| S |
single |
| |
spleen |
| |
story |
| |
supinator reflex |
| |
surgery |
| S1 |
1st sacral nerve |
| |
first heart sound [ausculation cardiaque] |
| S2 |
second heart sound [ausculation cardiaque] |
| S3 |
ventricular gallop / third heart sound [ausculation cardiaque] |
| S4 |
atrial gallop / fourth heart sound [ausculation cardiaque] |
| SaO2 |
oxygen saturation (arterial blood) |
| S/A |
sinoatrial |
| SA |
sexual assault |
| |
sinoatrial |
| SAARD |
slow-acting anti-rheumatic drug |
| SAC |
sacrum |
| |
short arm cast [plâtre] |
| SAD |
seasonal affective disorder |
| SADS |
seasonal affective disorder syndrome |
| |
sudden arrhythmic death syndrome |
| SAE |
serious adverse event |
| SAH |
sub-arachnoid haemorrhage |
| SALT |
speech & language therapy |
| SANE |
sexual assault nurse examiner |
| SA node |
sinoatrial node |
| SAP |
statistical analysis plan |
| SARA |
sexually acquired reactive arthritis |
| SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SARS CoV |
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SART |
sexual assault response team |
| SAS |
subarachnoid space |
| SAT |
sodium antimony tartrate |
| sats |
oxygen saturation level |
| SB |
serum bilirubin |
| |
small bowel |
| |
spina bifida |
| |
stillbirth |
| s/b |
seen by |
| SBE |
shortness of breath on exertion |
| |
subacute bacterial endocardititis |
| SBG |
serum blood glucose |
| SB-IV |
Stanford Binet intelligence scale (4th edition) |
| SB-5 |
Stanford Binet intelligence scale (5th edition) |
| SBO |
small bowel obstruction |
| SBP |
systolic blood pressure |
| SBR |
strict bed rest |
| SBS |
shaken baby syndrome |
| SC |
sickle cell (anaemia) |
| |
spinal cord |
| |
static compliance |
| |
subclavian |
| |
subcutaneous |
| |
sugar-coated |
| S/C |
subcutaneous |
| SCA |
sickle cell anaemia |
| SCAN |
suspected child abuse and neglect |
| scap |
scapular |
| SCAT |
sheep cell agglutination test |
| SCBU |
Special care baby unit |
| SCC |
squamous cell carcinoma |
| |
spinal cord compression |
| SCD |
sudden cardiac death |
| SCI |
spinal cord injury |
| |
severe cognitive impairment |
| SCID |
severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SCR |
skin conductance response |
| SCU |
Self Care Unit |
| S/D |
systolic / diastolic |
| SD |
skin dose |
| |
stable disease |
| |
standard deviation |
| SDA |
Severe Disablement Allowance |
| SDH |
subdural haematoma |
| |
subdural haemorrhage |
| SDT |
single dose treatment |
| SDU |
Step Down Unit |
| SE |
side effects |
| S/E |
side effects |
| secs |
secretions |
| SED |
skin erythema dose |
| SEM |
scanning electron microscope |
| SEN |
special educational needs |
| |
state enrolled nurse |
| SES |
socio-economic status |
| SF |
synovial fluid |
| SFD |
small for dates |
| |
somatoform disorder |
| SFOAE |
stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emission [audiologie] |
| SG |
skin graft |
| sg |
specific gravity |
| SGA |
small for gestational age |
| SGOT |
serum glutamic oxalocetic transaminase |
| SGPT |
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
| S&H |
speech & hearing |
| SH |
serum hepatitis |
| |
sexual harassment |
| |
social history |
| SHO |
Senior House Officer |
| SI |
sacro-iliac |
| |
sexual intercourse |
| |
small intestine |
| SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion |
| sib |
sibling |
| SIB |
self-injurious behaviour |
| sibs |
siblings |
| SICU |
Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| SID |
sudden infant death |
| SIDS |
sudden infant death syndrome |
| sig |
sigmoidoscopy |
| SII |
self-inflicted injury |
| SIJ |
sacro-iliac joint |
| SIMV |
synchronised intermittent mechanical ventilation |
| SIRS |
systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| SIT |
stress inoculation training |
| SIW |
self-inflicted wound |
| SJ |
supinator jerk |
| SkXR |
skull X-ray |
| sk tr |
skeletal traction |
| sl |
sublingual |
| SLD |
specific learning difficulty |
| SLE |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SLN |
sentinel lymph node |
| SLNB |
sentinel lymph node biopsy |
| SLR |
straight leg raising |
| SLRT |
straight leg raising test |
| SLT |
selective laser trabeculoplasty |
| SLWC |
short leg walking cast [plâtre] |
| SM |
systolic murmur |
| SMA |
serial multiple analysis |
| |
spinal muscular atrophy |
| SMBG |
self-monitoring of blood glucose |
| SMD |
senile macular degeneration |
| SMG |
saline moistened gauze |
| SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
| SMR |
somnolent metabolic rate |
| |
standard mortality ratio |
| |
submucous resection / submucosal resection |
| SND |
sinus node dysfunction |
| SNHL |
sensorineural hearing loss |
| SNR |
signal-to-noise ratio [audiologie] |
| SNRI |
serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors |
| SNS |
somatic nervous system |
| SOA |
swelling of ankles |
| SOAP |
subjective, objective, analysis & plan |
| SOB |
short of breath |
| |
stools for occult blood |
| SOBOE |
short of breath on exertion |
| SOCO |
scenes of crime officer [police, Royaume-Uni] |
| SOL |
space-occupying lesion |
| sol |
solution |
| SOM |
secretory otitis media |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| SOPD |
surgical outpatient department |
| SOS |
see other sheet |
| |
si opus sit [si besoin] |
| |
swelling of sacrum |
| S/P |
status post |
| sp cd |
spinal cord |
| SPA |
suprapubic aspiration |
| SPECT |
single photon emission computerised tomography |
| SPF |
skin protection factor |
| SpO2 |
peripheral capillary oxygen saturation |
| SPOD |
sexual problems of the disabled |
| spont |
spontaneous |
| Sp Reg |
Specialist Registrar |
| spr |
sprain |
| SQ |
subcutaneous |
| SR |
sedimentation rate |
| |
Senior Registrar |
| |
sinus rhythm |
| |
slow release [médicament] |
| |
stomach rumble |
| |
sustained release |
| |
systems review |
| s/r |
slow release [médicament] |
| sRF |
severe renal failure |
| SRF |
somatotropin releasing factor |
| SRI |
serotonin re-uptake inhibitor |
| SROM |
spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| SROT |
state-registered occupational therapist |
| SRS |
slow-reacting substance |
| SS |
saline solution |
| |
saliva sample |
| |
soapsuds |
| |
sterile solution |
| ss |
semis [la moitié] |
| S/S |
signs & symptoms |
| SSE |
soapsuds enema |
| SSG |
split skin graft |
| SSK |
super stabilised knee [prothèse] |
| SSP |
Statutory Sick Pay |
| SSPE |
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
| SSR |
solar simulating radiation |
| SSRI |
selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor |
| SSSI |
skin and skin structure infection(s) |
| SSS |
sick sinus syndrome |
| |
sterile saline soak |
| ST |
sedimentation time |
| |
Specialist Trainee |
| ST1 |
Specialist Trainee, year 1 |
| ST2 |
Specialist Trainee, year 2 |
| STAN |
ST waveform analysis |
| staph |
staphylococcus |
| stat |
statim [immédiatement] |
| STD |
skin test dose |
| |
sexually transmitted disease |
| |
standard test dose |
| STEMI |
ST-elevation myocardial infarction |
| STG |
split thickness graft |
| STI |
sexually transmitted infection |
| |
soft tissue injury |
| STM |
short term memory |
| STOP |
surgical termination of pregnancy |
| Str |
streptococcus |
| strep |
streptococcus |
| STS |
serological test for syphilis |
| STSG |
split thickness skin graft |
| STU |
skin test unit |
| SUA |
serum uric acid |
| SUADR |
serious unexpected adverse drug reaction |
| subac |
subacute |
| subcut |
subcutaneous |
| subling |
sublingual |
| subQ |
subcutaneous |
| SUDS |
sudden unexpected death syndrome |
| SUNDS |
sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome |
| sup |
supine |
| supp |
suppositories |
| suppos |
suppositories |
| SuZI |
subzonal insemination |
| SV |
stroke volume |
| Sv |
Sievert |
| SVC |
superior vena cava |
| SVD |
spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| SVD |
spontaneous vertex delivery |
| SvO2 |
mixed venous oxygen saturation |
| SVR |
slow vertex response [audiologie] |
| SVT |
supraventricular tachycardia |
| SWC |
standard wound care |
| SWD |
short wave diathermy |
| Sx |
symptoms |
| |
suction |
| |
surgical |
| SXR |
skull X-ray |
| syr |
syrup |
