising pancreatitis | advanced nurse practitioner | autonomic neuropathy | Atrial Natriuretic Peptide.

ANS Stands For : ataxia neuropathy spectrum | Autonomic Nervous System | Autonomic Nervous System.

AO Stands For : abdominal obesity | Accountable Officer | accreditation organisation | acid output | acridine orange | adult onset | adverse outcome | age of onset | airways obstruction | alveolar osteitis | anaplastic oligodendroglioma | angle of | ankle orthosis | anterior oblique | antisense oligonucleotide | aortic occlusion | aortic opening | arterial occlusion | atlanto-occipital | atlanto-odontoid | atypical odontalgia | Access Orlando | Adjustable Objective | Angle Of | Aorta.

AOA2 Stands For : ataxia-ocular apraxia.

AOB Stands For : accessory olfactory bulb | acetone on breath | anterior open bite | Assignment Of Benefits | Alcohol On Breath.

AOC Stands For : administrator on call | Adult Opportunity Centre | advanced ovarian cancer | aortic constriction | area over the curve.

AODP Stands For : Association of Operating Department Practitioners (formerly BAODA:Association of Operating Department Assistants).

AOMRC Stands For : Academy Of Medical Royal Colleges | Association Of Medical Research Charities.

AOP Stands For : aminooligopeptidase | aminooxypentane | anaemia of prematurity | aortic blood pressure | Association of Optometrists | Affiliate Outreach Project.

AOT Stands For : accessory optic tract | acute occlusive thrombosis | adenomatoid odontogenic tumour | Assertive Outreach Team | Association of Occupational Therapists | Assisted Outpatient Treatment.

APC Stands For : absolute phagocyte count | advanced pancreatic cancer | alkylphosphocholine | alternative pathway of complement (activation) | Ambulatory Patient Classification | anterior polar cataract | antigen-presenting cell | apoptotic cells | Area Prescribing Committee | aspirin | associative parietal cortex | atrial premature contraction | autologous platelet concentration | Ambulatory Payment Classification | Argon Plasma Coagulation | Anaphase Promotion Complex | Antigen Presenting Cells | Average Propensity to Consume | adenomatous polyposis coli | Activated Protein C | Adenomatous Polyposis Coli | Anaphase Promotion Complex | Aspirin | atrial premature contraction | Atrial Premature Contractions | aspirin | aspirin | aspirin/phenacetin/caffeine | Animal Procedures Committee (under the Animals Scientific Procedures Act).

APD Stands For : accessory pancreatic duct | acquired perforating dermatosis | adult polycystic disease | advanced professional development | alkaline phosphodiesterase | antero-posterior diameter | anti-psychotic drug | articulation-phonological disorder | atrial premature depolarisation | atypical parkinson‰Ûªs disease | automatic peritoneal dialysis | average percentage deviation | avoidant personality disorder | Automated Peritoneal Dialysis | Acid Peptic Disease | Afferent Pupillary Defect | Auditory Processing Disorder.

APH Stands For : acetylphenylhydrazine | acid phosphatase | aged persons‰Ûª home | alcohol-positive history | alkaline phosphatase | antepartum haemorrhage | anterior pituitary hormone | anterior pituitary hypoplasia | aphasia | Association of Private Hospitals | Association of Public Health | Arnold Palmer Hospital | antepartum hemorrhage | Ante-Partum Hemorrhage.

APHA Stands For : American Public Health Association(!) | Australian Private Hospitals Association | Alberta Public Health Association | American Public Health Association.

APHI Stands For : Association of Public Health Inspectors.

APHR Stands For : Annual Public Health Report.

APIR Stands For : Assessment.

APL Stands For : abductor pollicis longus | accelerated painless labour | acute promyelocytic leukaemia | altered peptide ligand | anterior pituitary-like | anterior pulmonary leaflet | antiphospholipid | arterial pressure lability | Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.

APLS Stands For : Advanced paediatric life support | antiphospholipid syndrome | Advanced Pediatric Life Support | Advanced Pediatric Life Support.

APM Stands For : Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine | affected pedigree member | alternating pressure mattress | anterior papillary muscle | apical plasma membrane | apocrine metaplasia | Association for Palliative Medicine | Association for Project Management | Association of Professors of Medicine | acute poliomyelitis.

APMS Stands For : alternative primary medical services | Acute Pain Management Service | Alternative Provider Medical Services.