Biological abbreviations

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No.	Abbreviation	Full form
1.	µ	Electrophoretic mobility/ micron
2.	1,3 BPG	1,3—basiphosphoglycerate
3.	2PG	2-phosphoglycerate
4.	3PG	3-phosphoglycerate
5.	5 bro	5 Bromo uracil
6.	A	Androecium; Adenine
7.	Å	Angstrom (0.0001 of a micron)
8.	A&E	Accident and Emergency department
9.	AAAA	Autotetraploid
10.	AABB	Allotetraploid
11.	ABA	Abscisic acid
12.	ABP	Arterial blood pressure
13.	ABP	Androgen binding protein
14.	Ach	Acetyl choline
15.	ACP	Acyl carrier protein
16.	ACT	Acoustic test facility
17.	ACTH	Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
18.	ADA	Adenosine deaminase
19.	ADH	Antidiuretic hormone
20.	ADLs	Activities of daily living
21.	adm.	Admission
22.	Ado Hey	5-adenosyl homocysteine
23.	Ado Met	5-adenosyl methionine
24.	ADP	Adenosine diphosphate
25.	aet	Aetiology
26.	AI	Artificial insemination
27.	AIDS	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
28.	Ala	Alanine
29.	ALG	Antilymphocyte globulin
30.	ALS	Antilymphocyte serum
31.	AMI	Antibody mediated immunity
32.	AMP	Adenosine monophosphate
33.	AMR	Active metabolic rate
34.	ANF	Atrionatriuretic factor
35.	ANS	Autonomous nervous system
36.	APHA	American public health association
37.	ARF	Acute renal failure
38.	arg	Arginine
39.	ARM	Artificial rupture of membranes (for delivery)
40.	ARS	Autonomously replicating sequence
41.	ART	Assisted reproductive technology
42.	Asn	Asparagine
43.	Asp	Aspartate
44.	ATCase	Aspartate transcarbomylase
45.	ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
46.	ATPase	Adenosine triphosphatase
47.	AVN	Atrio-ventricular node
48.	AWWA	American water works association
49.	BAC	Bacterial artificial chromosome
50.	BCG	Bacille Calmette-Guerin (TB vaccine)
51.	BCOP	Blood colloidal osmotic pressure
52.	BMI	Body mass index
53.	BMR	Basal metabolic rate
54.	BOD	Biochemical oxygen demand
55.	BP	Blood pressure
56.	bp	Base pair
57.	BPD	Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
58.	BPTI	Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
59.	Br	Bracteate flower
60.	C	Cytosine, Cytidine, Cytidylate, Corolla
61.	C2	Plants showing photorespiration
62.	C3	Calvine cycle plants
63.	C4	Plants with Hatch and Slack cycle
64.	CA	Cancer
65.	CABG	Coronary artery bypass graft
66.	CaM	Calmodulin
67.	CAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
68.	CAP	Catabolite activator protein
69.	CAPD	Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
70.	CAT (CT)	Computerized axial/ assisted tomography
71.	CCK	Cholecystokinin
72.	CCU	Coronary care unit
73.	cDNA	Complementary DNA
74.	CDP	Cytosine diphosphate
75.	C-GMP	Cyclic GMP
76.	Ch	Chlorophyll
77.	CIFRI	Central inland fisheries research institute
78.	CJD	Creutzfeldt- Jacob disease
79.	Cm	Clearance factor
80.	CMI	Cell mediated immunity
81.	CMP	Cytosine monophospahte
82.	CMV	Cytomegalovirus
83.	CNS	Central nervous system
84.	CoA	Coenzyme A
85.	COAD	Chronic obstructive airways disease
86.	COD	Chemical oxygen demand
87.	CoQ	Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone)
88.	Cp	Compare
89.	CPAP	Continuous positive airways pressure
90.	CPI	Consumer price index
91.	CPR	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
92.	CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid; Colony- stimulating factor
93.	CT	Computerised tomography; Calcitonin
94.	CTP	Cytosine triphosphate
95.	CV	Cardiovascular
96.	CVA	Cardiovascular accident, Cerebrovascular accident
97.	CVP	Central venous pressure
98.	CVS	Chronic villus sampling
99.	CXR	Chest X-ray
100.	Cys	Cystein
101.	Cyt	Cytochrome
102.	D	Diffusion coefficient
103.	d	Density
104.	D&C	Dilation and curettage
105.	dADP	Deoxy adenosine 5’-diphosphate
106.	dAMP	Deoxy adenosine 5’-monophosphate
107.	dATP	Deoxy adenosine 5’-triphosphate
108.	DCT	Distal convoluted tubule
109.	DDT	Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane
110.	DEAE	Diethyl aminoethyl
111.	DFP/ DIFP	Diisopropyl fluorophosphate
112.	dGMP	Deoxyguanosine 5’-monophosphate
113.	dGTP	Deoxyguanosine 5’-triphosphate
114.	DHA	District health authority
115.	DHAP	Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
116.	DHF	Dihydrofolate
117.	DHU	Dihydrouridine
118.	DI	Donor insemination
119.	DIC	Disseminated intravascular coagulation
120.	disch.	Discharge
121.	DL	Danger list
122.	DLC	Differential leucocyte count
123.	DMD	Duchenne muscular dystrophy
124.	DMP	2,4-dinitrophenol
125.	DMS	Dimethyl sulphate
126.	DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
127.	DNase	Deoxyribonuclease
128.	DNP	Deoxyribonucleoproteins
129.	Do	Dissolved oxygen
130.	DOA	Dead on arrival
131.	Dol	Dolichol
132.	DOPA	Dihydroxy phenylamine
133.	DPD	Diffusion pressure deficit
134.	DPN	Diphosphopyridene nucleotide (same as NAD)
135.	DPT	Combined vaccine against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
136.	Dr	Doctor
137.	DRG	Diagnostic related group
138.	DS	Dissolved solids
139.	ds DNA	Double stranded DNA
140.	DSA	Digital subtraction angiography
141.	DTs	Delirium tremens
142.	DVT	Deep vein thrombosis
143.	E	Electric potential
144.	e	Molar absorption coefficient
145.	Ebr	Ebracteate
146.	EC	Enzyme commission
147.	ECG (ECK)	Electrocardiogram
148.	ECT	Electroconvulsive therapy
149.	EDTA	Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid
150.	EEG	Electroencephalograph
151.	EF	Elongation factor
152.	EGF	Epidermal growth factor
153.	EGFP	Effective glomerular filtration pressure
154.	ELISA	Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
155.	ELSI	Ethical, legal and social issues
156.	EM	Electron microscope
157.	EMG	Electromyograph
158.	EMP	Embden Meyerhof Parnas pathway
159.	ENT	Ear, nose and throat
160.	Epi	Presence of epicalyx
161.	EPO	Erythropoietin
162.	EPR	Electro paramagnetic resonance
163.	ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
164.	ERV	Expiratory reserve volume
165.	ESF	Erythropoiesis stimulating factor
166.	ESR	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Electron spin resonance
167.	ET	Tube endotracheal tube, Embryo transfer
168.	ETS	Energy transfer system
169.	f	Fractional coefficient
170.	F1	First filial generation
171.	F1P	Fructose 1-phosphate
172.	F2	Second filial generation
173.	F6P	Fructose 6-phosphate
174.	FA	Fatty acid
175.	FAD	Flavin adenine dincleotide
176.	FADH2	Flavin adenine dincleotide (reduced)
177.	FBPase-1	Fructose 1,6-diphosphatase
178.	FBPase-2	Fructose 2,6-diphosphatase
179.	Fd	Ferredoxin
180.	FDNB/ DNFB	1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
181.	FFA	Free fatty acid
182.	FH	Familial hypercholestrerolaemia
183.	FMet	N-formyl methionine
184.	FMN	Flavin mononucleotide
185.	FMNH2	Reduced flavin mononucleotide
186.	FNAC	Fine needle aspiration cytology
187.	FP	Flavoprotein
188.	FRC	Functional residual capacity
189.	Fru	D-fructose
190.	FSH	Follicle stimulating hormone
191.	G	Guanine, Guanosine or Guanylate
192.	G1P	Glucose 1-phosphate
193.	G3P/ GAP	Glucose 3-phosphate
194.	G6P	Glucose 6-phosphate
195.	GA	Gibberlic acid
196.	GABA	r-aminobutyrate
197.	GAC/ G3P	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
198.	GaIN	D-glactosamine
199.	GaINAc	N-acetyl D-glactosamine
200.	Gal	D-glactose
201.	GDB	Genome data base
202.	GDH	Glutamate dehydrogenase
203.	GDP	Guanosine 5-diphosphate
204.	GFR	Glomerular filtration rate
205.	GH	Growth hormone
206.	GHP	Glomerular hydrostatic pressure
207.	GIFT	Gamete intra-fallopian transfer
208.	GLC	Gas-liquid chromatography
209.	GLc	D-glucose
210.	GLcA	D-gluconic acid
211.	GLcNAc/ NAG	N-acetyl D-glucosamine
212.	GLcUA	D-glucosonic acid
213.	Gln	Glutamine
214.	Glu	Glutamate
215.	Gly	Glycine
216.	GMF	Genetically modified food
217.	GMO	Genetically modified organism
218.	GMP	Guanosine monophosphate
219.	GMP	Guanosine 5-monophosphate
220.	GP	General practitioner
221.	GSH	Glutathione
222.	GSSG	Oxidised Glutathione
223.	GTH	Gonadotrophic hormone
224.	GTP	Guanosine 5-triphosphate
225.	GVHD	Graft-verses-host disease
226.	H2 folate/ DHF	Dihydrofolate
227.	H4 folate/ THF	Tetrahydrofolate
228.	Hb	Haemoglobin
229.	HbCO	Carboxyhaemoglobin
230.	HBIG	Hepatitis B immunoglobulin
231.	HbO2	Oxyhaemoglobin
232.	HCG	Human chorionic gonadotrophin
233.	HCLV-III	Human cell leukemia virus-III
234.	HDL	High density lipoprotein
235.	HGP	Human genome project
236.	HIOMT	Hydroxyindole-o-methyl transferase
237.	His	Histidine
238.	HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
239.	HLA	Human leucocyte antigen system
240.	HMG-CoA	β hydroxy- β methylglutaryl-CoA
241.	hn RNA	Heterogenous nuclear RNA
242.	HPLC	High performance liquid chromatography
243.	HRE	Hormone response element
244.	HRT	Hormone replacement therapy
245.	HUGO	Human genome organisation
246.	Hyp	Hydroxy proline
247.	I	Inosine, iodine
248.	IAA	Indole-3-acetic acid
249.	IBA	Indole-3-butyric acid
250.	IBS	Irritable bowel syndrome
251.	IC	Inspiratory capacity
252.	ICD	International classification of disease
253.	ICP	Intercranial pressure
254.	ICRAF	International council for research in Agroforest
255.	ICSH	Interstitial cells stimulating hormone
256.	ICSI	Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
257.	ICU	Intensive care unit
258.	IDP	Inosine 5’-diphosphate
259.	IF	Initiating factor
260.	Ig	Immunoglobulin
261.	IHD	Ischaemic heart disease
262.	Ile	Isoleucine
263.	IMP	Inosine-5’- monophosphate
264.	IMR	Infant mortality rate
265.	IMV	Intermittent mandatory ventilation
266.	IOP	Intraocular pressure
267.	IPPV	Intermittent positive pressure ventilation
268.	IQ	Intelligence quotient
269.	IR	Infrared
270.	IRV	Inspiratory reserve volume
271.	IS	Insertion sequence
272.	ITP	Inosine 5’-triphosphate
273.	IU	International unit
274.	IUCN	International union for conservation of natural resources
275.	IUD/ IUCD	Intrauterine device, Intrauterine contraceptive device
276.	IUI	Intra-uterine insemination
277.	IUT	Intra- uterine transfer
278.	IV	Intravenous
279.	IVF	In vitro fertilization
280.	IVI	Intravenous injection
281.	IVP	Intravenous pyelogram
282.	IZS	Insulin zinc suspension
283.	JGA	Juxta-glomerular apparatus
284.	k	Rate constant
285.	K&M	Kaolin and Morphine
286.	K/Ks	Dissociation constant
287.	Ka	Acid dissociation constant
288.	Kb	Kilobase
289.	Kbp	Kilobase pair
290.	Kcat	Turnover number
291.	Keq	Equilibrium constant
292.	Ki	Inhibition constant
293.	Km	Michaelis-Menten constant
294.	LBW	Low birth weight
295.	LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
296.	LDL	Low density lipoprotein
297.	Leu	Leucine
298.	LH	Luteinising hormone
299.	Lk	Linking number
300.	Ln	Logarithm to base
301.	Log	Logarithm to base 10
302.	LP	Lumbar puncture
303.	LSD	Lysergic acid diethylamide
304.	LTH	Luteotrophic hormone (prolactin or lactogenic hormone)
305.	LTR	Long terminate respect
306.	Lys	Lysine
307.	MAB	Monoclonal antibody
308.	Man	D-mannose
309.	MAOI	Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
310.	MAP	Mean arterial pressure
311.	Mb	Myoglobin
312.	MBBS	Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery
313.	MBD	Minimal brain dysfunction
314.	MbO2	Oxymyoglobin
315.	MCL	Maximum contaminant level
316.	MD	Doctor of medicine
317.	mDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
318.	ME	Myalgic encephalomyelitis
319.	Met	Methionine
320.	MET	Magneto-encephalography
321.	MGP	Microbial genome project
322.	MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
323.	MI	Myocardial infarction
324.	MLD	Minimum lethal dose
325.	MMR	Combined vaccine against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (German measles)
326.	MND	Motor neuron disease
327.	MO	Medical officer
328.	MPN	Most probable number
329.	Mr	Relative molecular mass
330.	MRF	Melanocyte stimulating hormone releasing factor
331.	MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
332.	mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
333.	MRS	Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
334.	MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
335.	MS	Multiple sclerosis
336.	MSH	Melanocyte stimulating hormone
337.	MSU	Mid-stream urine specimen
338.	MTP	Medical termination of pregnancy
339.	Mur	Murmaric acid
340.	MurNac/ NAM	N-acetylmurmaric acid
341.	NAA	Naphthalene acetic acid
342.	NAD	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
343.	NAD H2	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced)
344.	NADP	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
345.	NADPH	Reduced Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
346.	NAG/ GLcNAC	N-acetyl glucosamine
347.	NDP	Nucleoside diphosphate
348.	NHS	National health service
349.	NMN	Nicotinamide mononucleotide
350.	NMNH	Reduced Nicotinamide mononucleotide
351.	NMP	Nucleoside monophosphate
352.	NMRI /NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
353.	NPO	Nil per orem (nothing by mouth)
354.	NTD	Neural tube defect
355.	NTP	Nucleoside triphosphate unit
356.	NTU	Nephrometric turbidity
357.	O&G	Obstetrics and gynaecology
358.	OA	Osteoarthritis
359.	OAA	Oxalacetate
360.	OD	Overdose
361.	OP	Outpatient
362.	OPV	Oral polio vaccine
363.	ORS	Oral rehydration salt solution
364.	ORT	Oral dehydration therapy
365.	OT	Occupational therapy
366.	P	Perianth, Pressure
367.	PAB/PABA	10 amino benzoate
368.	paed.	Paediatrics
369.	PAGE	Polyacryl amide gel electrophoresis
370.	PAN	Peroxyacyl nitrate
371.	path.	Pathology
372.	PBG	Porphobilinogen
373.	Pc	Plastocyanin/ phosphatidylcholine
374.	PCOD	Polycystic ovary disease
375.	PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
376.	PCT	Proximal convoluted tubule
377.	PDGF	Platelet derived growth factor
378.	PE	Pleural effusion, Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
379.	PEM	Protein energy malnutrition
380.	PEP	Phosphoenol pyrovate
381.	PEPA	Phosphenol pyrovic acid
382.	PET	Positron-emission tomography
383.	PFK	Phoshofructo kinase
384.	PG	Prostaglandin
385.	PGA	Phosphoglyceric acid
386.	pH	Potentia Hydrogenii
387.	Phe	Phenylalanine
388.	Pi	Inorganic orthophosphate
389.	PI	Phosphatidylinositol
390.	PICU	Paediatric intensive care unit
391.	PID	Pelvic inflammatory disease
392.	PIH	Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Protein inhibiting hormone
393.	PK	Protein kinase/ pyruvate kinase
394.	PKU	Phenylketonuria
395.	PLP	Pysidoxal 5’-phosphate
396.	PM	Postmortem
397.	PMT	Premenstrual tension
398.	Pn	Phosphopante theine
399.	PNS	Peripheral nervous system
400.	PO	Per orem (by mouth)
401.	PO2	Partial pressure of O2
402.	Pol	Polymerase
403.	PoP	Plaster of paris
404.	PPi	Inorganic pyrophosphate
405.	PPLO	Pleuro pneumonia-like organisms
406.	PQ	Plastoquinone
407.	pre-med	Premedication
408.	pre-op	Preoperative
409.	PRL	Prolactin
410.	Pro	Proline
411.	PRPP	5-phosphoribosyl 1’-pyrophosphate
412.	PS-I	Pigment system-I
413.	PS-II	Pigment system-II
414.	Pstd	Pistillode
415.	PTA	Post-traumatic amnesia
416.	PTH	Parathyroid hormone (Parathormone)
417.	QA	Quality assurance
418.	QALY	Quality adjusted life years
419.	RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
420.	RAAS	Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system
421.	RBC	Red blood corpuscles
422.	RDS	Respiratory distress syndrome
423.	REF	Renal erythropoietic factor
424.	REM	Rapid eye movement sleep
425.	RER	Rough endoplasmic reticulum
426.	RES	Reticuloendothelial system
427.	RF	Release factor/ replicative form
428.	RFLP	Restriction fragment length polymorphism
429.	RG	Regulator gene
430.	RH	Releasing hormone
431.	Rh	Rhesus factor
432.	RHA	Regional health authority
433.	Rib	D-ribose
434.	RMO	Resident medical officer
435.	RMP	Ribulose monophosphate
436.	RMR	Routine metabolic rate
437.	RN	Registered nurse
438.	RNA	Ribonucleic acid
439.	RNase	Ribonuclease
440.	RPF	Renal plasma flow
441.	RQ	Respiratory quotient
442.	rRNA	Ribosomal RNA
443.	RSI	Repetitive strain injury
444.	RSV	Respiratory syncitial virus, Rous sarcoma virus
445.	RTI	Reproductive tract infection
446.	RuBP (RuDP)	Ribulose biphosphate
447.	RV	Residual volume
448.	Rx	Treatment/ prescription
449.	S	Svedberg unit
450.	SAD	Seasonal affective disorder
451.	SAH	Subarachnoid haemerrhage
452.	SAM	S-adcnosylmethionine
453.	SAN	Sinu-atrial node
454.	SARS	Severe acute respiratory syndrome
455.	SBH	Sequencing by hybridization
456.	SCID	Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome
457.	SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulphate
458.	SER	Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
459.	Ser	Serine
460.	SIDS	Sudden infant death syndrome
461.	SLE	Systemic lupus erythemomatous
462.	SNPs	Single nucleotide polymorphs
463.	SQUID	Superconducting quantum interference device
464.	Sr RNA	Small nuclear RNA
465.	SRP	Signal recognition particle
466.	SS	Suspended solid
467.	ss DNA	Single stranded DNA
468.	STD	Sexually transmitted disease
469.	STH	Somatotrophic hormone/ growth hormone
470.	STP	Standard temperature and pressure
471.	SVI	Sludge volume index
472.	T	Thymine, Thymidine, or Thymidylate; Temperature
473.	TAB	Combined vaccine against Typhoid, Paratyphoid A, and Paratyphoid B
474.	TB	Tuberculosis
475.	TCA	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
476.	TENS	Transcutaneus electrical nerve stimulation
477.	TFE	Tetrafluoro ethane
478.	TH	Thyroid hormone
479.	THF/ H4 foliate	Tetrahydrofoliate
480.	THM	Trihalomethane
481.	Thr	Threonine
482.	TIA	Transient ischaemic attack
483.	TIM	Triose phosphate isomerase
484.	TLC	Total leucocyte count/ Total lung capacity
485.	TMP	Thyuridine 5’-monophosphate
486.	TMV	Tobacco mosaic virus
487.	TOC	Total organic carbon
488.	TON	Threshold odour number
489.	TP	Turgor pressure
490.	TPA	Tissue plasminogen activator (heart drug)
491.	TPN	Triphosphopyridine nucleotide
492.	TPP	Thiamine pyrophosphate
493.	TPR	Temperature, pulse and pressure
494.	tRNA	Transfer ribonucleic acid
495.	TS	Tourette’s syndrome
496.	TSH	Thyroid stimulating hormone
497.	TTH	Thyrotrophic hormone
498.	TTP	Thymidine triphosphate
499.	TV	Tidal volume
500.	Tx	Transfusion, transplant
501.	Tyr	Tyrosine
502.	U	Uracil, Uridine or Uridylate
503.	UDP	Uridine 5’-diphosphate
504.	UDPG	Uridine diphosphate galactose
505.	UDPGlc	Uridine diphosphate glucose
506.	UMP	Uridine 5’-monophosphate
507.	UQ/ COQ	Coenzyme Q/ ubiquinone
508.	URTI	Upper respiratory tract infection
509.	UTI	Urinary tract infection
510.	UTP	Uridine triphosphate
511.	UV	Ultraviolet/ Urine conc substance g/ml
512.	VA	Visual acuity
513.	Val	Valine
514.	VC	Vital capacity
515.	VD	Venereal diseases
516.	VF	Ventrinular fibrillation
517.	VLDL	Very low density lipoprotein
518.	Vmovx	Maximum velocity
519.	VNTRs	Variable number tandem repeats
520.	Vo	Initial velocity
521.	WBC	White blood corpuscles
522.	WHO	World health organization
523.	WPCF	Water pollution control federation
524.	YAC	Yeast artificial chromosome
525.	Z	Wet change
526.	ZIFT	Zygote intra-fallopian transfer
527.	ZSV	Zone setting index
528.	α kG	α-ketoglutarate
529.	Δ G	Free energy change
530.	Δ G+	Activation energy
531.	Δ G01	Standard Free energy change
532.	Δ GB	Binding energy
533.	Δ H	Enthalpy change
534.	ΔS	Entropy change
535.	Δψ	Transmembrane electric potential
536.	Φ	Bacteriophage