Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• CTFS  complete testicular feminization syndrome
• CTFV  Colorado tick fever virus
• CTG  cardiotocography; cervicothoracic ganglion; chymotrypsinogen; control technique guidelines
• C/TG  cholesterol-triglyceride [ratio]
• ctg  chromated gap
• CTGA  complete transposition of great arteries
• CTGF  connective tissue growth factor
• CTGFN  Convergent Terminology Group for Nursing
• CTH  ceramide trihexoside; chronic tension headache; computer-assisted tomographic holography; cystathionase
• CTh  carrier-specific T-helper [cell]
• C_Th  thoracic compliance
• CTHA  computed tomographic hepatic angiography
• CTHD  chlorthalidone
• CTI  coffee table injury; computers in teaching initiatives; computer-telephony integration [telemedicine]
• CTiVd  Coconut tinangaja viroid
• CTL  cervico-thoraco-lumbar; computational tree logic; control; cytolytic T lymphocyte; cytotoxic T lymphocyte
• CTLA  cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen
• CTLL  cytotoxic lymphoid line
• CTLp  cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursor
• CTLSO  cervicothoracolumbosacral orthosis
• CTLV  carrot thin leaf virus
• CtLV  carrot latent virus
• CTM  calibration of test material; cardiotachometer; central tendency measure; Chlortrimeton; computed tomographic myelography; cricothyroid membrane; cricothyroid muscle
• CTMC  connective tissue mast cell
• CTMM  computed tomographic metrizamide myelography
• CTMM-SF  California Test of Mental Maturity-Short Form
• CTMR  clinical treatment and medical research
• CT/MRI  computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
• CtMV  carrot mosaic virus
• CTN  calcitonin; clinical trials notification; computer tomography number; continuous noise
• cTn-I  cardiac troponin I
• cTNM  clinical classification of primary tumors, regional nodes and metastases [coding]
• CTO  cervicothoracic orthosis
• CTOPP  Canadian Trial of Physiological Pacing
• CTP  California Test of Personality; citrate transport protein; clinical terms project; comprehensive treatment plan; cytidine triphosphate; cytosine triphosphate
• C-TPN  cyclic total parenteral nutrition
• CTPP  cerebral tissue perfusion pressure
• CTPVO  chronic thrombotic pulmonary vascular obstruction
• CTR  cardiothoracic ratio; carpal tunnel release; central tumor registry; Connecticut Tumor Registry
• ctr  central; center; centric
• CTRB  chymotrypsinogen B
• CTRD  Cardiac Transplant Research Database
• CTRL  chymotrypsin-like [protease]
• CtRLV  carrot red leaf virus
• CTRS  certified therapeutic recreation specialist
• CTRX  ceftriaxone
• CTS  cardiothoracic surgery; cardiotonic steroids; carpal tunnel syndrome; clinical trials support [program]; Collaborative Transplant Study; composite treatment score; computed tomographic scan; conflict tactics scales; contralateral threshold shift; corticosteroid
• CTSB  cathepsin B
• CTSD  cathepsin D
• CTSE  cathepsin E
• CTSG  cathepsin G
• CTSH  cathepsin H
• CTSI  computerized tomography severity index
• CTSL  cathepsin L
• CTSNFR  corrected time of sinoatrial node function recovery
• CTSP  Cooperative Triglyceride Standardization Program
• CTSS  cathepsin S; closed tracheal suction system
• CTT  cefotetan; central tegmental tract; central transmission time; classic test theory; colonic transit time; compressed tablet triturate; computed transaxial tomography; critical tracking time
• CTTAC  clinical trials and treatment advisory committee
• CTU  cardiac-thoracic unit; centigrade thermal unit; constitutive transcription unit
• CTV  cervical and thoracic vertebrae; citrus tristeza virus; clinical target volume; clinical tumor volume; curly top virus
• CTVDR  conformal treatment verification, delivery and recording [system]
• CTW  central terminal of Wilson; combined testicular weight
• CTX  cefotaxime; ceftriaxone; cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis; chemotaxis; ciguatoxin; clinical trials exemption scheme; costotendinous xanthomatosis; cytoxan
• CTx  cardiac transplantation; conotoxin
• CTZ  cetirizine; chemoreceptor trigger zone; chlorothiazide
• CU  cardiac unit; casein unit; cause unknown or undetermined; chymotrypsin unit; clinical unit; color unit; contact urticaria; convalescent unit
• C_u  urea clearance
• cu  cubic
• CUA  cost-utility analysis [ratio]
• CUAVD  congenital unilateral absence of vas deferens
• CuB  copper band
• CUBA  Cutting Balloon vs Conventional Balloon Angioplasty [study]
• CUC  chronic ulcerative colitis
• cu cm  cubic centimeter
• CuCV  cucumber cryptic virus
• CUD  cause undetermined; congenital urinary deformity
• CuD  copper deficiency
• CUE  confidential unit exclusion; cumulative urinary excretion
• CUG  Computer-Stored Ambulatory Record User's Group; cystidine, uridine, and guanidine; cystourethrogram, cystourethrography
• CUI  character-based interface; concept unique identifier [UMLS]; Cox-Uphoff International [tissue expander]
• cu in  cubic inch
• cult  culture
• cum  cumulative
• cu m  cubic meter
• CUMITECH  Cumulative Techniques and Procedures in Clinical Microbiology
• cu mm  cubic millimeter
• CUMULVS  collaborative user migration, user library for visualization and steering
• CuNV  cucumber necrosis virus
• CUP  carcinoma unknown primary
• CUR  cystourethrorectal
• cur  cure, curative; current
• CURE  Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Ischemic Events [trial]; Columbia University Restenosis Elimination [trial]
• CURL  compartment of uncoupling of receptors and ligands
• CURN  Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing
• CurrMIT  Curriculum Management and Information Tool
• CUS  carotid ultrasound examination; catheterized urine specimen; contact urticaria syndrome
• CuS  copper supplement
• CUSA  Cavitron ultrasonic aspirator
• CuSBV  cucumber soilborne virus
• CUSSN  computer use in social service network
• CuTS  cubital tunnel syndrome
• CV  calicivirus; canker virus; cardiac volume; cardiovascular; care vigilance; carotenoid vesicle; cell viability; cell volume; central venous; cephalic vein; cerebrovascular; cervical vertebra; Chikungunya virus; Chlorella virus; chlorosis virus; chorionic villi; circovirus; closing volume; clump virus; coefficient of variation [statistics]; color vision; concentrated volume; conducting vein; conduction velocity; conjugata vera; contrast ventriculography; conventional ventilation; corpuscular volume; costovertebral; cresyl violet; crinkle virus; cross validation; cryptic virus; crystal violet; cultivar; cutaneous vasculitis; cyclic voltamogram; cyclic voltometry
• C/V  coulomb per volt
• Cv  specific heat at constant volume
• C_v  coefficient of variation; constant volume
• cv  coefficient of variability; cultivar
• CVA  cardiovascular accident; cerebrovascular accident; cherry virus A; chronic villous arthritis; common variable agammaglobulinemia; costovertebral angle; cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and Adriamycin
• CV-A1 to A22  human coronavirus A 1 to 22
• CVAH  congenital virilizing adrenal hyperplasia
• CVAP  cerebrovascular amyloid peptide
• CVAT  costovertebral angle tenderness
• CVB  chorionic villi biopsy
• CV B1 to B6  human coxsackievirus B1 to B6
• CVBS  congenital vascular bone syndrome
• CVC  calcifying vascular cell; central venous catheter
• CV cath  central venous catheter
• CVCT  cardiovascular computed tomography
• CVD  cardiovascular disease; Center for Vaccine Development; chemical vapor deposition; chronic venous disease; collagen vascular disease; color-vision-deviant; common variable immunodeficiency; congenital vascular disorder
• CVd  crinkle viroid
• CVELTP  Comox Valley Electronic Lab Transfer Project [Canada]
• CVF  cardiovascular failure; central visual field; cervicovaginal fluid; cobra venom factor
• CVFn  cardiovascular function
• CVFS  computerized visual feedback system
• CVG  composite valve graft; contrast ventriculography; coronary venous graft; cutis verticis gyrata
• CVG/MR  cutis verticis gyrata/mental retardation [syndrome]
• CVGV  Csiro Village virus
• CVH  cerebroventricular hemorrhage; cervicovaginal hood; combined ventricular hypertrophy; common variable hypogammaglobulinemia
• CVHD  chronic valvular heart disease
• CvHV  cervid herpesvirus
• CVI  cardiovascular incident; cardiovascular insufficiency; cerebrovascular incident; cerebrovascular insufficiency; Children's Vaccine Initiative; chronic venous insufficiency; common variable immunodeficiency; content validity index
• CVICU  cardiovascular intensive care unit
• CVID  common variable immunodeficiency
• CVIS  cardiovascular imaging system
• CVK  computerized videokeratography
• CVL  central venous line
• CVLM  caudal ventrolateral medulla; caudoventrolateral medulla
• CVLP  chimeric virus-like particle
• CVLT  California Verbal Learning Test; clinical vascular laboratory
• CVM  cardiovascular monitor; cerebral venous malformation; congenital vascular malformation; contingent valuation method; cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and methotrexate
• CVMoV  carnation vein mottle virus
• CVMP  Committee on Veterans Medical Problems
• CVO  central vein occlusion; central venous oxygen; Chief Veterinary Officer; circumventricular organ; credentialing verification organization
• CVO₂  central venous oxygen content or saturation
• CVOD  cerebrovascular obstructive disease
• CVP  cardioventricular pacing; cell volume profile; central venous pressure; chlorfenvinphos; cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone
• cvPO₂, cvP_O2  cerebral venous partial pressure of oxygen
• CVPR  computer vision and pattern recognition
• CVR  cardiovascular-renal; cardiovascular-respiratory; cephalic vasomotor response; cerebrovascular resistance
• CVRD  cardiovascular-renal disease
• CVRMED  computer vision, virtual reality, and robotics in medicine
• CVRR  cardiovascular recovery room
• CVRS  cardiovascular and respiratory elements of trauma score
• CVS  cardiovascular surgery; cardiovascular system; challenge virus strain; chorionic villi sampling; clean voided specimen; coronavirus susceptibility; current vital signs
• CVSMC  cultured vascular smooth muscle cells
• CVST  cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; computerized visual search task
• CVST-T  Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Trial
• CVT  cardiovascular technologist; central venous temperature; cerebral venous thrombosis; congenital vertical talus
• CVTR  charcoal viral transport medium
• CVV  Cache Valley virus; ceratitis V virus; citrus variegation virus
• CVVH  continuous veno-venous hemofiltration
• CVVHD  continuous veno-venous hemodialysis
• CVVHDF  continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration
• CVX  cactus virus X; code for vaccines administered
• CW  cardiac work; case work; cell wall; chemical warfare; chemical weapon; chest wall; children's ward; clinical workbench; clockwise; continuous wave; crutch walking
• Cw  crutch walking
• C/W  compare with; consistent with
• CWA  cognitive work analysis
• CWBTS  capillary whole blood true sugar
• CWC  Chemical Weapons Convention; chest wall compliance
• CWD  cell wall defect; Choi-Williams distribution; continuous-wave Doppler
• CWDF  cell wall-deficient form [bacteria]
• CWD/NAF  cell wall-deficient, non-acid fast [Mycobacterium tuberculosis]
• CWEQ  conditions of work effectiveness scale
• CWF  Cornell Word Form
• CWG  Communications Working Group [NLM]
• CWH  cardiomyopathy and wooly hair-coat [syndrome]
• CWHB  citrated whole human blood
• CWI  cardiac work index
• CWIS  campus-wide information system
• CWL  cutaneous water loss
• CWM  cardiological workspace manager
• CWMI  common warehouse metadata interchange
• CWMS  color, warmth, movement sensation
• CWOP  childbirth without pain
• CWP  childbirth without pain; coal worker's pneumoconiosis
• CWPEA  Childbirth Without Pain Education Association
• CWRUNET  Case Western Reserve University Network
• CWS  cell wall skeleton; Chemical Warfare Service; chest wall stimulation; child welfare service; children's clinical workstation; clinician's workstation; cold water-soluble; cotton wool spots
• CWT  circuit weight training; cold water treatment; continuous wavelet transform
• Cwt, cwt  hundredweight
• CWV  Cape Wrath virus
• CWW  clinic without walls
• CWXSP  Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program
• CX  cervix; chest x-ray; connexin; critical experiment; phosgene oxime [war gas]
• Cx  cervix; circumflex; clearance; complaint; complex; connexin; convex
• cx  cervix; complex; connexin; culture; cylinder axis
• CXB3S  Coxsackie B3 virus susceptibility
• CxCor  circumflex coronary [artery]
• CXEV  Chorizagrotis auxiliaris entomopoxvirus
• CXMD  canine X-linked muscular dystrophy
• CXR, CxR  chest x-ray
• CY  casein-yeast autolysate [medium]; cyclophosphamide
• Cy  cyanogen; cyclophosphamide; cyst; cytarabine
• Cy3  cyanine 3
• Cy5  cyanine 5
• cy, cyan  cyanosis
• CyA  cyclosporine A
• CYC  cyclophosphamide; cytochrome C
• cyc  cyclazocine; cycle; cyclotron
• CYCAZAREM  Cyclophosphamide vs Azathioprine during Remission of Systemic Vasculitis [trial]
• CYCLO, Cyclo  cyclophosphamide; cyclopropane
• Cyclo C  cyclocytidine hydrochloride
• CYCLOPS  cyclically ordered phase sequence; Cyclophosphamide in Systemic Vasculitis
• Cyd  cytidine
• cydv  cereal yellow dwarf virus
• CYE  charcoal yeast extract [agar]
• CYH  chymase
• CyHV  cyprinid herpesvirus
• CYL  casein yeast lactate
• cyl  cylinder; cylindrical lens
• CYLV  carrot yellow leaf virus
• CYM  chymase, mast cell
• CYMP  chymosin, pseudogene
• CYMV  cacao yellow mosaic virus
• CYN  cyanide
• CYP  cyclophilin; cyproheptadine; cytochrome P
• CYPA  cyclophilin A
• CYPC  cyclophilin C
• CypCV  Cypripedium calceolus virus
• CYPH  cyclophilin
• CYS  cystoscopy
• Cys  cyclosporine; cysteine
• Cys-Cys  cystine
• CysLT1  cysteinyl leukotriene 1
• CySNO  nitrosated L-cysteine
• CYSTO  cystogram
• cysto  cystoscopy
• CYSV  carnation yellow stripe virus
• CYT  cytochrome
• Cyt  cytolytic
• Cyt  cytoplasm; cytosine
• cyt  cytochrome; cytology, cytological; cytoplasm; cytosine
• Cyto  cytotechnologist
• cytol  cytology, cytological
• CY-VA-DIC  cyclophosphamide, vincristine, Adriamycin, and dacarbazine
• CZ  carzinophilin; cefazolin
• Cz  central midline placement of electrodes in electroencephalography
• CZE  capillary zone electrophoresis
• CZI  crystalline zinc insulin
• C_zn  zinc clearance
• CZP  clonazepam