Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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PI3K, PI-3K phosphatidylinositol-3´-kinase
PIL patient information leaflet
PILBD paucity of interlobular bile ducts
PILL Pennebaker Inventory of Limbic Languidness
PILOT Polish Intramural Low Molecular Weight Heparin Outpatient Stent Trial; Preliminary Investigation of Local Therapy [using porous percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloons]
PILP postinfarction late potential
PILS Pilsen Longitudinal Study
πm pi meson
PIM penicillamine-induced myasthenia
PI_max maximum inspiratory pressure at residual volume
P_imax maximum inspiratory pressure
PIMI predictive index for myocardial infarction; psychophysiological interventions in myocardial ischemia
PIMS patient information management system
PIN patient information network; personal identification number; product identification number; prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
Pin inflow pressure; initial pressure
PINN proposed international nonproprietary name
PINV postimperative negative variation
PIO₂ partial pressure of inspired oxygen
PION posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
PIOPED Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis [database]
PIP paralytic infantile paralysis; peak inflation pressure, peak inspiratory pressure; periodic interim payment; piperacillin; postinfusion phlebitis; pressure inversion point; primary injury prevention; prolactin-inducible protein; proximal interphalangeal [joint]; Psychotic Inpatient Profile; psychosis, intermittent hyponatremia, polydipsia [syndrome]; posterior interphalangeal; probable intrauterine pregnancy
PI-P phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate
PIP₂ phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
Pi/PCr inorganic phosphate/creatine phosphate [ratio]
PIPE persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema
PIPER Patient Information Projects Register [database, UK]
PIPIDA p-isopropylacetanilidoimidodiacetic acid
PIPJ proximal interphalangeal joint
PI-PP phosphatidylinositol-4,5-biphosphate
PIPS patient information protocol system
PIQ Performance Intelligence Quotient
PIR participant inquiry research; postinhibition rebound; protein information or identification resource
PIRI plasma immunoreactive insulin
PIR-NREF Protein Information or Identification Resource-Nonredundant Reference [database]
PIRS plasma immunoreactive secretion; postinfarction risk stratification
PIRTS patient identification for rotational therapy system
PIRV Pirital virus
PIRYV Piry virus
PIS pharmacy information system; preinfarction syndrome; primary immunodeficiency syndrome; Primary Index Score; Provisional International Standard
pIs isoelectric point
PISA proximal isovelocity surface area
PISA-PED Prospective Investigative Study of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis
PISCES percutaneously inserted spinal cord electrical stimulation
PISH polymerase chain reaction-in situ hybridization
PISI pediatric illness severity index
PIT pacing-induced tachycardia; patella inhibition test; pericranial injection therapy; picture identification test; pitocin; pitressin; plasma iron turnover
pit pituitary
PITAC President's Information Technology Advisory Committee
PITC phenylisothiocyanate
PITR plasma iron turnover rate
PIU polymerase-inducing unit; programmed instruction unit
PIV parainfluenza virus; particle image velocity [determination]; polydactyly-imperforate anus-vertebral anomalies [syndrome]; projective image visualization; Puffin Island virus
PIVD protruded intervertebral disk
PIVH peripheral intravenous hyperalimentation; periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage
PIVKA protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism
P/I/X patients, indicators, external bodies
PIXE particle-induced x-ray emission; proton-induced x-ray emission
Pixel picture element
PIXI paternally imprinted X inactivation
PIXV Pixuna virus
PJ pancreatic juice; Peutz-Jeghers [syndrome]
PJB premature junctional beat
PJC premature junctional contractions
pJC Jamestown Canyon virus plasmid
PJM positive joint mobilization
PJP pancreatic juice protein
PJRT permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia
PJS peritoneojugular shunt; Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
PJT paroxysmal junctional tachycardia
PK penetrating keratoplasty; pericardial knock; pharmacokinetics; pig kidney; Prausnitz-Küstner [reaction]; protein kinase; psychokinesis; pyruvate kinase
Pk peak [rate]
pK negative logarithm of the dissociation constant; plasma potassium
pK´ apparent value of a pK; negative logarithm of the dissociation constant of an acid
pk peck
PKA protein kinase A
PkA prekallikrein activator
pK_a negative logarithm of the acid ionization constant
PKAR protein kinase activation ratio
PKase protein kinase
PKB protein kinase B
PKC Permanente Knowledge Connection; problem-knowledge coupler; protein kinase C
PKCA protein kinase C alpha
PKCB protein kinase C beta
PKCE protein kinase C epsilon
PKCG protein kinase C gamma
PKCSH protein kinase C heavy chain
PKCSL protein kinase C light chain
PKCZ protein kinase C zeta
PKD polycystic kidney disease; proliferative kidney disease
PKD-1 polycystic kidney disease gene-1
PKD-2 polycystic kidney disease gene-2
PKDL post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
PKF phagocytosis and killing function
PKG protein kinase G
PKI potato kallikrein inhibitor; protein kinase inhibitor; public key infrastructure [telemedicine]
PKK plasma prekallikrein
PKL pyruvate kinase, liver type
PKM protein kinase M; pyruvate kinase, muscle
PKN parkinsonism
pkn pseudoknot
PKP penetrating keratoplasty; plakophilin
PK/PD pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic [model]
PKPV peacockpox virus
PKR phased knee rehabilitation; Prausnitz-Küstner reaction
Pk/Rr peak respiratory rate
PKS protein kinase sequence
PKT pancreas-kidney transplantation; Prausnitz-Küstner test
PKU phenylketonuria
PKV killed poliomyelitis vaccine
pkV peak kilovoltage
PL Paenibacillus larvae; palmaris longus; pancreatic lipase; perception of light; peroneus longus; phospholipase; phospholipid; photoluminescence; placebo; placental lactogen; plantar; plasmalemma; plastic surgery; platelet lactogen; polarized light; posterolateral; preleukemia; programming language; prolactin; prolymphocytic leukemia; pulpolingual; Purkinje layer
3PL 3-point line [algorithm]
Pl poiseuille
P_L transpulmonary pressure
PL/I programming language I (one)
pL picoliter
pl picoliter; placenta; plasma; platelet
PLA peripheral laser angioplasty; phenyl lactate; phospholipase A; phospholipid antibody; placebo therapy; plasminogen activator; platelet antigen; polylactic acid; potentially lethal arrhythmia; procaine/lactic acid; Product License Application; pulp linguoaxial
PLA2 phospholipase A2
PLa pulpolabial
P_La, Pla left atrial pressure
PLAC Pravastatin Limitation in Atherosclerosis in the Coronary Arteries [study]
PLAC-2 Pravastatin, Lipids and Atherosclerosis in the Carotid Arteries [study]
PLAP placental alkaline phosphatase
PLAT plasminogen activator, tissue-type
Plat platelet
PLAU plasminogen activator, urinary
PLAUR plasminogen activator receptor, urokinase type
PLAV Playas virus
PLB parietal lobe battery; phospholamban; phospholipase B; planar lipid bilayer; porous layer bead; posterolateral bundle
PLC phospholipase C; pityriasis lichenoides chronica; primary liver cancer; primed lymphocyte culture; programmable logic controller; proinsulin-like component; protein-lipid complex; pseudolymphocytic choriomeningitis
PLCC primary liver cell cancer
PLCO postoperative low cardiac output
PLCx posterolateral circumflex branch [of coronary artery]
PLD peripheral light detection; phospholipase D; platelet defect; polycystic liver disease; posterior latissimus dorsi [muscle]; potentially lethal damage
PLDH plasma lactic dehydrogenase
PLDR potentially lethal damage repair
PLE paraneoplastic limbic encephalopathy; pleura; protein-losing enteropathy; pseudolupus erythematosus
PLED periodic lateral epileptiform discharge
PLES parallel-line equal space
PLET polymyxin, lysosome, EDTA, thallous acetate [in heart infusion agar]
PLEVA pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta
PLEXES Pacing Lead Explant with Excimer Sheath [study]
PLF perilymphatic fistula; posterior lung fiber
Plf pleural fluid
PLFD perilunate fracture dislocation
3PLFLS 3-point line fixed least squares [algorithm]
PLFS perilymphatic fistula syndrome
PLG plasminogen; polylactic-co-glycolic acid; poly-DL-lactide/glycolide; L-propyl-L-leucyl-glucinamide
PLGA polylactic-glycolic acid
PlGF placental growth factor
PLGL plasminogen-like
P-LGV psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum
PLH placental lactogenic hormone
PLHP personalized lifetime health plan
PlHV pleuronectid herpesvirus
PLI pancreatic lymphocytic infiltration; professional liability insurance
PLIF posterior lumbar interbody fusion
PLISSIT permission to be sexual, limited information, specific suggestions, intensive therapy
PLL peripheral light loss; phase-locked loop; poly-L-lysine; posterior longitudinal ligament; potential loss of life; pressure length loop; prolymphocytic leukemia
PLM percent labeled mitoses; periodic leg movement; plasma level monitoring; polarized light microscopy; Prevention of Mortality with Low-molecular Weight Heparin in Medical Patients [study]
PLMS periodic limb movements during sleep
PLMV posterior leaf mitral valve
PLN peripheral lymph node; phospholamban
PLNA percutaneous lung needle aspiration
PLND pelvic lymph node dissection
PLNT plant
PLO polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia
PLOD procollagen-lysine 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase
PLOSA Physiologic Low-Stress Angioplasty [trial]
PLP Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens; phospholipid; plasma leukapheresis; polypeptide; polystyrene latex particles; posterior lobe of pituitary [gland]; proteolipid protein; pyridoxal phosphate
PLPH post-lumbar puncture headache
PLR pupillary light reflex
PLS Papillon-Lefevre syndrome; partial least square; polydactyly-luxation syndrome; Postsurgery Logiparin Study; preleukemic syndrome; primary lateral sclerosis; prostaglandin-like substance; pulmonary leukostasis syndrome
PLSA posterolateral segment [coronary] artery
PLSD protected least significant difference
PLSR partial least-square regression
PLST progressively lowered stress threshold
Pl Surg plastic surgeon or surgery
PLSV Palestina virus
PLT platelet; primed lymphocyte test; primed lymphocyte typing; psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum-trachoma [group]
PLTC Partnership for Long Term Care
PLTP phospholipid transfer protein
plumb lead [Lat. plumbum]
PLUT Plutchnik [geriatric rating scale]
PLV panleukemia virus; partial liquid ventilation; poliomyelitis live vaccine; panleukopenia virus; phenylalanine, lysine, and vasopressin; posterior left ventricle; puma lentivirus
P_LV left ventricular pressure
PLVP peak left ventricular pressure
PLW Prader-Labhart-Willi [syndrome]
PLWA, PLW As person living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
PLWS Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome
plx plexus
PLZ phenelzine
PLZF promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger
PM after death [Lat. post mortem]; after noon [Lat. post meridiem]; mean pressure; pacemaker; pantomography; papilla mammae; papillary muscle; papular mucinosis; partial meniscectomy; particle mass; particulate matter; patient management; pectinate muscle; pectoralis major [muscle]; perinatal mortality; periodontal membrane; peritoneal macrophage; petit mal epilepsy [Fr. petit mal]; photomultiplier; physical medicine; plasma membrane; platelet membrane; platelet microsome; pneumomediastinum; poliomyelitis; polymorph [polymorphonuclear leukocyte]; polymorphic; polymyositis; poor metabolizer; porokeratosis of Mibelli; posterior mitral; postmenstrual; postmortem; power management; premarketing [approval]; premenstrual; premolar; premotor; presents mainly; presystolic murmur; pretibial myxedema; preventive maintenance; preventive medicine; primary motivation; process manager [database module]; Prony method [spectral analysis of heart sounds]; prophylactic mastectomy; prostatic massage; protein methylesterase; protocol management; psammomatous meningioma; pterygoid muscle; pubertal macromastia; pulmonary macrophage; pulpomesial; purple membrane
PM₁₀ particulate matter <10 microns
Pm promethium
pM picomolar
pm picometer
PMA index of prevalence and severity of gingivitis, where P = papillary gingiva, M = marginal gingiva, and A = attached gingiva; papillary, marginal, attached [gingiva]; para-methoxyamphetamine; Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association; phenylmercuric acetate; phorbol myristate acetate; phosphomolybdic acid; polymethacrylic acid; premarket approval; primary mental abilities; progressive muscular atrophy; pyridylmercuric acetate