Medical Abbreviations Starting With "S"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| S | Sacrum |
| s | second |
| s | sound |
| s | without |
| s̅ | Without (s with a bar over it); from Middle English sans, borrowed from Old French sans, Latin sine |
| s damnosum | simulium damnosum |
| s enterica | salmonella enterica |
| s erythraea | saccharopolyspora erythraea |
| s intercalatum | schistosoma intercalatum |
| s phase | dna synthesis phase of cell cycle |
| s-phase | dna synthesis phase of cell cycle |
| s.c. | Subcutaneous from Latin, subcutis |
| s.d. | Subdermal |
| s/p | scale and polish teeth |
| s/p | status post |
| s/r | schizophrenic reaction |
| s/r | sinus rhythm |
| s/r | surgical removal of tooth |
| s/s | signs and symptoms |
| s&a | sugar and acetone |
| s&o | salpingo oophorectomy |
| s&p | scale and polish teeth |
| s&s | signs & symptoms |
| s&s | signs and symptoms |
| s+p | scale and polish teeth |
| S1 | First heart sound |
| s1 | first sacral nerve |
| s1 | first sacral vertebra |
| S2 | Second heart sound |
| s2 | second sacral nerve |
| s2 | second sacral vertebra |
| s3 | third heart sound |
| s3 | third sacral nerve |
| s3 | third sacral vertebra |
| s4 | fourth sacral nerve |
| s4 | fourth sacral vertebra |
| sa | salicylic acid |
| sa | saline |
| sa | sclerosing adenosis |
| sa | secondary anemia |
| sa | semen analysis |
| sa | serum albumin |
| sa | sexual abuse |
| sa | sinoatrial |
| SA | Sinoatrial node |
| saa | serum amyloid a |
| saa protein | serum amyloid a protein |
| saast | self administered alcoholism screening test |
| SAB | Spontaneous abortion |
| SAB | Staphylococcal bacteremia |
| sab | subacromial bursa |
| sab | subarachnoid block |
| sac erythraea | saccharopolyspora erythraea |
| sacd | subacute combined degeneration |
| sacle | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| sacs | spastic ataxia, charlevoix saguenay type |
| sad | seasonal affective disorder |
| sadd | short alcohol dependence data |
| sadq | severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire |
| saf | syntex adjuvant formulation |
| sag | surface antigen |
| sage | serial analysis of gene expression |
| sah | s adenosyl homocysteine |
| SAH | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| sah | systemic arterial hypertension |
| saicr | succinylaminoimidazole carboxamide riboside |
| sal | suction assisted lipectomy |
| salt | skin associated lymphoid tissue |
| sam | systolic anterior motion |
| sampe | subacute massive pulmonary embolism |
| SAMSHA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAN | Sinoatrial node |
| sao2 | arterial oxygen saturation |
| sap | serum acid phosphatase |
| sap | serum amyloid p |
| sap | standardized assessment of personality |
| sap | systolic arterial pressure |
| sapho | synovitis, acne, pustulosis palmaris, hyperostosis, osteomyelitis syndrome |
| sapi | sphingolipid activator protein i deficiency |
| saps | simplified acute physiology score |
| SAPS II | Simplified acute physiology score |
| SAPS III | Simplified acute physiology score |
| sara | sexually acquired reactive arthritis |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| sart | standard acid reflux test |
| sas | signs & symptoms |
| sas | sleep apnea syndrome |
| sas | social adjustment scale |
| sas | subarachnoid space |
| sas ii | social adjustment scale ii |
| sase | sample sequencing |
| sassr | social adjustment scale self report |
| sast | serum aspartate aminotransferase |
| sat | saturday |
| sb | antimony |
| sb | sceral buckle |
| sb | seat belt |
| sb | serum bilirubin |
| SB | Small bowel - small intestine |
| SB | Spina bifida |
| sb | stillbirth |
| sba | soybean agglutinin |
| sba | spina bifida aperta |
| sbas | social behavior assessment scale |
| sbb | small bowel bypass |
| sbd | seborrheic dermatitis |
| SBE | Subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| sbft | small bowel follow through |
| sbh | sequencing by hybridization |
| sbl | superior bridging leaflet |
| sbla | sarcoma, breast and brain tumors, leukemia, laryngeal and lung cancer, and adrenal cortical carcinomas syndrome |
| sbm | small bowel meal |
| SBO | Small bowel obstruction |
| sbo | spina bifida occulta |
| SBP | Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
| sbp | sulfobromophthalein |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| sbqc | small base quad cane |
| sbr | small bowel resection |
| SBS | Shaken Baby Syndrome |
| sbs | short bowel syndrome |
| sbv | single binocular vision |
| sc | scandium |
| sc | secretory component |
| sc | sickle cell |
| sc | subcutaneous |
| SC | Sydenham chorea |
| sca | aberrant subclavian artery |
| sca | selective coronary angiography |
| sca | subclavian artery |
| sca | superior cerebellar artery |
| scab | streptozocin, ccnu, adriamycin, bleomycin |
| scad | short chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency |
| scan | sequence comparison analysis program |
| scarmd | severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy |
| scbe | single contrast barium enema |
| scbm | single contrast barium meal |
| scbp | stratum corneum basic protein |
| scbu | special care baby unit |
| scc | semicircular canal |
| scc | sickle cell crisis |
| scc | small cell carcinoma |
| scc | spinal cord compression |
| scc | spindle cell |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| scca | squamous cell carcinoma antigen |
| sccd | schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy |
| scce | stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme |
| sccl | small cell lung cancer |
| scd | sequential compression device |
| scd | sickle cell disease |
| SCD | Sudden cardiac death |
| scd | systemic carnitine deficiency |
| sce | school of continuing education |
| sce | sister chromatid exchange |
| sce | specialized columnar epithelium |
| scfr | stem cell factor receptor |
| scgf | stem cell growth factor |
| SCH | Sole Community Hospitals |
| sched | schedule |
| SCHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| schiz | schizophrenia |
| sci | science |
| sci | society of chemical industry |
| sci | spinal cord injury |
| sci | subcoma insulin |
| scicu | spinal cord intensive care unit |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
| scid | structured clinical interview for dsm iii r |
| scids | severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome |
| scidx | severe combined immunodeficiency, x linked |
| scif | stem cell inhibitory factor |
| scj | sternoclavicular joint |
| scl | scleroderma |
| scl | serum copper level |
| scl | symptom checklist |
| scl-70 | scleroderma antibody against topoisomerase i |
| SCLC | Small cell lung cancer |
| scle | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| sclh | subcortical laminar heterotopia |
| scm | scalene muscle |
| scm | steatocystoma multiplex |
| scm | sternocleidomastoid |
| scn | special care nursery |
| sco | subcapsular orchidectomy |
| scod | cytochrome oxidase deficient |
| Scope | Microscope or endoscope |
| scp | sickle cell prep |
| scpa | small cardioactive peptide a |
| scpb | small cardioactive peptide b |
| scpx | sterol carrier protein x |
| scq | situational confidence questionnaire |
| scr | serum creatinine |
| scr | stem cell rescue |
| scrna | small cytoplasmic rna |
| scs | saethre chotzen syndrome |
| scs | spinal cord stimulation |
| scsit | southern california sensory integration test |
| sct | sentence comprehension test |
| sct | sickle cell trait |
| sctat | sex cord tumor with annular tubules |
| scu | special care unit |
| scv | superior caval vein abnormality |
| scw | single chromosome workshop |
| sczd | schizophrenia |
| SD | Saint Vitus's dance |
| sd | sandhoff's disease |
| sd | senile dementia |
| sd | septal defect |
| sd | shoulder dislocation |
| sd | skin destruction |
| sd | social desirability |
| sd | somatization disorder |
| sd | spontaneous delivery |
| sd | stable disease |
| sd | standard deviation |
| sd | stensen's duct |
| sd | still's disease |
| sd | streptodornase |
| sd | sudden death |
| sd | superoxide dismutase |
| sda | severe disablement allowance |
| sdam | sacral defect with anterior meningocele |
| sdat | senile dementia of the alzheimer type |
| sdd | selective decontamination of the digestive tract |
| sdgf | schwannoma derived growth factor |
| sdh | sorbitol dehydrogenase |
| SDH | Subdural hematoma |
| sdh | succinate dehydrogenase |
| sdii | sudden death in infancy |
| sdl | simultaneous dichotic listening test |
| sdlt | senile dementia of the lewy body type |
| SDMC | Statistical and Data Management Center |
| sdmt | symbol digit modalities test |
| sdna | single stranded dna |
| sdns | steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome |
| sdo | standards data organization |
| sdp | sympathetic dependent pain |
| sds | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| sds | sudden death syndrome |
| sdsem | spinocerebellar degeneration with slow eye movements |
| sdvp | standard deviation of phase |
| sdys | simpson dysmorphia syndrome |
| sdz | sulphadiazine |
| se | scrambled egg |
| Se | selenium |
| search | searching for patterns |
| seb | seborrhea |
| seb | staphylococcal enterotoxin b |
| seb k | seborrheic keratosis |
| sebme | selenobetaine methyl ester |
| sec | second |
| sec | secretary |
| Sec | selenocysteine |
| sec | superficial esophageal carcinoma |
| secs | scale of early communication skills |
| sect | section |
| sed | sedimentation |
| sed | spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia |
| sed | staphylococcal enterotoxin d |
| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| sedc | spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita |
| sedt | spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda |
| seer | surveillance, epidemiology and end results program of the nci |
| sega | subependymal giant cell astrocytoma |
| Segs | Segmented cells |
| sem | scanning electron microscopy |
| sem | semen |
| sem | systolic ejection murmur |
| sem | ves seminal vesicles |
| semdjl | spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity |
| semi | subendomyocardial infarction |
| sen | special educational needs |
| sen | state enrolled nurse |
| senco | special educational needs coordinator |
| sens | sensory |
| sep | separate |
| sep | separated |
| sep | separation |
| sep | septum |
| sep | somatosensory evoked potential |
| sept | september |
| sept | septic |
| ser | serine |
| sergg | southeast regional genetics group |
| serm | selective estrogen receptor modulator |
| serol | serology, serological test |
| serotonin | 5 hiaa |
| SERT | Serotonin transporter |
| settle | spindle epithelial tumor with thymus like differentiation |
| sev | severe |
| sex | solitary eruptive xanthogranuloma |
| sf | saphenofemoral |
| sf | saturated fat |
| sf | scarlet fever |
| sf | seizure frequency |
| sf | seminal fluid |
| sf | semliki forest |
| sf | serum ferritin |
| sf | sham feeding |
| sf | shipping fever |
| sf | snack food |
| sf | spinal fluid |
| sf | stable factor |
| sf | sulfation factor |
| sf | swine fever |
| sf | synovial fluid |
| sfa | saturated fatty acid |
| SFA | Serum folic acid |
| sfa | soundfield audiometry |
| SFA | Superficial femoral artery |
| sfd | fetus small for dates |
| sfd | small for dates baby |
| sfd | sorsby fundus dystrophy |
| SFDA | State Food and Drug Administration |
| sfemg | single fiber electromyography |
| sfgf | shope fibroma growth factor |
| sfj | saphenofemoral junction |
| sfmpq | short form mcgill pain questionnaire |
| sfp | spinal fluid pressure |
| sfp | strict fall precautions |
| sfv | semliki forest virus |
| sg | salivary gland |
| sg | serum globulin |
| sg | serum glucose |
| sg | sign |
| sg | skin graft |
| sg | specific gravity |
| sg | substantia gelatinosa |
| sg | swan ganz catheter |
| SG cath | Swan-Ganz catheter - pulmonary artery catheter |
| SGA | Small for gestational age |
| sgaw | specific airway conductance |
| sgd | specific granule deficiency |
| sgl | without glasses |
| sgo-t | serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase |
| SGOT | Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| sgpcc | sialoglycopeptide cerebral cortex |
| sgpt | alanin-transaminase |
| SGPT | Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
| sgrs | stockton geriatric rating scale |
| sgs | short gut syndrome |
| sgs | subglottic stenosis |
| sh | serum hepatitis |
| sh | social history |
| sh | sulfhydryl |
| shamt | safer handling and movement training |
| shaps | special hospital assessment of personality |
| shbg | sex hormone binding globulin |
| SHBG | Sex hormone-binding globulin |
| SHEA | State Health Expenditure Account |
| shl | sudden hearing loss |
| shml | sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy |
| sho | senior house officer |
| shom | sequencing by hybridization on matrices |
| shr | spontaneously hypertensive rat |
| SHx | Social history |
| SHx | Surgical history |
| SI | International System of Units |
| si | sacroiliac |
| si | sensory integration |
| SI | Seriously ill |
| si | sexual intercourse |
| si | small intestine |
| si | spinal injury |
| si | stress incontinence |
| si | stroke index |
| SI | Suicidal ideation |
| si | systeme internationale |
| siad | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis |
| SIADH | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| sib | self injurious behavior |
| sib | sibling |
| sic | self intermittent catheterization |
| sicd | sudden infant crib death |
| SICS | Surgical intensive care unit |
| sicu | surgical intensive care unit |
| SID | Sensory Integration Dysfunction |
| sid | sudden infant death |
| sidp | structured interview for dsm iii personality disorder |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| sig | prescription |
| sig | sigmoidoscopy |
| siga | secretory immunoglobulin a |
| siggy | sigmoidoscopy |
| SIGN | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (similar to the English NICE) |
| sij | sacroiliac joint |
| sil | squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| sil | surgical induction of labor |
| sim | society for industrial microbiology |
| SIMV | Synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation |
| sin | speech in noise discrimination test |
| sin | squamous intraepithelial neoplasia |
| sing | singular |
| siod | schimke immunoosseous dysplasia |
| sip | sickness impact profile |
| sip | sympathetically independent pain |
| sipt | sensory integration and process test |
| sirs | system inflammatory response syndrome |
| SIS | Shaken infant syndrome |
| sisi | short increment sensitivity index test |
| SIT | Stress inoculation training - posttraumatic stress disorder |
| siv | simian immunodeficiency virus |
| sivb | society for in vitro biology |
| sk | seborrheic keratosis |
| sk | skimmed milk |
| sk | solar keratosis |
| SK | Streptokinase |
| sk | striate keratopathy |
| skel | skeletal |
| sko | significant key other |
| skt | skin tag |
| sky | spectral karyotyping |
| sl | sarcolemma |
| sl | short leg |
| sl | slight |
| sl | slit lamp |
| sl | slow |
| sl | small lymphocyte |
| sl | sodium lactate |
| sl | sound level |
| sl | streptolysin |
| sl | Sublingual |
| sla | src like adaptor |
| slam | systemic lupus activity measure |
| slc | short leg cast |
| sle | saint louis encephalitis |
| sle | slit lamp examination |
| sle | st louis encephalitis |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| sledai | systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index |
| SLEV | St. Louis virus |
| slg | sublingual gland |
| slk | super limbic keratoconj |
| slk | superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis |
| SLL | Small lymphocytic lymphoma |
| slm | soft lens matter |
| slos | smith lemli opitz syndrome |
| SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist |
| slpi | secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor |
| slr | straight leg raise |
| slrt | straight leg raise test |
| sls | sjogren larsson syndrome |
| slt | slight |
| slt | speech and language therapist |
| slt | synonym learning test |
| SM | Multiple sclerosis from Latin, sclerosis multiplex |
| sm | samarium |
| sm | simple mastectomy |
| sm | skimmed milk |
| sm | small |
| sm | substance misuser |
| sm | systolic murmur |
| sm c | somatomedin c |
| SMA | Sequential multiple analysis |
| sma | smooth muscle antibody |
| sma | somatomedin a |
| SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| SMA | Superior mesenteric artery |
| sma-14 | routine admission chemistry |
| SMA-6 | Six-channel serum multiple analysis |
| SMA-7 | Serum metabolic assay |
| smae | superior mesenteric artery embolus |
| smas | superior mesenteric artery syndrome |
| smast | short michigan alcoholism screening test |
| smc | smooth muscle cell |
| smc | succinylmonocholine |
| smd | senile macular degeneration |
| smd | submandibular duct |
| smd | submucous diathermy |
| sme | sequential multiple analysis |
| SMEI | Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy |
| smf | streptozocin, mitomycin c, 5 fluorouracil |
| smg | submandibular gland |
| smif | smooth muscle inhibitory factor |
| smile | slow marcaine infusion lumbar epidural |
| smm | superficial spreading melanoma |
| smp | skimmed milk powder |
| smp | sympathetically maintained pain |
| smr | severe mental retardation |
| smr | skeletal muscle relaxant |
| smr | submucous resection |
| SMS | Senior medical student |
| SMS | Smith-Magenis Syndrome |
| smt | septomarginal trabeculation |
| SMT | Spinal manipulative therapy |
| smv | submentovertical projection |
| SMV | Superior mesenteric vein |
| smx | sulfamethoxazole |
| sn | school nurse |
| sn | sinus node |
| sn | spontaneous nystagmus |
| sn | staff nurse |
| SN | Student nurse |
| sn | substantia nigra |
| sn | supernumerary |
| Sn | tin |
| snap | sensory nerve action potential |
| snb | scalene node biopsy |
| SNB | Sentinel node biopsy |
| sncl | small noncleaved cell lymphoma |
| snd | sensorineural deafness |
| snd | striatonigral degeneration |
| sne | student nurse extern |
| sne | subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy |
| snem | subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| snhl | sensorineural hearing loss |
| snip | wedi's new strategic national implementation process |
| snl | sandia national laboratory |
| snomed | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SNP | Sodium nitroprusside |
| SNP | Special Needs Plan |
| snps | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| snr | special needs register |
| snr | supernumerary rib |
| SNRI | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
| snrnp | small nuclear ribonucleo protein particle |
| sns | sympathetic nervous system |
| SNV | Sin nombre virus |
| so | salpingo oophorectomy |
| so | superior oblique |
| so4 | sulfate |
| soa | seen on arrival |
| soad | second opinion doctor appointed |
| soae | spontaneous oto acoustic emission |
| SOAP | Subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| sob | shortness of breath |
| sobar | shortness of breath at rest |
| SOBOE | Short of breath on exercise |
| soc | sequential oral contraceptive |
| soc | standard of care |
| SOD | Septo-optic dysplasia |
| sod | sodium |
| sodq | severity of opiate dependence questionnaire |
| soh | shaft of humerus |
| Sol | Solution |
| SOL | Space occupying lesion |
| sol | spontaneous onset of labor |
| soln | solution |
| som | secretory otitis media |
| som | somatostatin |
| som | somatotropin |
| som | superior oblique muscle |
| som | suppurative and unspecified otitis media |
| sono | sonogram |
| SOOB | Send out of bed |
| sor | suppurative otitis, recurrent |
| SOS | distress signal |
| sos | repeat once if urgent |
| sos | significant others scale |
| sotof | structure observation test of function |
| sotss | superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome |
| sov | sinus of valsalva |
| sp | simultaneous perception |
| sp | specific gravity |
| sp | spine |
| sp | spleen acupuncture points |
| sp | spontaneous pneumothorax |
| sp | status post |
| sp | substance p |
| sp | surgical pathology |
| Sp. fl. | Spinal fluid |
| Sp. gr. | Specific gravity |
| sp&h | speech and hearing |
| sp1b | pregnancy specific beta 1 glycoprotein |
| spa | collection of suprapubic aspirate |
| spa | single project assurance |
| sparc | secreted protein acidic and rich in cystein |
| spc | suprapubic catheter |
| spca | serum prothrombin conversion accelerator |
| spcd | spinal cord |
| spd | sociopathic personality disturbance |
| spear | selective parenteral and enteral regimen |
| spec | special |
| Spec | Specimen |
| SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography |
| SPEP | Serum protein electrophoresis |
| SPET | single photon emission computed tomography |
| spetp | solid and papillary epithelial tumor of the pancreas |
| spf | s phase fraction |
| spf | specific pathogen free |
| spf | stuart prower factor |
| spfl | spinal fluid |
| spg | specific gravlty |
| spg | sponge |
| spgr | specific gravity |
| sph | spherical |
| sph | spheroid |
| sph | sphingomyelin |
| spin | speech in noise discrimination test |
| spk | superficial punctate keratopathy |
| spl | spondylolisthesis |
| spl | superior parietal lobule |
| spm | scapuloperoneal myopathy |
| spm | spermine |
| spm | sphingomyelin |
| spmi | seminal plasma motility inhibitor |
| sponastrime | spondylar changes nasal anomaly striated-metaphyses |
| spont | spontaneous |
| spp | suprapubic prostatectomy |
| sppk | striate palmoplantar keratoderma |
| spps | stable plasma protein solution |
| SpR | Specialist registrar (UK) |
| spr | surgical pathology report |
| spria | solid phase radioimmunoassay |
| sps | simple partial seizure |
| sps | sodium polyanetholesulfonate |
| SPS | Stiff person syndrome |
| spsl | superficial partial skin loss burn |
| spsma | scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy |
| spt | skin prick test |
| spt | station pull through |
| sq | squalene |
| sq | square |
| sq | subcutaneous |
| sql | standard query language |
| squam | squamous |
| sr | normal spontaneous respiration |
| sr | schatzki ring |
| sr | seclusion room |
| sr | sedimentation rate |
| sr | sinus rhythm |
| SR | Slow release |
| sr | spontaneous respiration |
| sr | stapedial reflex |
| sr | superior rectus |
| sr | surgical removal |
| sr | suture removal |
| sr | system review |
| srd | stapedial reflex decay test |
| sreda | subclinical rhythmical eeg discharges in adults |
| srf | skin reactive factor |
| srf | somatotropin releasing factor |
| srh | single radial hemolysis |
| srh | slow reversal hold technique |
| srh | somatotropin releasing hormone |
| srif | somatostatin |
| srih | somatotropin release inhibiting hormone |
| srm | spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| srng | spectinomycin resistant neisseria gonorrheae |
| srns | steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome |
| srnv | subretinal neovascularization |
| srohap | strontium hydroxyapatite |
| SROM | Spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| srp | signal recognition particle |
| SRS | Stereotactic radiotherapy |
| srs | suicide risk scale |
| srsv | small round structured virus |
| srt | speech reception threshold |
| srt | stapedial reflex threshold |
| sruj | superior radioulnar joint |
| srv | small round virus |
| SS | Hemoglobin SS (HbSS) - in Sickle-cell disease = SS disease |
| ss | progressive systemic sclerosis |
| ss | sagittal split mandibular osteotomy |
| ss | sezary syndrome |
| ss | short stature |
| ss | sicca syndrome |
| ss | silk suture |
| ss | sjogren's syndrome |
| ss | social services |
| ss | somatostatin |
| ss | spinal stenosis |
| ss | stainless steel |
| ss | systemic sclerosis |
| ssa | sickle cell anemia |
| ssa | side to side anastomosis |
| ssbp | single stranded dna binding protein |
| ssc | somatosensory cortex |
| ssca | showed by single strand conformation polymorphism analysis |
| sscp | single stranded conformational polymorphism |
| sscpa | single strand conformation polymorphism analysis |
| ssct | sertoli stromal cell tumor |
| sscv | single strand conformation variance |
| ssd | source skin distance |
| ssdd | steroid sulfatase deficiency disease |
| sse | subacute spongiform encephalopathy |
| sse | suprasellar extension |
| ssep | somatosensory evoked potential |
| ssep | steady state evoked potential measurement |
| ssg | split skin graft |
| ssge | conformational sensitive gel electrophoresis |
| ssh | suppression subtractive hybridization |
| sshgb | sickle cell hemoglobin |
| ssi | stuttering severity instrument |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| ssk | semi skimmed milk |
| sski | saturated solution potassium iodide |
| sslp | single sequence length polymorphism |
| ssm | superficial spreading melanoma |
| ssmm | superficial spreading malignant melanoma |
| ssmp | dried semi skimmed milk powder |
| ssn | social security number |
| ssns | steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome |
| ssp | statutory sick pay |
| SSPE | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
| ssq | social support questionnaire |
| ssr | simple sequence repeat |
| ssr | spontaneous respiratory rate |
| SSRI | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| ssRNA | Single stranded RNA |
| ssrtn | self assessed speech reception threshold in noise test |
| SSS | Sick sinus syndrome |
| sssp | sexual stage specific protein |
| SSSS | Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
| sst | short synacthen test |
| sst | social skills training |
| ssv | short saphenous vein |
| ssv | stripping of the short saphenous vein |
| ssw | staggered spondaic word test |
| st | dental special tray |
| ST | Heat stable |
| st | saint |
| st | sinus tachycardia |
| st | sniff test |
| st | speech therapist |
| st | stage |
| st | stomach |
| st | street |
| st | subtertian malaria |
| st | subtotal |
| st | superficial temporal |
| st | supratentorial |
| st helena | saint helena |
| sta | station |
| sta | superficial temporal artery |
| stai | speilberger state trait anxiety inventory |
| stamp | protocol solid tumor autologous bone marrow program |
| stap | south tyneside assessment of phonology |
| staph | staphylococcus |
| staq | spare time activity questionnaire |
| stas | sporadic testicular agenesis syndrome |
| stass | south tyneside assessment of syntactic structures |
| stat | immediately |
| stb | stillborn |
| stc | subtotal colectomy |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| std | sodium tetradecyl |
| std | standard |
| steam | streptonigrin, thioguanine, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin, mitomycin |
| STEC | Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli, another name for enterohaemorrhagic E. coli |
| stem | scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| STEMI | ST elevation MI (Myocardial infarction) |
| stepa | thiotepa |
| STH | Somatotropic hormone |
| STI | Sexually transmitted infection |
| STI | Soft tissue injury |
| sti | systolic time interval |
| stiii | sulfotransferase iii |
| sting | submucous teflon injection |
| stlv | simian t cell lymphotropic virus |
| stm | scanning tunneling microscope |
| stm | short term memory |
| stm | streptomycin |
| stm | subtertian malaria |
| STNR | Symmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| stom | stomach |
| stop | suction termination of pregnancy |
| STOP | Surgical termination of pregnancy |
| stp | sodium thiopental |
| str | short tandem repeat |
| strep | streptococcus |
| Strepto. | Streptococcus |
| strp | short tandem repeat polymorphism |
| sts | sequence tagged site |
| STS | Serological test for syphilis |
| sts | sodium tetradecyl sulfate |
| sts | sodium thiosulfate |
| sts | steroid sulfatase |
| sts | x linked recessive ichthyosis |
| stsg | split thickness skin graft |
| stv | short term viability |
| stv | spontaneous tidal volume |
| stws | stuve wiedemann syndrome |
| stz | streptozocin |
| stz | streptozyme |
| su | salicyluric acid |
| su | solar urticaria |
| su | sulfonamide |
| su | sulfonylurea |
| sub-q | subcutaneous |
| subcu | subcutaneous |
| subcut | subcutaneous |
| subling | sublingual |
| Subq | Subcutaneous |
| sud | sudden unexpected death |
| sudca | sarcoursodeoxycholic acid |
| sudds | substance use disorder diagnostic schedule |
| sudi | sudden unexplained death of an infant |
| sufe | slipped upper femoral epiphysis |
| sui | stress urinary incontinence |
| suid | sudden unexpected infant death |
| sulf | sulfate |
| suls | suffolk univ law school |
| sun | sunday |
| SUNCT Headache | Short-lasting, Unilateral, Neuralgiform headache |
| sup | superior |
| supin | supination |
| Supp | Suppository |
| surg | surgeon |
| surg | surgery |
| surg | surgical |
| SUV | Standardized Uptake Value |
| sux | succhinylcholine |
| suzi | subzonal insemination |
| sv | saphenous vein |
| sv | selective vagotomy |
| SV | Seminal vesicle |
| sv | sievert |
| sv | sinus of valsalva |
| sv | sodium valproate |
| sv | spontaneous ventilation |
| sv | stereoscopic vision |
| SV | Stroke volume |
| svas | supravalvar aortic stenosis |
| svbg | saphenous vein bypass graft |
| SVC | Superior vena cava |
| svco | superior vena cava obstruction |
| svcs | superior vena cava syndrome |
| SVD | Simple vertex delivery |
| SVD | Spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| sve | sterile vaginal examination |
| svg | saphenous vein graft |
| svi | stroke index |
| SVI | Systemic viral infection |
| SVN | Small volume nebulizer |
| svo2 | saturated venous oxygen |
| svr | slow vertex response audiometry |
| SVR | Systemic vascular resistance |
| svri | systemic vascular resistance index |
| SVT | Supraventricular tachycardia |
| sw | short wave |
| sw | social work |
| sw | social worker |
| sw | stab wound |
| sw | sterile water |
| swa | straight wire arch orthodontic bracket |
| swa | straight wire fixed orthodontic appliance |
| swd | short wave diathermy |
| swga | succinylated wheat germ agglutinin |
| swiss-prot | swiss protein sequence db |
| swissprot | swiss protein database |
| swls | satisfaction with life scale |
| swog | southwest oncology group |
| SWS | Sturge-Weber syndrome |
| sx | signs |
| Sx | Surgery |
| Sx | Symptoms |
| SXA | Single energy X-ray absorptiometer |
| SXR | Skull x-ray |
| sym | symmetrical |
| syn | syndrome |
| synch | synchronized |
| syns | synostoses syndrome |
| syr | syrup |
| sys | system |
| sysop | systems operator |
| syst | systolic |
| sytiv | synaptotagmin iv |
| Sz | Seizure |