Abbreviations and acronyms in otorhinolaryngology.
5-FU - 5-Fluorouracil
A
AA - Arytenoid Aduction
AAA – Acute Attack of Anxiety or panic attack. Anxiety is the natural response to danger.
AAC - Antigen Antibody Complex. AAC is the most important immune reaction.
Ab - antibody
ABG - Air-Bone gaps. Difference between hearing thresholds by air and bone conduction
ABG - Arterial Blood Gases [or Gas]. This test mesaures the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide and pH (or acidity) in the arterial blood.
ABGPTA - Air-Bone Gaps Pure Tone Average. Average of the differences between hearing threshold for air and bone conduction at frequencies of 0.5 - 1,0 - 2,0 - 4,0 KHz.
ABR - Auditory Brainstem Response
a.c. - alternate current.
AC - Air Conduction
ACC - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
ACPTA - Air Conduction Pure Tone Average. Average of air conductionat frequencies of0.5 - 1,0 - 2,0 - 4,0 KHz.
ACS - American Cancer Society
ACTH - Adreno Corticotropic Hormone
a.d. - (latin: auris dextra) - Right ear
ADCA - Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia
AE - Adverse Event
AFP - Alpha Feto Protein
Ag- antigen
AGN – Acute Glomerulo-Nephritis
AHA - American Heart Association
AHI - Apnea Hypopnea Index
AHL - Asymmetrical Hearing Loss
AI - Apnea Index
AIDS- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
AIED - Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
AJA - American Journal of Audiology
a.l. - (latin: auris laeva) - Left ear
ALD - Assisitive Listening Device
AMA - American Medical Association
AMI– Acute Myocardial Infarction
ANA- Anti-Nuclear Antibody
ANCA - ANCAs - Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
AOM - Acute Otits Media
AP– Action Potential
aPTT - Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time - Normal values 28 - 40 sec.
AR - Allergic Rhinitis
ARCA - Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia
ARDS– Adult Respiratoy Distress Syndrome
a.s. - (latin: auris sinistra) - Left ear
ASLO– Anti-Streptolysin O
ASNHL - Asymmetrical sensorineural Hearing Loss
ASO- Anti-Streptolysin O
ASR - Age Standardised Rate
ASSR - Auditory Steady-State Response
ATH - Absolute Thresold of Hearing
ATH - Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy
a.u. - (latin: auris utraque) - Both ears
AVPU scale– A= Alert.V= Verbal.P= Painful.U= Unresponsive. Expresses the level of consciousness.
B
BAEP- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
BAER - Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
BAHA- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid. Read article on the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.
BC- Bone Conduction
BC - Brain Cancer
BCC - Basal Cell Crcinoma
BCPTA - Bone Conduction Pure Tone Average. Average of bone conductionat frequencies of0.5 - 1,0 - 2,0 - 4,0 KHz.
BERA- Brainstem Electric Response Audiometry
BK- Koch’s bacillus or mycobatterium tuberculosis.
BLND - Bilateral Linph Node Dissection
BMI - Body Mass Index
BMJ - British Medica Journal
BMT - Bilateral Myringotomy and Tubes
BOA - Behavioral Observaton Audiometry
BOT - Base of Toungue
BP- Blood Pressure Also B/P
BPPV - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. BPPV is the most common cause of positional vertigo.
BSA - Body Surface Area
BSC - Basaloid Squamous Carcinoma
BSER- BrainStem Evoked Response.
BT - Brain Tumor
BTE- Behind-the-ear.
BUN - Blood Urea Nitrogen
BX - Biopsy
C
C - Cancer (see also CA and K)
C1 - C7 - Cervical Vertebrae - C7 is seventh cervical vertebra.
Ca- Calcium
CA - Cancer (see also C and K)
CA 125- Cancer Antigens 125
CAD- Contact Allergic Dermatitis
CALM - Computer Assisted Laser Microsurgery
CAP - Compound Action Potential
CBM - Cellular Blue Nevi
CBT - Childhood Brain Tumor
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral (or Behavior) Therapy.
CCHS - Congenital central Hypoventilation Syndrome
CDC - Center for Disease Control
CDP - Computerized Dinamic Posturography. Other name Test of Balance (TOB).
cGy - Centigray. Unit of abdsorbed radiation dose equal to one hundredth of a Gray - Also 1 Rad.
Chemo - Chemoterapy
CHL - Conductive Hearing Loss
CI - Cochlear Implant
CIC- acoustic prosthesis Completely-in-the-canal.
CIN- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
CIS - Carcinoma In Situ - or Cancer in Situ.
CLD- In pharmacology: Certain Lethal Dose
CLL– Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia.
cM– Centimogran. Is a unit for meausring genetic linkage.
CM - Cutaneous Melanoma
CMV– Cytomegalovirus
CNAP - Compound Nerve Action Potential
CNR - Closed Nasal Reduction
CNS- Central Nervous System
C/O - Care Of
COG - Center of Gravity
COM - Chronic Otitis Media
COME - Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion
CP – Central Palsy.
CP - Computerized Posturography.
CPA - Cerebellopontine Angle.
CPAP (or C-PAP) - Continous Positive Airway Pressure
CPM - Ciclophosphamide
Creat - Creatinine
CROS - Contralateral Routing Of Signal
CRP - C-Reactive Protein
CRS - Chronic Rhinosinusitis
CRT - Cochlear Response Telemetry
Cryo - Cryotherapy or Cryosurgery
CSF – Cerebro Spinal Fluid
CSOM - Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
CST - Connected Speech Test
CT - Computerized Tomography. Other name CAT - Computerized Axial Tomography [CT is preferred].
CT - Chemo Therapy (or ct)
CVA - Cerebrovascular Accident
CVC - Central Venous Catheter
CVP - Central Venous Pressure
CWD - Canal Wall Down
CXR – Chest X Ray
D
daPa - deca Pascal
dB - Decibel
dB SPL - Decibel Sound Pressure Level
DCR - Dacryocystorhinostomy. Dacryocystorhinostomy is a surgical technique to restore the flow of tears into the nose when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
DDx - Differential Diagnosis
DH - Day Hospital
DIC - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
DIHS - Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome
DL - Direct Laryngoscopy
dilut. - (latin: dilutus ) diluted
dim - (latin: dimidius ) half
DIMS - Disorders of initiating and Maintaining Sleep
DIT – Dihydro-Tyrosine
DIVC - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
DN - Dibucaine Number
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNA - Did Not Attend
DOB - Date of Birth
DRG - Diagnosis Related Group
DS - Standard Deviation
DS - Day Surgery
DTI - [neuroscience] Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DU - Diagnosis Undetermined
DU - Dudenal Ulcer
Dx - Diagnosis
E
EAC - External Auditory Canal
EAM - External Auditory Meatus or External Acoustic Meatus.
EBNA - Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen
EBUS - Endobronchial Ultrasound.
EBV - Epstein-Barr Virus. It is the cause of infectious mononucleosis. Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in several disease: Hodking's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, multiple sclerosis and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
EBV VCA - Epstein-Barr Virus viral-capsid antigen
EH - Endolymphatic Hydrops. This is a disorder of the vestibular system.
EJC - European Journal of Cancer
ELS - Endolinphatic Shunt
ELST - Endolinphatic Sac Tumor
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
ENS - Empty Nose Syndrome.
ENT - Ear-Nose-Throat. See also "ORL: cosa significa?"
ERA - Electrical Response Audiometry
ERO - Evoked Response Olfactometry
ESS - Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. See also videoendoscopy sinus surgery.
ETD - Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
ETF - Eustachian Tube Function.
ETS - Environmental Tobacco Smoke
ETT - Endotracheal Tube
EUA - Exam Under Anesthesia
EVA - Enlarged Vestibular Acqueduct
ex aq - (latin: ex aqua) - In water
F
FAO - Far Advanced Otosclerosis
FB - Foreing Body
FEES - Flexible [or Fiberoptic] Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
FESS - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.
FFF - Fibula Free Flap
FFL - Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy
FFT - Fast Fourier Transform
F/H - Family History
FIT - Food Intolerance Test.
FKT - PhysioKinesiTherapy
FMEO - Fungal Malignant External Otitis
fMRI - Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FMT - Floating Mass Transducer. It 'a component of the Vibrant Soundbridge, a semi-implantable prosthesis.
FMTE - Full Mouth Tooth Extraction
FNA - Fine Needle Aspiration
FNAB - Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. See also biopsy.
FOM - Floor Of Mouth
FSF - Frontal Sinus Fracture
FT3 - Free Triijodothyronine
FT4 - Free Thyroxine
FTC - Federal Trade Commission (USA)
FU - Follow Up
Fx - Fracture
G
GCS - Glasgow Coma Scale
GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
GPR - Good Partial Remission
Gy - Gray. Gray is the standard unit of absorbed inonizing-radiation dose. See also cGy - centigray.
H
HA - Hearing Aids
HA - Headache. In italian language cefalea
HAE - Hearing Aid Evaluation
H2S - Idrogen sulphide
Hb - Haemoglobin concentration
HBO (or hbo) - Hyperbaric Oxigen
HBV - Hepatitis B Virus
HCP - Human Connectome Project
HCV - Hepatitis C Virus
HD - High Dose
H&N - Head and Neck.
HHIE - Hearing Handicap Inventary for the Ealdery.
HHT - Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HL - Hearing Loss
HNC - Head and Neck Cancer
HNS - Head and Neck Surgery
HNSCCs - Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
HP - Hearing Preservation
HP - Hypopharinx
HPV - Human Papilloma Virus
HR - High Risk
HST - Head Shaking Test.
HSV - Herpes Simplex Virus
HTN - Hypertension
Hx - Medical History
Hz - Hertz - Hertz is the unit of frequency. The unit is named for Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
HZV - Herpes Zoster Virus
I
I&D - Incision and Drainage
IAC - Internal Auditory Canal
IC - Infiltrating Carcinoma
IC - Infusion Chemotherapy
ICA - Internal Carotid Arthery
ICF - Intercellular Fluid
ICHD-3 - International Classification of Headaches Disorders, 3td Edition
ICNIRP - International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
ICP - Intracranial Pressure
If - Intermittent fasting. or If diet.
IFN - Interferon
IFOS - International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societes. It was founded during the Tokyo World Congress of Otolarygology in 1965.
Igf-1 - Insulin-like growth factor.
IGR - Institute Gustave Roussy - France. See http://www.gustaveroussy.fr/
IHS - International Headache Society
IIC - Invisible in canal hearing aids
IL - Interleukin
IM - Intramuscolar
IMRT - Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
INR - International Normalized Ratio
ISSNHL - Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. See Sudden Deafness
ITE - In-the-ear.
IV - Intravenous or Into a Vein
J
JLO - The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
JNA - Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
JNS - Journal of Neurosurgery. Official Journal of the aans since 1944.
K
K - Carcinoma
KHz - Kilohertz, or 1000 Hz.
L
LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
LAUP - Laser Assisted Uvolopalatopharyngoplasty
LB - Large Base.
LDL - Loudness Disconfort Level
LEMG - Laryngeal Electromyography
LES - Lower Esophageal Sphincter
LF - Laser Fulguration
LMA - Laryngeal Mask Airway
LMM - Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
LMP - Low Malignant Potential
LN - Lymph Node (see also LYM)
LND - Lymph Node Dissection
LP - Lumbar Puncture
LPR - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
LTB (or Ltb) - Laryngotracheobronchitis
LTR - Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
LYM - Lymph node (see also LN)
M
MAD - Mandibular Advanced Deviced
MALT - Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue
MAR - Bone Marrow
MBS - Modified Barium Swallow
MCF - Middle Cranial Fossa
MD- Ménière's Disease
MD - Moderately Differentiated
MDR - Multi Drug Resistant
MED - Medial
MEE - Middle Ear Effusion
MEE - Middle Ear Exploration
MEN - Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
MEO - Malignant External Otitis
METS (or Mets) - Metastases (see also MTS)
MI - Myocardial Infarction
MID - Maximal Interincisal Distance
MIO - Minimum Identifiable Odour
MML - Minimum Masking Level. MML is expressed in dB sensation level (SL).
MMF - Maxillomandibular Fixation
MPL - Myringoplasty.
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRND - Modified Radical Neck Dissection
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MSA - Multi System Atrophy
MSDL - Microsuspension Direct Laryngoscopy
MSL - Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis
MSLT - Multiple Sleep Latency Test
MST - Maximal Stimulation Test
MTC - Medullary Thyroid Cancer
MTS or Mts - Metastases
MTX - Methotrexate
MxT - Myringotomy and Tubes
N
NA - Acoustic Neuroma
NAFLD - Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NARES - NonAllergic Rhinitis with Eosinophila.
NASH - Non Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis
NAW - Nasoantral Window
NBHS - Newborn Hearing Screen
NCI - National Cancer Institute. See also http://www.cancer.gov/
ND - Neck Dissection
NDA - New Drug Application
NDPH - New Daily Persistent Headache
NET - Nerve Excitability Test
NF (or nf) - Neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis is an important autosomal dominant disorder.
NHL - Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NHT - Neoadjuvant Hormone Therapy
NIHL - Noise Induced Hearing Loss
NK - Natural Killer
NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
NMSC - Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
NOE - Naso-Orbito-Ethmoid
NOS - Not Otherwise Specified
NP - Nasopharynx
NPC - Naso Pharyngeal Carcinoma
NRT - Neural Response Telemetry
NSAID - Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
NSI - Nasal Saline Irrigation
NSR - No Sign of Recurrence
NSR - Not-Significant Result
NSR - Normal Sinus Rhythm
NV o N/V - Nausea and Vomit
O
O - Blood group O
OAE - Oto Acoustic Emissions
OC - Oral Cavity
OCR - Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
OD - Over Dose
OE - Otitis Externa
OHNS - Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon
OKC - Odontogenic Keratocysts
OKN - Optokinetic Nystagmus
OM - Otitis Media
OM - Odourized Markers
OMC - Osteomeatal Complex
OME - otitis media with effusion.
OMS - see WHO
ONB - Olfactory Neuro Blastoma
OP - Oropharynx
OP - Out Patient
OPMS - Oropharyngeal Motility Study
OR - Operating Room
ORIF - Open Reduction Internal Fixation
ORL - Otolaryngology or OtoRhinoLaryngology
ORL-HNS - OtoRhinoLaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
OSA - Obstructive Sleep Apnea
OSAS - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
OSCC - Oropharingeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
OSR - Open SeptoRhinoplasty
OTOHNS - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
OW - Oval Window
P
p-ANCA - perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
PAP - Positive Airway Pressure
PD - Progressive Disease
PDR - Physician's Desk Reference
PDT (or pdt) - Photodynamic Therapy
PEG - Percutaneos Endoscopy Gastrostomy
PET - Positron Emission Tomography
PET - Pressure Equalizing Tube
PH (or Ph) - Past History
PICA - Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery. Is the most important branch of the vertebral artery.
PM - Pacemaker
PNS - Peripheral Nervous System
PORP - Partial Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis
PPI - Proton Pump Inhibitor.
PR - Partial Remission
PR - Partial Responce
PRIST - Paper Radioimmunosorbent Test
PRITS - Partial Resection Of Inferior Turbinates
PSCT - Palliative Supportive Care Team
PSG - Polisomnogram
PSS - Performance Status Scale
PT - Prothrombin Time
PTT - Partial Thromboplastin Time
PTA - Peritonsillar Abscess
PTA - Pure Tone Audiometry
PTA - Pure Tone Average.
PTH - Parathyroid Hormone
PTS - Permanent Threshold Shift
Q
QALY - Quality Adjusted Life Year
q. d. - (latin: quaque die) - Every day
QOL - Quality Of Life
R
RADPLAT - Radiation plus Cisplatin
RAST - Radioallergosorbent Test
RBC - Red Blood Cell
RDI - Respiratory Disordes Index (or Respiratory Disturbance Index)
RF - Radiofrequency
RFA - Radiofrequency Ablation
RFFF - Radial Forearm Free Flap
RFITT - Radio Frequency Induced Thermotherapy. See also CelonLab ENT.
RFVTR - Radio Frequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction
RI - Residual Inhibition
RIT - Radio Immuno Therapy
RMF - Resonance Magnetic Functional (another acronym: fMRI)
RMN - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
RMT - Retromolar Trigone
RNA - Ribonucleic Acid
RND - Radical Neck Dissection
ROT - Reality Orentation Therapy
RRP - Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
RS - [neuroscience] Resting State
RT - Radio Therapy
RW - Round Window
Rx - Prescription
RXT - Radiation X-ray Therapy
S
SAE - Serius Adverse Event
SC - Subcutaneus
SCC - Short Course Chemotherapy
SCC - Squamous Cell Carcinoma
SCC - Strategic Cell Controller
SCM - Sternocleidomastoid
SDT - Speech Discrimination Threshold
SEH - Secondary Endolynphatic Hydrops
SET - Skin Endpoint Titration
SG or SGC - Salivar Gland Carcinoma
SGOT - Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase
SGPT - Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase
SGS - Subglottic Stenosis
SH - Social History
SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SL - Sensation Level.
SLE - System Lupus Erythematosus
SMAS - Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
SMG (or smg) - SubMandibular Gland
SNHL - Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
SOB - Short Of Breath
SPA - Subperiosteal Abscess
SPF - Sun Protection Factor. See also Fattore di Protezione Solare
SRT - Speech Reception Threshold
SSD - Single Sided Deafness
SSNHL - Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
STSG - Split Thickness Skin Graft
SVW - Vidal - Wright syndrome
T
- T&A (or T+A) - Tonsllectomy and Adenoidectomy
- TACs - Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias
- TBI - Total Body Irradiation
- TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
- TBNA - Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
- TC - Thyroid Cancer
- TCA - Trichloroacetic acid
- TCB - Thrombocytopenia
- TCM - Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- TEE - TransEsophageal Echo.
- TENS - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator.
- TEOAE - Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions
- TEP - Tracheoesophageal Puncture
- TES - Transoral Endoscopic Surgery
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TGF - Tumor Growth Factor
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THI - Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman et al., 1996). See also article Tinnitus Retrainig Therapy
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THoSC - Tinnitus Holistic Simplified Classification
Tinnitus: causes and treatment at Columbus Clinic Center in Milan
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TI - Tumor Inducing
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TIA - Transient Ischaemic Attack
- TL - Total Laryngectomy
TL (or TLA)- Translabyrintine Approach - TLMS (or TLM) - Transoral Laser Microsurgery
- TM - Tympanic Membrane
- TM - Tympanomastoidectomy
- TMD - Temporomandibular joint disorders
- TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- TNM - Tumor - Nodes - Metastasis.
- TNF - Tumor Necrosis Factor
TOB -Test Of Balance. See Computerized Dinamic Posturography- TORP - Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis
- TORS - Transoral Robotic Surgery
- TPL - Tympanoplasty
TPL CWD - Tympanoplasty Canal-Wall Down - TPL CWU - Tympanoplasty Canal-Wall Up
- TPN - Total Parenteral Nutrition
TRT - Tinnitus Retrainig Therapy - See also Tinnitus treatment at the Columbus Clinic Center in Milan
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TT - Total Tyroidectomy
TTH - Tension-type Headaches
TTND - Time To Non-detectable
TTS - Temporary Threshold Shift
TV - Tumor Volume
TVC - True Vocal Cord
TZ - Transition Zone
U
UARS - Upper Airways Resistence Syndrome
UBT - Urea Breath Test
UES - Upper Esophageal Sphincter
UHL - Unilateral Hearing Loss
ULN - Upper Limits of Normal
UPPP - Uvulo Palato Pharingo Plasty
UPF - Ultraviolet Protection Factor - Fattore di protezione dai raggi ultravioletti
URI or URTI - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
U.S.P. - United States Pharmacopoeia
UVH - Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction.
UVR - Ultra Violet Radiation
V
VBI - Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
VC - Vocal Cords
VII - Facial Nerve. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve.
VHL - von Hippel Lindau. See Syndrome von Hippel Lindau
VMA - Vanillyl Mandelic Acid
VOR - Vestibulo Ocular Reflex.
VORP - Vibrating Ossicular Prosthesis. This is the implantable component of the Vibrant Soundbridge System.
VRA - Visual Response Audiometry
VS - Vestibular Schwannoma
VSR - Vestibulo Spinal Reflex.
VZV - Varicella Zoster Virus
W
WD - Well Differentiated
WHO - World Health Organization
WM - Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
WTHD - Wish To Hasten Death
X
XR - X-Ray
XR - Estremely Rare
XRT - X-Ray Therapy. Radiotherapy
Y
YAG Lasers - Lasers based on YAG. YAG = Yttrium Aluminium Garnet.
YOB - Year Of Birth
Z
ZMC - Zygomaticomaxillary Complex
See also:
- Hesperia Hospital, Modena
- Ambulatory Care and Clinic Center "Columbus", 48, Buonarroti street, Milan