Medical Acronyms Quiz

Medical Abbreviations

• B cell lymphoma is abbreviated as B.C.L.
• Basic cardiac life support is abbreviated as B.C.L.S. in the USA.
• Cancer is abbreviated as C.A.
• Cardiac arrest is abbreviated as C.A.
• Coronary artery disease is abbreviated as C.A.D.
• Common acute lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as C.A.L.L.
• Computerized axial tomography is abbreviated as C.A.T.
• Complete blood count is abbreviated as C.B.C.
• Common bile duct is abbreviated as C.B.D.
• Choriocarcinoma is abbreviated as C.C.A.
• Common carotid artery is abbreviated as C.C.A.
• Cholecystogram is abbreviated as C.C.G.
• Chronic congestive heart failure is abbreviated as C.C.H.F.
• Cardiac care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.
• Coronary care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.
• Critical care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.

Quality Assurance and Imaging

• Quality assurance is abbreviated as Q.A.
• Quality control is abbreviated as Q.C.
• Red blood cell is abbreviated as R.B.C.
• Radionuclide biliary scan is abbreviated as R.B.S.
• Radiation therapy is abbreviated as R.T.
• Road traffic accident is abbreviated as R.T.A.
• World Health Organization is abbreviated as W.H.O.
• Well differentiated lymphocyte lymphoma is abbreviated as W.D.L.L.
• Well differentiated thyroid carcinoma is abbreviated as W.D.T.C.

Infections and Injuries

• Upper urinary tract infection is abbreviated as U.U.T.I.
• Urinary tract infection is abbreviated as U.T.I.
• Upper urinary tract obstruction is abbreviated as U.U.T.O.
• Upper respiratory tract is abbreviated as U.R.T.

Cancer and Tumors

• Target skin distance is abbreviated as T.S.D.
• Tumor node metastasis is abbreviated as T.N.M.
• Total joint replacement is abbreviated as T.J.R.
• Thyroid function test is abbreviated as T.F.T.
• Tumor draining lymph node is abbreviated as T.D.L.N.
• Hysterosalpingiogram is abbreviated as H.S.G.

American Boards and Institutes

• American Board of Nuclear Medicine is abbreviated as A.B.N.M.
• American Board of Radiology is abbreviated as A.B.R.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support is abbreviated as A.C.L.S.
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine is abbreviated as A.I.U.M.

Diseases and Syndromes

• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is abbreviated as A.I.D.S.
• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is abbreviated as A.L.C.L.
• Acral lentiginous melanoma is abbreviated as A.L.M.
• Acute myocardial infarction is abbreviated as A.M.I.
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia is abbreviated as A.M.L.
• Acute lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as A.L.L.
• Acute non_lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as A.N.L.L.
• Atlanto_occipital dislocation is abbreviated as A.O.D.
• Acute renal failure is abbreviated as A.R.F.
• Acute respiratory failure is abbreviated as A.R.F.
• Acute radiation injury is abbreviated as A.R.I.
• Acute radiation injury syndrome is abbreviated as A.R.I.S.
• Adeno squamous carcinoma is abbreviated as A.S.C.

Congenital Diseases and Cancers

• Congenital dislocation of hip is abbreviated as C.D.H.
• Chronic granulocytic leukemia is abbreviated as C.G.L.
• Congenital heart disease is abbreviated as C.H.D.
• Gastro entero pancreatic tumor is abbreviated as G.E.P.T.
• General health questionnaire is abbreviated as G.H.Q.
• Gastrointestinal is abbreviated as G.I.
• Gastrointestinal haemorrhage is abbreviated as G.I.H.
• Gastrointestinal tract is abbreviated as G.I.T.

Virology and Radiation

• Human immunodeficiency virus is abbreviated as H.I.V.
• Human herpes virus is abbreviated as H.I.V.
• Internal auditory canal is abbreviated as I.A.C.
• Intra arterial catheter is abbreviated as I.A.C.
• Cardio pulmonary resuscitation is abbreviated as C.P.R.
• Intra arterial digital angiography is abbreviated as I.A.D.A.
• Infra arterial digital subtraction arteriography is abbreviated as A.D.S.A.

Intensive Care and Transplantation

• Intensive care unit is abbreviated as I.C.U.
• Inferior vena cava is abbreviated as I.V.C.
• Intravenous cholangiogram is abbreviated as I.V.C.
• Intravertebral disc is abbreviated as I.V.D.
• Intravenous digital subtraction angiography is abbreviated as I.V.D.S.A.
• Intravenous pyelogram is abbreviated as I.V.P.
• Intravenous urography is abbreviated as I.V.U.
• Kidney transplantation is abbreviated as K.T.
• Kidney, ureter, and bladder is abbreviated as K.U.B.
• Low back pain is abbreviated as L.B.P.
• Last menstrual period is abbreviated as L.M.P.
• Lymph node is abbreviated as L.N.
• Long-term depression is abbreviated as L.T.D.