List of medical abbreviations: 0-9
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| Abbrev. | Meaning |
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| Δ | diagnosis; change |
| ΔΔ | differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) |
| # | fracture |
| #NOF | fracture to the neck of the femur |
| ℞ | (R with crossed tail) prescription |
| Ψ | psychiatry |
| Σ | sigmoidoscopy |
| x/12 | x number of months |
| x/40 | x number of weeks of pregnancy |
| x/52 | x number of weeks |
| x/7 | x number of days |
| 5-HIAA | 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
| 5-HT | 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is, serotonin |
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