Medical Abbreviations Starting With "P"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| p | after |
| p | para |
| P | Parturition |
| p | peripheral |
| p | phosphate |
| P | Phosphorus |
| p | poise |
| p | polishing of tooth |
| P | Post |
| p | pressure |
| p | properdin |
| P | Pulse |
| pĚ… | (p with a bar over it) after, from Latin, post |
| p barb | pentobarbital |
| p elongatum | plasmodium elongatum |
| p fuliginosa | periplaneta fuliginosa |
| p gallinaceum | plasmodium gallinaceum |
| p haemolytica | pasteurella haemolytica |
| p patulum | penicillium patulum |
| p s | subglottic pressure |
| p sativum | pisum sativum |
| p-a | posteroanterior |
| p-ANCA | perinuclear-staining antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies |
| P-Y | Pack-years |
| p.c. | After food, from Latin, post cibum |
| p.r. | Per rectum (as noun: rectal examination) |
| p.v. | Per vagina (as noun: vaginal examination with manual examination and speculum inspection) |
| p/c | after meals |
| p/n | shared care |
| p/s | peripheral smear |
| P&A | Percussion and auscultation |
| p&n | psychiatry and neurology |
| p&pd | percussion and postural drainage |
| p&v | percussion and vibration |
| p&v | pyloroplasty and vagotomy |
| p01 | program project grant |
| p01 | research program projects |
| p2 | pulmonic second heart sound |
| p30 | core center grants |
| p32 | phosphorus 32 |
| p41 | biotechnology resource grant program |
| p4p | pay for performance |
| p53 | p53 tumor suppressor genes |
| pa | panic attack |
| pa | pantothenic acid |
| pa | paranoia |
| pa | pascal |
| pa | pathologist |
| PA | Pathologist Assistant |
| pa | pathology |
| pa | penetrated posteroanterior |
| pa | perianal |
| pa | periapical |
| pa | periodic acid |
| pa | peripheral arteriosclerosis |
| pa | pernicious anemia |
| pa | phenylalanine |
| pa | phenylalkylamine |
| pa | phosphatidic acid |
| pa | phosphoarginine |
| pa | photoallergy |
| pa | phthalic anhydride |
| PA | Physician Assistant |
| pa | plasminogen activator |
| pa | platelet aggregation |
| pa | polyamine |
| PA | Posterior-anterior, posteroanterior |
| pa | prealbumin |
| pa | primary aldosteronism |
| pa | primary amenorrhea |
| pa | proanthocyanidin |
| pa | procainamide |
| pa | program announcement |
| pa | propionic acid |
| pa | protactinium |
| pa | protrusio acetabuli |
| pa | psoriatic arthritis |
| pa | psychoanalyst |
| PA | Pulmonary artery |
| pa | pulmonary atresia |
| pa | puromycin aminonucleoside |
| pa | pyrrolizidine alkaloid |
| pa | pyruvic acid |
| PAB | Para-Aminobenzoic acid |
| pab | premature atrial beat |
| PABA | Para-Aminobenzoic acid |
| pac | paroxysmal atrial contractions |
| pac | penicillin acylase |
| pac | penicillin g acylase |
| pac | pericarditis arthropathy camptodactyly syndrome |
| pac | platinol, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide |
| PAC | Premature atrial contraction |
| pac | pressure area care |
| PAC | Pulmonary artery catheter, Pulmonary artery catheterisation |
| pace | platinol, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide |
| pachg | program advisory committee on the human genome |
| paci | partial anterior cerebral circulation infarction |
| paco2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood |
| pacs | picture archiving and communications system |
| pact | papillary carcinoma of thyroid |
| pact | partners in augmentative communication training |
| pacu | post anesthesia care unit |
| pad | palmar adductors |
| PAD | Peripheral artery disease |
| pad | pulmonary artery diastolic |
| padgem | platelet activation dependent granule external membrane protein |
| padl | performance test of activities of daily living |
| padl | personal activities of daily living |
| padp | phenylacetic dipalmitate |
| padp | pulmonary artery diastolic pressure |
| paeb | procainamide ethobromide |
| PAF | Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
| PAF | Platelet activating factor |
| pafc | pulmonary artery flotation catheter |
| page | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PAH | para-aminohippuric acid |
| PAH | Phenylalanine hydroxylase |
| pah | phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency |
| pah | polyaromatic hydrocarbon |
| PAH | Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| paha | para aminohippuric acid |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 |
| pais | psychological adjustment to illness scale |
| paiv | pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum |
| pak | p21 activated kinase |
| pal | peripheral alimentation line |
| PAL | Posterior axillary line |
| pala | n phosphonoacetyl l aspartate |
| palc | percutaneous anterolateral cordotomy |
| palp | palpate, palpated, palpable |
| palpa | psycholinguistic assessments of language processing in aphasia |
| pals | papillon lefevre syndrome |
| PALS | Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| pam | phenylalanine mustard |
| pam | postauricular myogenic response |
| pam | primary acquired melanosis |
| pam | primary amebic meningoencephalitis |
| pam | profession allied to medicine |
| pam | pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis |
| pame | pre anesthesia medical exam |
| pamut | pasteurella multocida toxin |
| pan | periarteritis nodosa |
| PAN | Polyarteritis nodosa |
| panas | positive and negative affect schedule |
| panendo | panendoscopy |
| panin | pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| panss | positive and negative syndrome scale |
| PAO | Peak Acid Output |
| pao2 | arterial oxygen pressure |
| PAOD | Peripheral artery occlusive disease |
| paop | pulmonary artery occlusion pressure |
| pap | acid phosphatase,prostatic |
| PAP | Papanicolaou stain |
| Pap | Papanicolaou Test (pap smear) |
| pap | peroxidase antiperoxidase |
| PAP | Positive airway pressure |
| pap | primary atypical pneumonia |
| pap | prostatic acid phosphatase |
| pap | pulmonary alveolar proteinosis |
| PAP | Pulmonary artery pressure |
| pap smear | papanicolaou smear |
| papb | polyaminopropylbiguanide |
| pappa | pregnancy associated plasma protein a |
| papsc | pyrrole aldehyde phenyl semicarbazone |
| papvc | partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection |
| papvd | partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage |
| papvr | partial anomalous pulmonary venous return |
| PARA I | Indicating a woman with one child (partus = birth) |
| PARA II | Indicating a woman with two children (partus = birth) |
| parc | poikiloderma, alopecia, retrognathism, and cleft palate |
| paren | parenterally |
| parox | paroxysmal |
| parr | post anesthesia recovery room |
| paru | post anesthesia recovery unit |
| PAS | Para-Aminosalicylic acid |
| pas | periodic acid schiff |
| pas | peripheral anterior synechia |
| pas | pulmonary artery stenosis |
| pas | pulmonary artery systolic |
| pas reaction | periodic acid schiff reaction |
| pasat | paced auditory stimulation test |
| pasd | periodic acid schiff with diastase |
| pasg | pneumatic antishock garment |
| PAT | Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia |
| pat | pregnancy at term |
| patco | prednisone, ara c, thioguanine, cyclophosphamide, oncovin |
| path | pathology |
| pathol | pathology |
| patsat | patient satisfaction score |
| pau | postmenopausal atrophic urethritis |
| pavsd | pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect |
| pawp | pulmonary artery wedge pressure |
| pb | lead |
| pb | paul bunnell test |
| pb | peripheral blood |
| pb | petrous bone |
| pb | phenobarbitol |
| PB | Phlebotomist |
| pbam | primary bile acid malabsorption |
| PBC | Primary biliary cirrhosis |
| pbch | polyclonal polymorphic b cell hyperplasia |
| pbcl | monoclonal/oligoclonal polymorphic b cell lymphoma |
| pbd | bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| PBD | Peroxisome biogenesis disorders |
| pbd | proliferative breast disease |
| pbde | pentabromodiphenyl ether |
| PBF | Peripheral blood film |
| pbf | pulmonary blood flow |
| pbg | porphobilinogen |
| pbi | penile brachial index |
| pbi | protein bound iodine |
| pbk | pseudophakia bullous keratopathy |
| pbl | peripheral blood lymphocyte |
| pbli | peripheral blood labeling index |
| PBM | Pharmacy Benefits Manager |
| pbm | phytobacteriomycin |
| pbma | polybutyl methacrylate |
| pbmc | patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| pbmpf | pyrenebutylmethylphosphonofluoridate |
| pbn | phenylbutylnitrone |
| pbp | progressive bulbar palsy |
| pbpc | peripheral blood progenitor cells |
| pbr | post birthing room |
| pbsc | peripheral blood stem cell |
| pbt | piebald trait |
| pbv | platinol, bleomycin, vinblastine |
| pbx | punch biopsy |
| pc | after meals |
| pc | correction of pectus carinatum |
| pc | percent |
| pc | pericardium acupuncture points |
| pc | personal computer |
| pc | phosphatidyl choline |
| pc | phosphocreatine |
| pc | piece |
| pc | platelet concentrate |
| pc | platelet count |
| pc | portal cirrhosis |
| pc | post cibum |
| pc | post crown |
| pc | postcricoid |
| pc | posterior chamber |
| pc | posterior colporrhaphy |
| pc | potential complication |
| pc | professional corporation |
| pc | pus cells |
| pc | pyruvate carboxylase |
| pc | pyruvate carboxylase deficiency |
| pc deficiency | pyruvate carboxylase deficiency |
| pca | parachloroamphetamine |
| pca | passive cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| pca | patient cancelled appointment |
| PCA | Patient-controlled analgesia |
| pca | percutaneous angioplasty |
| pca | postanesthesia care unit |
| pca | posterior cerebral artery |
| pca | posterior communicating artery |
| pca | principal component analysis |
| PCa | Prostate cancer |
| pcb | polychlorinated biphenyl |
| pcb | postcoital bleeding |
| pcb | procarbazine |
| pcbs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| pcc | pheochromocytoma |
| pcc | poison control center |
| pcc | propionyl coa carboxylase deficiency |
| PCCM | Primary Care Case Management |
| PCD | Postconcussional disorder |
| PCD | Primary ciliary dyskinesia |
| pcdd | polychlorinated dibenzodioxin |
| pce | platinol, cyclophosphamide, eldisine |
| pcf | posterior cranial fossa |
| pcfr | polycationic ferritin receptor |
| pch | paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| pci | pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis |
| pci | protein c inhibitor |
| pciol | posterior chamber intraocular lens |
| pck | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| pck | polycystic kidney disease |
| pcl | percutaneous lithotripsy of renal calculus |
| pcl | plasma cell leukemia |
| PCL | Posterior cruciate ligament |
| pcl | primary congenital lymphedema |
| pcld | polycystic liver disease |
| pcm | protein calorie malnutrition |
| pcmb | parachloromercuribenzoate |
| pcmx | parachlorometaxylenol |
| PCN | Penicillin |
| pcn | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
| pcn | percutaneous nephrostomy |
| pcn | primary care nurse |
| pcna | peripheral cell nuclear antigen |
| pcna | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| pcnb | pentachloronitrobenzene |
| pcnl | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
| PCNSL | Primary central nervous system lymphoma |
| PCO | Polycystic ovary |
| pco2 | carbon dioxide partial pressure |
| pcod | polycystic ovarian disease |
| pcom | posterior communicating artery |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovarian syndrome |
| pcp | p chlorophenylalanine |
| pcp | pentachlorophenol |
| pcp | phencyclidine |
| pcp | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
| pcp | posterior colpoperineorrhaphy |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician |
| pcpa | p chlorophenylalanine |
| pcpa | parachlorophenylalanine |
| PCR | Patient Care Report |
| pcr | phosphocreatine |
| pcr | plasma creatinine |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| pcr | protein catabolic rate |
| pcs | pieces |
| pcs | portacaval shunt |
| PCS | Post-concussion syndrome |
| PCT | NHS Primary Care Trust |
| pct | papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| pct | photochemotherapy |
| pct | porphyria cutanea tarda |
| PCT | Primary Care Trust (UK) |
| pct | prism cover test |
| pcta | pentachlorothioanisole |
| pctfe | polychlorotrifluoroethylene |
| pctl | percutaneous transluminal |
| pctsib | pediatric clinical test of sensory integration |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| pcv | parietal cell vagotomy |
| PCV | Polycythemia vera |
| pcv | postcapillary venule |
| pcv | pressure controlled ventilation |
| pcvc | percutaneous venous catheter |
| PCWP | Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure |
| pcxr | portable chest x ray |
| pcy | plastocyanin |
| pd | palladium |
| pd | pancreatic duct |
| PD | Parkinson's disease |
| pd | perceptive deafness |
| PD | Peritoneal dialysis |
| PD | Physical diagnosis |
| pd | police department |
| pd | postural drainage |
| pd | progressive disease |
| pd | pupillary distance, peritoneal dialysis |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus |
| pda | persistent developmental avoidance |
| pda | personal digital assistant |
| PDA | Posterior descending artery |
| pdb | paget disease of bone |
| pdb | paradichlorobenzene |
| pdc | paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis |
| pdc | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDD-NOS | Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified |
| PDD/NOS | Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified |
| pddr | pseudovit d def rickets |
| pddr | pseudovitamin d deficiency rickets |
| PDE | Phosphodiesterase |
| pde | pulsed doppler echocardiography |
| prostate derived factor | |
| PDGF | Platelet derived growth factor |
| pdh | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| pdh | pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency |
| pdhc | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| pdhc deficiency | pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency |
| PDI | Professional Development Institute |
| pdl | poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma |
| pdl | pulsed dye laser |
| pdmpa | pinacolyl dimethylphosphinate |
| pdms | patient data management system |
| pdn | private duty nurse |
| pdp | pachydermoperiostosis |
| PDP | Prescription Drug Plan |
| pdph | post dural puncture headache |
| pdq | physician data query |
| pdq | physician data query information from national cancer institute |
| PDQS | Partnership Defined Quality of Service * |
| PDR | Physicians' Desk Reference |
| pdr | pigmentary disorder, reticulate, with systemic manifestations |
| pdr | post delivery recovery |
| pdr | powder |
| pdr | proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
| pds | polydiaxanone sutures |
| PDT | Photodynamic Therapy |
| pdtc | pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate |
| pdv | patent ductus venosus |
| pdw | platelet distribution width |
| pe | correction of pectus excavatum |
| pe | dolichol acyltransferase |
| pe | paralysis agitans |
| pe | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PE | Physical examination |
| pe | plasma exchange |
| pe | pleural effusion |
| pe | poached egg |
| PE | Pre-eclampsia |
| pe | pulmonary edema |
| pe | pulmonary embolectomy |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PEA | Pulseless electrical activity |
| pearl | pupils equal and reacting to light |
| peb | platinol, etoposide, bleomycin |
| pec | platinol, etoposide, cyclophosphamide |
| pecam | platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule |
| peco2 | expired partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| pecoma | perivascular epithelioid cell tumor |
| ped | pediatrics |
| ped | pigment epithelial detachment |
| pediatr | pediatric |
| peds | pediatrics |
| PEEP | Positive end expiratory pressure |
| peepo | papular eruption with elimination of papillary edema |
| PEF | Peak expiratory flow |
| PEFR | Peak expiratory flow rate |
| PEG | Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| peg | pneumoencephalography |
| peg | polyethylene glycol |
| pei | polyethyleneimine |
| pej | percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy |
| pel | permissible exposure level |
| pel | primary effusion lymphoma |
| pem | polymorphic epithelial mucin |
| pem | protein energy malnutrition |
| pemt | phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase |
| pen | penicillin |
| pep | parietal epithelial cell |
| pep | phosphoenolpyruvate |
| pep | polymorphic eruption of pregnancy |
| pep | positive expiratory pressure |
| PEP | Post exposure prophylaxis |
| pep | procytox, epipodophyllotoxin derivative, prednisolone |
| pep | protein electrophoresis |
| pep carboxykinase | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| pepck | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase deficiency |
| per | through |
| per os | by mouth |
| Per Vag | Per vaginam |
| percut | percutaneous |
| perfusn | perfusion |
| perg | pattern electroretinography |
| peri | perineal |
| peri | perineum |
| periph | peripheral |
| perl | practical extraction report language |
| perl | pupils equal, react to light |
| PERLA | Pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation |
| perm | permanent |
| perm sect | permanent section |
| PERRL | Pupils equal, round, reactive to light |
| PERRLA | Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| pes | programmed electrical stimulation |
| pesa | percutaneous sperm aspiration |
| pesis | prejudicial evaluation and social interaction scale |
| pess | post enucleation socket syndrome |
| pet | peritoneal equilibration test |
| PET | Positron-emission tomography |
| pet | pre eclamptic toxemia |
| pf | palpebral fissure |
| pf | pemphigus foliaceous |
| pf | posterior fontanelle |
| pf | pred forte |
| pf | pulmonary fibrosis |
| pf | push fluids |
| pfa | profunda femoris artery |
| pfbbr | pentafluorobenzyl bromide |
| pfboa | pentafluorobenzyloxylamine |
| pfc | perfluorocarbon |
| pfc | persistent fetal circulation |
| pfct | cooper personalized fluency control therapy |
| pfd | polyostotic fibrous dysplasia |
| pfe | pelvic floor exercises |
| pfex | pelvic floor exercises |
| pffd | proximal femoral focal deficiency |
| pffin | pseudo free field speech in noise test |
| pfge | pulsed field gel electrophoresis |
| pfj | patellofemoral joint |
| pfk | muscle phosphofructokinase deficiency |
| pfk | phosphofructokinase |
| pfl | platinum, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium |
| pfm | peak flow meter |
| pfo | patent foram ovale |
| PFO | Patent foramen ovale |
| pfob | perfluoroctylbromide |
| pfosa | perfluorooctane sulfonic acid |
| pfp | partial fundoplication |
| pfp | pore forming protein |
| pfphfa | perfluoroperhydrofluoranthene |
| pfr | peak flow rate |
| pfr | pelvic floor repair |
| pfr | prism fusion range |
| pft | phenylalanine mustard, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen |
| PFT | Pulmonary function test |
| pftt | pediatric failure to thrive |
| pg | pentagastrin |
| pg | pepsinogen |
| pg | peptidoglycan |
| pg | phosphatidylglycerol |
| pg | phosphoglyceride |
| pg | picogram |
| pg | plant genome |
| pg | pregnant |
| pg | prostaglandin |
| pg | pyogenic granuloma |
| pg1 | pepsinogen 1 |
| pga | pepsinogen a |
| pga | polyglandular autoimmune syndrome |
| pga | prostaglandin a |
| pga | pteroylglutamic acid |
| pgae | propylene glycol alginate ester |
| pgbx | prostaglandin bx |
| pgcg | peripheral giant cell granuloma |
| pgcmk | pyroglutamic acid chloromethyl ketone |
| pgcms | philadelphia geriatric center morale scale |
| PGCS | Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale |
| pgd2 | prostaglandin d2 |
| pgdmk | pyroglutamyl diazomethyl ketone |
| pge | prostaglandin e |
| pge1 | prostaglandin e1 |
| pge2 | prostaglandin e2 |
| pge2 azidophenacyl ester | prostaglandin e2 azidophenacyl ester |
| pgf | prostaglandin f |
| pgf2 | prostaglandin f2 |
| pgf2 alpha | prostaglandin f2 alpha |
| pgg2 | prostaglandin g2 |
| pggp | poly |
| pgh | pituitary growth hormone |
| pgh2 | prostaglandin h2 |
| pgi2 | epoprostenol |
| pgi2 | prostacyclin |
| pgi2 | prostaglandin i2 |
| pgk | phosphoglycerokinase |
| pgl | persistent generalized lymphadenopathy |
| pgm | prostaglandin m |
| pgme | propylene glycol methyl ether |
| pgn | proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| PGNZ | Pharmaceutical Guild Of New Zealand |
| pgoa | primary generalised osteoarthritis |
| pgp | prepaid group practice |
| pgpase | phosphatidylglycerophosphatase |
| pgpms | polyglycidoxy propyl methyl siloxane |
| pgr | progesterone receptor |
| pgr | pulse generated run off |
| pgv | proximal gastric vagotomy |
| pgx | epoprostenol |
| pgy | postgraduate year |
| ph | partial hepatectomy |
| PH | Past history - medical history |
| ph | peliosis hepatis |
| ph | per hydrion |
| ph | personal history |
| ph | pharmacopeia |
| ph | philadelphia |
| ph | pinhole |
| ph | prostatic hyertrophy |
| PH | Pulmonary hypertension |
| pha | phytohemagglutinin |
| pha depolymerase | polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerase |
| phaa | pseudohypoaldosteronism |
| PHARM | Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines (Australia) |
| pharm | pharmacy |
| Pharm.D | Doctor of Pharmacy |
| pharma | pharmacy industry |
| phc | primary health care |
| phca | polyhexyl cyanoacrylate |
| phct | refer to member of primary healthcare team |
| phd | doctor of philosophy |
| phd | pulmonary heart disease |
| phe | phenylalanine |
| phep | posterior helical ear pits |
| phf | paired helical filament |
| phhi | persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy |
| phk | hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency |
| phls | public health laboratory service |
| phm | partial hydatidiform mole |
| phmgu | polyhexamethyleneguanidine |
| phn | post herpetic neuralgia |
| phn | public health nurse |
| pho | photographer |
| PHO | Physician-Hospital Organization |
| phos | phosphate |
| php | partial hospitalization |
| php | pseudohypoparathyroidism |
| phpv | persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous |
| phpx | panhypopituitarism, x linked |
| phrt | procarbazine, hydroxyurea, radiotherapy |
| phs | pallister hall syndrome |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| pht | phenytoin |
| pht | portal hypertension |
| pht | pulmonary hypertension |
| PHTLS | Prehospital trauma life support |
| PHx | Past history - medical history |
| phy | physostigmine |
| phylum arthropoda | arthropods |
| phys | physical |
| pi | peripheral iridectomy |
| pi | phosphoinositol |
| PI | Present illness |
| pi | propidium iodide |
| pi | pulmonary infarction |
| pi | pulmonic insufficiency |
| pi | pulsatility index |
| pia | platinol, ifosfamide, adriamycin |
| PIAPHP | Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals |
| pica | posterior inferior cerebellar artery |
| PICC | Peripherally inserted central catheter |
| picl | pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate |
| pico2 | inspired partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| picp | procollagen type i carboxylpropeptide |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| picu | pulmonary intensive care unit |
| PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PID | Prolapsed intervertibral disc |
| pids | primary immunodeficiencies |
| pie | perinatal pulmonary interstitial emphysema |
| pie | pulmonary infiltration eosinophilia |
| pif | prolactin inhibiting factor |
| pif | proliferation inhibitory factor |
| PIH | Pregnancy induced hypertension |
| pihca | polyisohexylcyanoacrylate |
| piis | posterior inferior iliac spine |
| pil | peripheral intravenous line |
| pim | post infective malabsorption |
| pin | penile intraepithelial neoplasia |
| pin | pressure induced nystagmus |
| pin | prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia |
| PIP | Proximal interphalangeal joint |
| pipj | proximal interphalangeal joint |
| piplc | phosphoinositol specific phospholipase c |
| pir | protein information resource |
| pit | pitocin |
| piv | peripheral iv |
| pivd | prolapsed intervertebral disc |
| pj | pancreaticojejunostomy |
| pjc | porcelain jacket crown |
| pjc | premature junctional complex |
| pjrt | permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia |
| pjs | peutz jehgers syndrome |
| pk | penetrating keratoplasty |
| pk | pericardial knock |
| pk | pharmacokinetic |
| pk | pneumoconiosis |
| pk | protein kinase |
| pk | pyruvate kinase |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKAN | Panthothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration |
| pkc | paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis |
| pkc | protein kinase c |
| PKD | Polycystic kidney disease |
| pkdl | post kala azar dermal leishmanioid |
| pkdts | polycystic kidney disease, infantile severe, with tuberous sclerosis |
| pkhd | polycystic kidney and hepatic disease |
| pkig | protein kinase inhibitor gamma |
| pkip | protein kinase inhibitor peptide |
| pkp | penetrating keratoplasty |
| PKU | Phenylketonuria |
| pl | palmaris longus |
| pl | partial lower |
| pl | pediatric level |
| pl | perception of light |
| pl | phospholipid |
| pl | posterolateral |
| pl | preferential looking test |
| pla | pityriasis lichenoides acuta |
| pla | plasma cell |
| plac | placenta |
| PLAT | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| plb | pursed lip breathing |
| plc | phospholipase c |
| plc | pityriasis lichenoides chronica |
| pld | phospholipase d |
| pld | polycystic liver disease |
| pld | polymorphic lymphoproliferative disorder |
| ple | polymorphous light eruption |
| ple | protein losing enteropathy |
| pled | periodic lateralized electrical discharge |
| pleds | periodic lateralised epileptiform discharges |
| pleva | pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta |
| plf | placental isoferritin |
| plf | posterior lumbar fusion |
| plg | plasminogen |
| PLIF | Posterior lumbar interbody fusion |
| plif | posterolateral interbody fusion |
| pll | prolymphocytic leukemia |
| PLMD | Periodic limb movement disorder |
| plnd | pelvic lymph node dissection |
| plnr | perilobular nephrogenic rests |
| plo | perceives light only |
| plott | diagnostic speech discrimination test |
| pls | phantom limb pain syndrome |
| PLS | Primary lateral sclerosis |
| PLT | Platelets |
| PM | In the afternoon |
| pm | passive movements |
| pm | petit mal |
| pm | poliomyelitis |
| pm | polymyositis |
| PM | Post meridiem |
| pm | posterior malleolus |
| pm | posteromedial |
| pm | postmortem |
| pm | prednimustine |
| PM&R | Physical medicine and rehabilitation |
| pma | phenylmercuric acetate |
| pma | phorbol myristate acetate |
| pma | phosphomolybdic acid |
| pma | progressive muscular atrophy |
| pmaa | polymethacrylic acid |
| pmax | peak inspiratory pressure |
| pmb | parahydroxymercuribenzoate |
| pmb | platinol, methotrexate, bleomycin |
| pmb | polymyxin b |
| PMB | Post-menopausal bleeding |
| pmbn | polymyxin b nonapeptide |
| pmc | pseudomembranous colitis |
| PMD | Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease |
| pmd | private medical doctor |
| pmd | progressive muscular dystrophy |
| pmdnt | pasteurella multocida dermonecrotic toxin |
| pme | progressive myoclonic epilepsy |
| pmf | phenylalanine mustard, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil |
| pmf | progressive massive fibrosis |
| pmfac | prednisone, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide |
| PMH | Past medical history |
| PMH | Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| pmhx | past medical history |
| PMI | Point of maximal impulse |
| PMI | Point of maximal intensity |
| pmi | posterior myocardial infarction |
| pml | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PML | Polyoma virus |
| pml | posterior mitral leaflet |
| pml | premature labor |
| PML | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| pml | promyelocytic leukemia |
| pmle | polymorphous light eruption |
| pmle | progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
| pmnl | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| pmol | picomole |
| PMP | Pseudomyxoma peritonei |
| pmp | pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferations |
| pmpa | pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid |
| PMPM | Per Member Per Month |
| pmr | palmomental reflex |
| PMR | Percutaneous myocardial revascularisation |
| PMR | Polymyalgia rheumatica |
| PMS | Personal Medical Services alternative contract for UK GPs |
| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| pmt | pacemaker mediated tachycardia |
| pmt | premenstrual tension |
| pmv | paramyxovirus |
| pmv | prolapsed mitral valve |
| pn | pain |
| pn | parenteral nutrition |
| pn | penicillin |
| pn | periarteritis nodosa |
| pn | peripheral nerve |
| pn | peripheral neuropathy |
| pn | phrenic nerve |
| pn | pneumonia |
| pn | polyneuropathy |
| pn | poorly nourished |
| pn | positional nystagmus |
| pn | postnatal |
| pn | practical nurse |
| pn | primary nurse |
| pn | progress note |
| pn | pyelonephritis |
| pn | pyridine nucleotide |
| pna | partial nail avulsion |
| pna | peanut agglutinin |
| pnc | postnecrotic cirrhosis |
| pnc | prenatal clinic, premature nodal contraction |
| PND | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| pnd | perinatal death |
| PND | Postnasal drip |
| pne | peripheral neuroepithelioma |
| pnem | paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis antigen |
| pnet | primitive neuroectodermal tumor |
| pneumo | pneumothorax |
| pnf | proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique |
| PNH | Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| pni | peripheral nerve injury |
| pnkd | paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia |
| PNM | Perinatal mortality |
| pnnl | pacific northwest national laboratory |
| pnoc | prepronociceptin |
| pnp | pancreatic polypeptide |
| pnp | para nitrophenol |
| pnp | pediatric nurse practitioner |
| pnp | peripheral neuropathy |
| pnp | pneumoperitoneum |
| pnp | polyneuropathy |
| pnp | purine nucleoside phosphorylase |
| pns | carcinoma in situ of postnasal space |
| pns | parasympathetic nervous system |
| pns | peripheral nerve stimulator |
| pns | peripheral nervous system |
| pnuts | putative protein phosphatase 1 nuclear |
| pnv | prenatal vitamin |
| pnx | pneumothorax |
| PO | By mouth (orally), from Latin, per os |
| po | parietal operculum |
| po | period of onset |
| po | posterior |
| po | postoperative |
| po2 | partial pressure of oxygen |
| po4 | phosphate |
| poa | pancreatic oncofetal antigen |
| poa | preoptic area |
| poa | primary optic atrophy |
| poad | premature occlusive arterial disease |
| poag | primary open angle glaucoma |
| poc | products of conception |
| poca | prednisone, oncovin, cytarabine, adriamycin |
| pocc | procarbazine, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, ccnu |
| pod | perioral dermatitis |
| POD | postoperative days |
| pod | pouch of douglas |
| pods | probability of death score |
| poe | point of entry |
| poea | polyoxyethyleneamine |
| poems | polyneuropathy organomegaly endocrinopathy monoclonal and skin changes |
| poems | programmable oto acoustic emissions |
| pof | premature ovarian failure |
| pofd | polyostotic fibrous dysplasia |
| pog | pediatric oncology group |
| pohs | presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome |
| poi | post operative instructions |
| poj | pharyngo esophageal junction |
| pol | perception of light |
| pol | polish |
| pol | premature onset of labor |
| polip | polyneuropathy, ophthalmoplegia, leukoencephalopathy, and intestinal pseudoobstruction |
| polst | physician's orders for life sustaining treatment |
| poly | Polymorphonuclear cells, ie Neutrophils |
| polydmo | polydecamethylene oxide |
| polyhmo | polyhexamethylene oxide |
| polyomo | polyoctamethylene oxide |
| polys | polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
| polytmo | polytetramethylene oxide |
| pomp | prednisone, oncovin, methotrexate, purinethol |
| pomr | problem oriented medical record |
| poms | profile of mood states |
| pon | paraoxonase |
| ponv | postoperative nausea and vomiting |
| pop | applying plaster of paris |
| pop | persistent occipitoposterior position |
| pop | plaster of paris |
| popd | phenylephrine oxazolidine prodrug |
| poplit | popliteal |
| por | patient oriented research |
| porp | partial ossicular replacement prosthesis |
| POS | Place of Service |
| pos | positive |
| posit | positional |
| posn | position |
| post | peritoneal ovum and sperm transfer |
| post | post mortem |
| post | posterior |
| post op | postoperative |
| postop | postoperative |
| potas | potassium |
| POTS | Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome |
| POX | Peroxidase |
| pp | pancreatic polypeptide |
| pp | paper point for endodontic treatment |
| pp | placenta praevia |
| pp | pneumoperitoneum |
| pp | post prandial |
| pp | postpartum |
| pp | presenting part |
| PP | Pulse pressure |
| ppa | pepsin a |
| ppa | phenylpropanolamine |
| ppa | phenylpyruvic acid |
| ppa | polyphosphoric acid |
| ppa | postpartum amenorrhea |
| ppa | postpill amenorrhea |
| PPA | Preferred Provider Arrangement |
| ppac | arthropathy, progressive pseudorheumatoid, of childhood |
| ppar | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppbs | post prandial blood sugar |
| ppc | primary peritoneal carcinoma |
| ppcra | pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy |
| PPCS | Prolonged post-concussion syndrome |
| ppd | packs per day |
| ppd | paraphenylenediamine |
| ppd | pervasive developmental disorder |
| ppd | postpartum day |
| PPD | Postpartum depression |
| PPD | Purified protein derivative |
| ppe | postpartum endometritis |
| ppecs | pragmatics profile of early communication skills |
| ppf | plasma protein fraction |
| ppf | protein plasma fractional |
| ppg | photoplethysmography |
| pph | parts per hundred |
| PPH | Postpartum hemorrhage |
| PPH | Primary pulmonary hypertension |
| PPH | Procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids |
| pphn | persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborn |
| ppht | primary pulmonary hypertension |
| ppi | observation of present pain intensity |
| PPI | Proton pump inhibitor |
| ppiep | phosphatidylinositol exchange protein |
| ppks | keratosis palmoplantaris striata |
| pplo | pleuropneumonia like organism |
| ppm | parts per million |
| PPMA | Postpolio Progressive Muscular Atrophy |
| ppmd | posterior polymorphous dystrophy |
| ppn | parenteral peripheral nutrition |
| ppn | peripheral vein parenteral nutrition |
| ppnad | primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease |
| ppng | penicillinase producing neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| ppp | human pancreatic polypeptide |
| ppp | palatopharyngoplasty |
| ppp | palmoplantar pustulosis |
| ppp | pancreatic polypeptide |
| ppp | pentose phosphate pathway |
| ppp | platelet poor plasma |
| ppp | primary proliferative polycythemia |
| pppg | post prandial plasma glucose |
| pppp | pneumococcal purpura producing principle |
| pppp | porokeratosis punctata palmaris et plantaris |
| PPROM | Preterm premature rupture of membranes |
| pprom | prolonged premature rupture of membranes |
| pps | pelvic pain syndrome |
| pps | peripheral pulmonary stenosis |
| pps | popliteal pterygium syndrome |
| PPS | Post-polio syndrome |
| pps | postpump syndrome |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| ppsh | pseudovaginal perineoscrotal hypospadias |
| ppt | parts per trillion |
| ppt | pneumoperitoneum |
| Ppt | Precipitate |
| Ppt | Precipitating |
| ppt | precipitation |
| ppt | prolonged prothrombin time |
| pptb | polypyrimidine tract binding protein |
| PPTCT | Prevention of parent-to-child transmission (of HIV: Govt of India) |
| PPTL | Post-partum tubal ligation |
| ppv | pars plana vitrectomy |
| ppv | patent processus vaginalis |
| ppv | peripheral positional vertigo |
| ppv | pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine |
| ppv | positive predictive value |
| ppv | positive pressure ventilation |
| ppvl | prosthetic paravalvular leak |
| ppvt | peabody picture vocabulary test |
| pr | partial response |
| pr | per rectum |
| pr | pityriasis rosea |
| pr | plantar reflex |
| pr | praseodymium |
| pr | progesterone receptor |
| PR | Prothrombin ratio |
| pr | pulmonary regurgitation |
| pr | pulse rate |
| pr-3 | proteinase 3 antibody |
| pr1 | parity 1 |
| pr2 | parity 2 |
| pr3 | parity 3 |
| pr4 | parity 4 |
| pr5 | parity 5 |
| pr6 | parity 6 |
| pra | patient record architecture |
| pra | phosphoribosylamine |
| PRA | Plasma renin activity |
| prb | rectal bleeding |
| PRBC | Packed red blood cells |
| prdl | prednisolone |
| prds | pitt rogers danks syndrome |
| pre | progressive resistive exercise |
| pre-op | preoperative |
| pred | prednisone |
| prem | premature |
| prembp | premaltose binding protein |
| Preme | Premature infant - premature birth |
| preop | preoperative |
| Prep | Preparation |
| preprovip | preprovasoactive intestinal peptide |
| preprovp | preprovasopressin |
| pres | presentation |
| pres | pressure |
| prev | previous |
| prf | pontine reticular formation |
| prf | prolactin releasing factor |
| prg | progesterone |
| PRHO | Pre-registration house officer (UK) |
| prim | primary |
| prim&r | public responsibility in medicine & research |
| prime | procarbazine, ifosfamide, methotrexate |
| primip | first pregnancy |
| primr | public responsibility in medicine and research |
| PRIND | Prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit |
| prism | pediatric risk of mortality |
| prism | profile in semantics |
| prk | photorefractive keratectomy |
| prkn | prone kneeling |
| prl | prolactin |
| prm | according to circumstances |
| prm | polymyalgia rheumatica |
| prn | As necessary, from Latin, pro re nata |
| pro | professional |
| Pro | proline |
| pro | prothrombin |
| proanf | proatrial natriuretic factor |
| probe | primer oligo base extension |
| proc | procedure |
| procto | proctoscopy |
| prod | productive |
| Prog | Prognosis |
| prog | program |
| prolif | proliferative |
| prom | passive range of motion |
| PROM | Premature rupture of membranes |
| pron | pronator |
| propionyl coa carboxylase | propionyl coenzyme a carboxylase |
| pros | prostate |
| prost | pronuclear stage transfer |
| prost | pronuclear stage tubal transfer |
| prosth | prosthesis |
| prot | protein, protestant |
| protime | prothrombin time |
| PRP | Panretinal photocoagulation |
| prp | pityriasis rubra pilaris |
| prp | platelet rich plasma |
| prp | prion protein |
| PRP | Progressive rubella panencephalitis |
| prre | pupils round regular equal |
| prstn | performance reception speech threshold in noise test |
| prt | prism reflection test |
| pru | peripheral resistance unit |
| PRV | Polycythemia rubra vera |
| ps | paradoxical sleep |
| ps | phosphatidylserine |
| ps | plastic surgery |
| ps | posterior synechiae |
| ps | prescription |
| ps | pressure support |
| ps | psychotic |
| ps | pubic symphysis |
| ps | pulmonary stenosis |
| ps | pyloric stenosis |
| psa | posterior superior alveolar |
| PSA | Prostate specific antigen |
| psap | prostatic specific acid phosphatase |
| psarp | posterior sagittal anorectoplasty |
| psbg | pregnancy specific beta 1 glycoprotein |
| psbo | partial small bowel obstruction |
| psc | posterior subcapsular cataract |
| PSC | Primary sclerosing cholangitis |
| pscc | posterior semicircular canal |
| psclo | posterior subcapsular lens opacities |
| pscp | papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum |
| pscr | peripheral stem cell rescue |
| psct | peripheral stem cell transplant |
| psdb | posterior superior dental nerve block |
| pse | portosystemic encephalopathy |
| psek | progressive symmetric erythrokeratodermia |
| psf | posterior spinal fusion |
| psf | ptb splicing factor |
| psgag | polysulfated glycosaminoglycan |
| psgn | post streptococcal gn |
| PSGN | Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis |
| psh | past surgical history |
| PSH | Psychosocial history |
| psi | perceptions of stuttering inventory |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| psis | post super iliac spine |
| psis | posterior superior iliac spine |
| psl | parasternal line |
| psl | prednisolone |
| psm | pansystolic murmur |
| psm | presystolic murmur |
| psma | progressive spinal muscular atrophy |
| PSN | Provider Sponsored Network |
| PSNZ | Pharmaceutical Society Of New Zealand |
| PSO | Provider Sponsored Organization |
| psp | paralytic shellfish poisoning |
| psp | parathyroid secretory protein |
| psp | phenolsulfonphthalein |
| PSP | Phenylsulphtalein |
| psp | phosphoserine phosphatase |
| psp | prednisolone sodium phosphate |
| PSP | Progressive supranuclear palsy |
| psp | pseudopregnancy |
| pss | perceived stress scale |
| PSS | Progressive systemic sclerosis |
| pst | paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
| pst | primary, secondary, and tertiary |
| psti | pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor |
| psvs | portosystemic venous shunt |
| psvt | paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
| psw | psychiatric social worker |
| psych | psychiatry |
| psych | psychology |
| pt | paroxysmal tachycardia |
| pt | part |
| pt | partial thickness |
| pt | patch test |
| pt | patient |
| pt | payment |
| pt | phage type |
| PT | Physical therapy (physiotherapy) |
| pt | physiotherapy |
| pt | pint |
| pt | pneumothorax |
| pt | port |
| pt | posterior tibial |
| pt | pregnancy test |
| pt | prothrombin |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| pt | pulmonary trunk |
| pt-lpd | post transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders |
| Pt. | Patient, from Latin patiens, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers" |
| pta | factor 11 |
| PTA | Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty |
| pta | persistent truncus arteriosus |
| pta | plasma thromboplastin antecedent |
| PTA | Post-traumatic amnesia |
| pta | posterior tibial artery |
| PTA | Prior to admission |
| pta | pure tone audiometry |
| ptafr | platelet activating factor receptor |
| ptan | palmitoyl tuberactinamine n |
| ptb | patellar tendon bearing |
| PTB | Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| ptc | factor 9 complex |
| ptc | papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| PTC | Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
| ptc | plasma thromboplastin component |
| ptc | post tetanic count |
| ptca | percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram |
| PTCA | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| ptcaf | phenylthiocarbamylaminofluorescein |
| ptd | prior to delivery |
| PTD | Prior to discharge |
| ptdins | phosphatidylinositol |
| ptdins | phosphoinositide |
| pte | post traumatic epilepsy |
| pte | private |
| pte | pulmonary thromboembolism |
| ptf | patient treatment file |
| ptfe | polytetrafluoroethylene |
| ptgc | progressive transformation of germinal centers |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| PTHC | Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
| pthrp | parathyroid hormone related protein |
| ptl | preterm labor |
| ptld | post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder |
| ptlpd | post transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders |
| ptma | phenyltrimethylammonium |
| pto | patent and trade office |
| ptpase | protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| ptrn | patron |
| PTSD | Posttraumatic stress disorder |
| PTSS | Posttraumatic stress syndrome - posttraumatic stress disorder |
| PTT | Partial thromboplastin time |
| ptt | prothrombin time |
| pttg | pituitary tumor transforming gene |
| ptu | propylthiouracil |
| ptv | planning target volume |
| ptx | pentoxifylline |
| ptx | picrotoxinin |
| PTx | Pneumothorax |
| pu | partial upper denture |
| pu | peptic ulcer |
| pu | plutonium |
| pu | pregnancy urine |
| pu | prostatic urethra |
| pu | purine |
| pu | purple |
| pubs | percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
| PUD | Peptic ulcer disease |
| pud | pulmonary disease |
| puf | polyunsaturated fat |
| pufa | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| puj | pelviureteric junction |
| pujo | pelviureteric junction obstruction |
| pulm | pulmonary |
| pulm | pulmonic |
| pulmon | pulmonary |
| puo | pelviureteric obstruction |
| PUO | Pyrexia of unknown origin |
| puppp | prurutic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy |
| pur | polyurethane |
| pur | purple |
| pur | purulent |
| puv | posterior urethral valve |
| puva | psoralen plus ultraviolet light a |
| puva therapy | psoralen ultraviolet a therapy |
| pv | parvovirus |
| pv | pemphigus vulgaris |
| pv | per vaginam |
| pv | pityriasis versicolor |
| pv | plasma viscosity |
| pv | plasma volume, peripheral vascular |
| pv | polycythemia vera |
| pv | portal vein |
| pv | pulmonary valve |
| pv | pulmonary valvotomy |
| pv | pulmonary vein |
| pva | polyvinyl acetate |
| pva | polyvinyl alcohol |
| pvb | platinol, vinblastine, bleomycin |
| pvb | premature ventricular beat |
| pvc | polyvinyl chloride |
| pvc | premature ventricular complex |
| pvc | premature ventricular contraction |
| pvcs | premature ventricular complexes |
| PVD | Peripheral vascular disease |
| pvd | post vagotomy diarrhea |
| pvd | posterior vitreous detachment |
| pvd | pulmonary valve disease |
| pvd | pulmonary vascular disease |
| pvda | prednisone, vincristine, daunorubicin, asparaginase |
| pvdf | polyvinylidene difluoride |
| pve | prosthetic valve endocarditis |
| pvep | pattern visual evoked potentials |
| pver | pattern visual evoked responses |
| PVFS | Post-viral fatigue syndrome |
| pvi | peripheral vascular insufficiency |
| PVL | Periventricular leukomalacia |
| pvn | paraventricular nucleus |
| pvns | pigmented villonodular synovitis |
| pvp | platinol vp 16 |
| pvp | pulmonary valvuloplasty |
| pvp i | povidone iodine |
| pvr | peripheral vascular resistance |
| pvr | post void residual |
| pvr | proliferative vitreal retinopathy |
| pvr | pulmonary valve regurgitation |
| pvr | pulmonary valve replacement |
| PVR | Pulmonary vascular resistance |
| pvr | pulse volume record |
| pvri | pulmonary vascular resistance index |
| pvrr | pulmonary valve re replacement |
| pvs | perivascular space |
| PVS | Persistent vegetative state |
| PVS | Plummer-Vinson syndrome |
| pvs | premature ventricular systole |
| PVS | Pulmonary valve stenosis |
| pvt | paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia |
| pvt | portal vein thrombosis |
| PW | Port-wine stain |
| pw | pulsed wave ultrasonic doppler |
| pw bolt | dental precision attachment |
| pw split bolt | dental precision attachment |
| pwb | partial weight bearing |
| pwb% | partial weight bearing with percent |
| pwd | powder |
| pwi | posterior wall infarction |
| pwm | pokeweed mitogen |
| pwmi | posterior wall myocardial infarction |
| PWP | Pulmonary Wedge Pressure |
| pws | port wine stain |
| pws | prader willi syndrome |
| px | peroxidase |
| px | physical examination |
| px | pneumothorax |
| Px | Prognosis |
| pxa | pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma |
| pxe | pseudoxanthoma elasticum |
| pxf | pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule |
| Pyl | pyrrolysine |
| pz | pancreozymin |
| pza | pyrazinamide |
| pza | pyrazoloacridine |
| pzi | protamine zinc insulin |