C |
canine [dent] |
|
carbon |
|
centigrade [Celsius] |
|
kilocalorie |
C smear |
cervical smear |
c |
calorie |
|
centum [cent] |
|
child, children |
|
circa |
|
clonus |
|
closure |
|
compound |
c |
cum [avec] |
C1 |
1st cervical vertebra |
C2H5OH |
alcool |
C' |
complement |
C |
chlamydia |
Ca |
calcium |
|
cancer |
|
carcinoma |
CA |
calcium |
|
calcium agonist |
|
cancer |
|
carcinoma |
|
cardiac arrest |
Ca2+ |
calcium |
CAA |
cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
CABS |
coronary artery bypass surgery |
CAD |
coronary artery disease |
CaEDTA |
calcium disodium edetate |
CAG |
coronary artery graft |
CAGS |
coronary artery graft surgery |
CAHB |
chronic active hepatitis B |
Cal |
calorie |
CAL |
chronic airflow limitation |
cAMP |
cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
cann |
cannula |
CANS |
central auditory nervous system |
CAO |
chronic airways obstruction |
CAPD |
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
|
central auditory processing disorder |
CAPE |
Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly |
CAPS |
centrally mediated abdominal pain syndrome |
|
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale |
caps |
capsules |
CAS |
Casualty department |
CAT |
choline-acetyl transferase |
|
computerised axial tomography |
cath |
catheter |
CAVHD |
continuous arterio-venous haemodialysis |
CB |
cognitive behavioural (therapy) |
CBC |
complete blood count |
CBCL |
child behaviour checklist |
CBD |
common bile duct |
CBF |
cerebral blood flow |
CBP |
chronic bacterial prostatitis |
CBR |
complete bed rest |
CBS |
chronic brain syndrome |
CBT |
cognitive behavioural therapy |
CBW |
chemical & biological warfare |
cc |
carcinoma |
|
cubic centimetre |
CC |
chief complaint |
C&C |
collar & cuff [écharpe de bras] |
CCB |
calcium channel blocker |
CCCR |
closed chest cardiac resuscitation |
CCDC |
consultant for communicable disease control |
CCF |
congestive cardiac failure |
CCFP |
Certificate of the College of Family Physicians |
CCI |
Charlson comorbidity index |
CCK |
cholecystokynin |
CCO |
clostridial collagenase ointment |
CCPD |
continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis |
CCS |
clean catch specimen [urine] |
CCU |
Cardiac Care Unit |
|
Coronary Care Unit |
CCUS |
clean catch urine specimen |
CD |
cluster of differentiation [CD4, etc] |
|
controlled drug |
|
conversion disorder |
CD4 |
cluster of differentiation 4 [glycoprotéine] |
CDAI |
Crohn’s disease activity index |
CDH |
congenital dislocation of the hip |
CDP |
computerized dynamic posturography |
CE |
carotid endarterectomy |
CEA |
carcinembryonic antigen |
ceph |
cephalic |
CERA |
cortical evoked response audiometry |
cert |
certificate |
CF |
cardiac failure |
|
Factor IX, Christmas factor |
|
complement fixation |
|
counting fingers [acuité visuelle] |
|
cystic fibrosis |
CFQ |
cognitive failures questionnaire |
CFS |
chronic fatigue syndrome |
|
cutaneous field stimulation |
CFT |
complement fixation test |
CFTR |
cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator |
CFU |
colony forming unit |
CGD |
complicated grief disorder |
CGI |
Clinical Global Impression scale |
CGI-S |
Clinical Global Impression (severity) Scale |
CGL |
chronic granulocytic leukaemia |
cGMP |
cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
CGN |
chronic glomerular nephritis |
CRGP |
calcitonin gene-related peptide |
CGS |
centimetre-gramme-second |
CH |
cholesterol |
CHART |
continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy |
CHB |
complete heart block |
ChB |
Bachelor of Surgery |
CHC |
Child Health Clinic |
|
Community Health Council |
CHD |
congenital heart disease |
|
congenital hip dislocation |
|
coronary heart disease |
ChD |
Doctor of Surgery |
ChE |
cholinesterase |
CHF |
congestive heart failure |
CHL |
conductive hearing loss |
CHM |
Committee on Human Medicines |
ChM |
Master of Surgery |
CHO |
carbohydrate |
chol |
cholesterol |
CHOP |
cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, oncovin and prednisone [chimiothérapie par] |
CHP |
charcoal haemoperfusion |
chr |
chronic |
ChVS |
chorionic villus sampling |
CI |
cardiac index |
|
colour index |
|
confidence interval |
|
contraindications |
Ci |
Curie |
ci |
contraindications |
cib |
cibus [un repas] |
CIBD |
chronic inflammatory bowel disease |
CIC |
cardioinhibitory centre |
|
completely in-canal [aide auditive] |
CICr |
creatinine clearance |
CIED |
cardiac implantable electronic device |
CIEN |
cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia |
CIS |
central inhibitory state |
CISD |
critical incident stress debriefing |
CIV |
continuous infusion |
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
CK |
creatine kinase |
CL |
clubbing |
|
corpus luteum |
CLE |
cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
CKD |
chronic kidney disease |
CLL |
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
CLR |
renal clearance |
CLR |
total clearance |
CM |
cryptococcal meningitis |
|
cochlear microphonic [audiologie]
|
cm |
centimetre |
c/m |
counts per minute |
CMax |
maximum concentration |
CMChM |
Master of Surgery |
CMF |
cranio-maxillo-facial |
CMI |
cell-mediated immunity |
CMin |
minimum concentration |
c/min |
counts per minute |
CML |
chronic myelocytic leukaemia |
CMR |
centrally acting muscle relaxant |
CMMV |
continuous mandatory mechanical ventilation |
CMV |
continuous mandatory ventilation |
|
cytomegalovirus |
CMW |
community midwife |
CN |
cranial nerves |
CN XII |
cranial nerve [twelfth] |
|
cyanogen |
CNS |
central nervous system |
|
clinical nurse specialist |
CNV |
contingent negative variation [audiologie] |
CO |
carbon monoxide |
|
cardiac output |
c/o |
complains of |
C/o |
complains of |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
COAD |
chronic obstructive airway disease |
COC |
combined oral contraceptive |
COCP |
combined oral contraceptive pill |
COD |
cause of death |
COETT |
cuffed oral endotracheal tube |
COLD |
chronic obstructive lung disease |
comm |
community |
CON |
certificate of need |
COMAH |
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations |
comp |
compounded of |
Cons |
consultant |
cons |
consciousness |
|
consultation |
contra |
against |
Conveen |
Conveen™ [condom de cathéter] |
COP |
cryptogenic organising pneumonia |
COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CORA |
conditioned orientation response audiometry |
CORD |
chronic obstructive respiratory disease |
COS |
control of symptoms |
COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations |
COT |
College of Occupational Therapists |
|
cuffed oral tube |
CP |
canal paresis [audiologie] |
|
candle power |
|
cerebral palsy |
|
chemically pure |
|
chronic prostatitis |
cp |
compare |
C&P |
cystoscopy & pyelogram |
CPA |
cyproterone acetate |
|
cerebello-pontine angle [audiologie] |
CPAP |
continuous positive airway pressure |
CPB |
cardiopulmonary bypass |
CPD |
cephalo-pelvic disproportion |
|
citrate phosphase dextrose |
|
continuous peritoneal dialysis |
CPE |
chronic pulmonary emphysema |
CPK |
creatine phosphokinase |
CPM |
continuous passive motion |
c.p.m. |
counts per minute |
CPN |
Community Psychiatric Nurse |
CPPS |
chronic pelvic pain syndrome |
CPPV |
continuous positive pressure ventilation |
CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CPS |
chronic pain syndrome |
c.p.s. |
cycles per second |
CPT |
cold pressor test |
|
cognitive processing therapy |
C-PTSD |
complex post traumatic stress disorder |
CR |
central ray |
|
closed reduction |
|
complete response |
Cr |
creatinine |
C&R |
convalescence & rehabilitation |
CRC |
colorectal carcinoma |
CRCP |
Certificate of the Royal College of Physicians |
CRCS |
Certificate of the Royal College of Surgeons |
CRD |
chronic renal disease |
|
chronic respiratory disease
|
CRF |
cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis |
crem |
cream |
creps |
crepitation |
CRF |
chronic renal failure |
|
corticotropin releasing factor
|
CRI |
chronic renal insufficiency |
CRIES |
children’s revised Impact of Events scale |
CROS |
contralateral routing of signals [audiologie] |
CRP |
C-reactive protein test |
|
current return pad |
CRRT |
continuous renal replacement therapy |
CRS |
congenital rubella syndrome |
CRT |
cathode ray tube |
CRT-D |
cardiac resynchronisation therapy - debrillation |
CRT-P |
cardiac resynchronization therapy - pacemaker |
CS |
caesarian section |
|
cardiovascular system
|
|
coronary sclerosis |
C&S |
culture & sensitivity [prélèvement] |
CS&CC |
culture sensitivity & colony count [prélèvement] |
c-section |
caesarean section |
CSF |
cerebrospinal fluid |
|
colony stimulating factor |
CSF1 |
macrophage colony stimulating factor |
CSF2 |
granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factors |
CSF3 |
granulocyte colony-stimulating factors |
CSII |
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion |
CSP |
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists |
CSR |
Cheyne-Stokes respiration |
|
combat stress reaction |
CSSD |
central sterile supplies department |
CSSU |
central sterile supplies unit |
CSM |
cerebrospinal meningitis |
|
Committee on the Safety of Medicines |
CSU |
catheter specimen of urine |
CSWD |
conservative sharp wound debridement |
CT |
calcitonin |
|
cautery tool |
|
chemotherapy
|
|
circulation time
|
|
clotting time
|
|
coarse touch |
|
cognitive therapy |
|
computerised tomography scan |
|
coronary thrombosis
|
CT1 |
Core Trainee, year 1 |
CT2 |
Core Trainee, year 2 |
C/T |
continue treatment |
CTA |
clear to auscultation |
|
computerised tomographic arteriography |
|
computerised tomography of the abdomen |
CTAB |
cetrimonium bromide [cétrimide] |
CTC |
clinical trial certificate |
|
common toxicity criteria |
CTD |
cumulative trauma disorder |
CTG |
cardiotocograph |
CTL |
cytotoxic lymphocyte |
CTR |
cardiothoracic ratio |
CTS |
carpal tunnel syndrome |
CTX |
clinical trial exemption certificate |
CTZ |
chemoreceptor trigger zone |
CUC |
chronic ulcerative colitis |
CUP |
carcinoma of unknown primary |
CUSA |
cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator |
CuTS |
cubital tunnel syndrome |
CV |
cardiovascular |
|
cerebrovascular |
|
coefficient of variation |
CVA |
cerebrovascular accident |
|
costo-vertebral angle |
CVC |
central venous catheter |
|
consonant-vowel-consonant [audiologie] |
CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
CVHR |
complex ventral hernia repair |
CVI |
cerebral vascular insufficiency |
CVP |
central venous pressure |
CVS |
cardiovascular system |
|
chorionic villus sampling
|
|
clean voided specimen |
CVSo |
cardiovascular system normal |
CWC |
Child Welfare Clinic |
Cx |
cervical spine |
|
cervix |
|
circumflex artery |
CXR |
chest X-ray |
Cy |
cyanosis |