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| Common Medical Abbreviations |
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| ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
| ECF |
Extracellular fluid |
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| ED |
Emergency department |
| EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
| EMG |
Electromyogram |
| ENT |
Ear, nose, and throat |
| ERA |
Estroadiol receptor assay |
| ESR |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| exc |
Excision |
| F |
Fahrenheit |
| FBS |
Fasting blood sugar |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FSH |
Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| ft |
Foot, feet, (measure) |
| FUO |
Fever of undetermined origin |
| g, gm |
Gram |
| gastroc |
Gastrocnemius |
| GFR |
Glomerular filtration rate |
| GI |
Gastrointestinal |
| GP |
General practitioner |
| G6PD |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| gr |
Grain |
| gt, gtt |
Drop, drops |
| GTT |
Glucose tolerance test |
| GU |
Genitourinary |
| GYN, gyn |
Gynecology |
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