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Medical Terminology: Abbreviations E-G
Medical abbreviations that begin with E-G are listed here. Remember that capitalization and punctuation can alter meaning with these abbreviations - ab may not necessarily be synonomous to Ab or AB for that matter.
Medical Abbreviations
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E
- Abbreviation: E
Meaning: ecstasy; electrolytes; Enterococcus; epinephrine
- Abbreviation: EAC
Meaning: external acoustic meatus
- Abbreviation: EACA
Meaning: epsilon-aminocaproic acid
- Abbreviation: EAEC
Meaning: enteroadhesive Escherichia coli
- Abbreviation: EAF
Meaning: enteric adherence factor
- Abbreviation: EBL
Meaning: estimated blood loss (see bleeding)
- Abbreviation: EBM
Meaning: evidence-based medicine; expressed breast milk
- Abbreviation: EBT
Meaning: electron beam tomography
- Abbreviation: EBV
Meaning: Epstein-Barr virus
- Abbreviation: EC
Meaning: enteric coating
- Abbreviation: ECC
Meaning: endocervical curettage
- Abbreviation: ECD
Meaning: endocardial cushion defect
- Abbreviation: ECF
Meaning: extracellular fluid; enteric cytopathic human orphan
- Abbreviation: ECG
Meaning: electrocardiogram
- Abbreviation: ECM
Meaning: extracellular matrix
- Abbreviation: ECHO
Meaning: enteric cytopathic human orphan virus
- Abbreviation: ECI
Meaning: febris e causa ignota (normally written as febris E.C.I.); fever of unknown origin
- Abbreviation: ECLS
Meaning: extracorporeal life support
- Abbreviation: ECMO
Meaning: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Abbreviation: ECP
Meaning: emergency care practitioner
- Abbreviation: ECT
Meaning: electroconvulsive therapy
- Abbreviation: ED
Meaning: emergency department; erectile dysfunction; ectodermal dysplasia
- Abbreviation: EDC
Meaning: estimated date of confinement (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy)
- Abbreviation: EDD
Meaning: estimated date of delivery (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy); expected date of delivery; estimated date of discharge
- Abbreviation: EDF
Meaning: end diastolic flow (describing the flow of blood through the umbilical artery)
- Abbreviation: EDH
Meaning: epidural hematoma
- Abbreviation: EDM
Meaning: esophageal Doppler monitor
- Abbreviation: EDRF
Meaning: endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka nitric oxide
- Abbreviation: EDTA
Meaning: ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid
- Abbreviation: EDV
Meaning: end-diastolic volume
- Abbreviation: EEE
Meaning: eastern equine encephalitis
- Abbreviation: EEG
Meaning: electroencephalogram
- Abbreviation: EENT
Meaning: ears, eyes, nose, throat (see otolaryngology)
- Abbreviation: EEX
Meaning: electrodiagnosis
- Abbreviation: EF
Meaning: ejection fraction
- Abbreviation: EFM
Meaning: electronic fetal monitoring, aka external fetal monitoring (cardiotocograph)
- Abbreviation: EFW
Meaning: estimated fetal weight
- Abbreviation: EGBUS
Meaning: external genitalia, Bartholin's glands, urethra & Skene's glands
- Abbreviation: EGD
Meaning: esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Abbreviation: EGF
Meaning: epidermal growth factor
- Abbreviation: EHEC
Meaning: enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
- Abbreviation: EIEC
Meaning: enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
- Abbreviation: EJ
Meaning: elbow jerk (triceps reflex)
- Abbreviation: EKG
Meaning: electrocardiogram
- Abbreviation: ELLSCS
Meaning: elective lower segment caesarean section
- Abbreviation: ELISA
Meaning: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- Abbreviation: EM
Meaning: erythema multiforme
- Abbreviation: EMB
Meaning: ethambutol; endometrial biopsy or endomyocardial biopsy
- Abbreviation: EmBx
Meaning: endometrial biopsy
- Abbreviation: EMC
Meaning: encephalomyocarditis
- Abbreviation: EMD
Meaning: early morning discovery; electromechanical dissociation
- Abbreviation: EMF
Meaning: endomyocardial fibrosis
- Abbreviation: EMG
Meaning: electromyography
- Abbreviation: EMLSCS
Meaning: emergency lower segment Caesarean section
- Abbreviation: EMU
Meaning: early morning urine sample (being the most concentrated, generally used for pregnancy testing)
- Abbreviation: Emul
Meaning: emulsion
- Abbreviation: ENT
Meaning: ear, nose, and throat (see otolaryngology)
- Abbreviation: EOM
Meaning: extraocular muscles
- Abbreviation: EOMI
Meaning: extraocular movements intact (see eye movement)
- Abbreviation: EPCT
Meaning: estrogen-progesterone challenge test
- Abbreviation: EPEC
Meaning: enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
- Abbreviation: EPH
Meaning: edema, proteinuria, hypertension
- Abbreviation: EPO
Meaning: erythropoietin
- Abbreviation: EPS
Meaning: electrophysiology; extrapyramidal syndromes
- Abbreviation: ER
Meaning: emergency room
- Abbreviation: ERCP
Meaning: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Abbreviation: ESHAP
Meaning: etoposide, cisplatin, cytarabine, methylprednisolone (chemotherapy regimen for relapsed Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
- Abbreviation: ESL
Meaning: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (also ESWL) (see lithotriptor); English as a second language (affects provider-patient communication)
- Abbreviation: ESBL
Meaning: extended spectrum beta-lactamase (see also gram-negative bacteria)
- Abbreviation: ESR
Meaning: erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Abbreviation: ESRD
Meaning: end-stage renal disease
- Abbreviation: ESS
Meaning: empty sella syndrome
- Abbreviation: ESV
Meaning: end-systolic volume
- Abbreviation: ESWL
Meaning: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (also ESL) (see lithotriptor)
- Abbreviation: ET
Meaning: endothelin; endotracheal
- Abbreviation: ETEC
Meaning: enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
- Abbreviation: Etiol
Meaning: etiology
- Abbreviation: ETOH
Meaning: ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
- Abbreviation: ETS
Meaning: endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy
- Abbreviation: ETT
Meaning: endotracheal tube
- Abbreviation: EUA
Meaning: examination under anesthesia
- Abbreviation: EUP
Meaning: extrauterine pregnancy
- Abbreviation: EUS
Meaning: endoscopic ultrasonography
- Abbreviation: EVAR
Meaning: endovascular aneurysm repair
- Abbreviation: EVF
Meaning: erythrocyte volume fraction (see hematocrit)
- Abbreviation: Exam
Meaning: examination (for example, physical examination)
- Abbreviation: Exp Lap
Meaning: exploratory laparotomy
- Abbreviation: Ext
Meaning: extremities
F
- Abbreviation: Fx
Meaning: fracture
- Abbreviation: FAMMM syndrome
Meaning: familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome
- Abbreviation: FANA
Meaning: fluorescent antinuclear antibody test
- Abbreviation: FAP
Meaning: familial adenomatous polyposis
- Abbreviation: FAST
Meaning: focused assessment with sonography for trauma
- Abbreviation: FB
Meaning: foreign body
- Abbreviation: FBC
Meaning: full blood count
- Abbreviation: FBE
Meaning: full blood exam
- Abbreviation: FBG
Meaning: fasting blood glucose
- Abbreviation: FBS
Meaning: fasting blood sugar
- Abbreviation: F/C
Meaning: fevers and/or chills
- Abbreviation: FDC
Meaning: follicular dendritic cells
- Abbreviation: FDIU
Meaning: fetal demise in utero
- Abbreviation: FDP
Meaning: fibrin degradation product
- Abbreviation: Fe
Meaning: iron
- Abbreviation: FEF25-75
Meaning: forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of forced vital capacity
- Abbreviation: fem
Meaning: female; femoral
- Abbreviation: FEN
Meaning: Fluids, Electrolytes, Nutrition
- Abbreviation: FEP
Meaning: free erythrocyte protoporphyrin
- Abbreviation: FESS
Meaning: functional endoscopic sinus surgery
- Abbreviation: FEV1
Meaning: forced expiratory volume in 1 second
- Abbreviation: FF
Meaning: free fluids (non-thickened fluids)
- Abbreviation: FFA
Meaning: free fatty acids
- Abbreviation: FFP
Meaning: fresh frozen plasma
- Abbreviation: FHR
Meaning: fetal heart rate
- Abbreviation: FHS
Meaning: fetal heart sound
- Abbreviation: FHT
Meaning: fetal heart tones
- Abbreviation: FHx
Meaning: family history (in medicine, meaning specifically the medical histories of family members and ancestors)
- Abbreviation: FIBD
Meaning: found in bed dead
- Abbreviation: FISH
Meaning: fluorescence in situ hybridization
- Abbreviation: FL
Meaning: femur length
- Abbreviation: FLK
Meaning: funny-looking kid (slang reference to dysmorphic features)
- Abbreviation: fl.oz.
Meaning: fluid ounce (1 Imperial fluid ounce ≈ 28.4 mL; 1 U.S. fluid ounce ≈ 29.6 mL) (use of these units is generally deprecated in modern medicine in favor of mL)
- Abbreviation: FM
Meaning: fetal movement
- Abbreviation: FMF
Meaning: fetal movements felt
- Abbreviation: FMP
Meaning: first menstrual period (that is, menarche)
- Abbreviation: FMPP
Meaning: Familial male precocious puberty
- Abbreviation: fMRI
Meaning: functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Abbreviation: F→N
Meaning: finger-to-nose test (one simple clinical test of motor coordination)
- Abbreviation: FNA
Meaning: fine-needle aspiration
- Abbreviation: FNAB
Meaning: fine-needle aspiration biopsy
- Abbreviation: FNAC
Meaning: fine-needle aspiration cytology
- Abbreviation: FNC
Meaning: full nursing care
- Abbreviation: FNH
Meaning: focal nodular hyperplasia
- Abbreviation: FOB
Meaning: father of baby
- Abbreviation: FOBT
Meaning: fecal occult blood test
- Abbreviation: FOF
Meaning: found on floor (patient fell out of bed)
- Abbreviation: FOS
Meaning: full of stool
- Abbreviation: FOOSH
Meaning: fall on outstretched hand
- Abbreviation: FPG
Meaning: fasting plasma glucose
- Abbreviation: FRDA
Meaning: Friedreich's ataxia
- Abbreviation: FROM
Meaning: full range of motion
- Abbreviation: FSBS
Meaning: finger-stick blood sugar (one method of blood glucose monitoring)
- Abbreviation: FSE
Meaning: fetal scalp electrode
- Abbreviation: FSGS
Meaning: focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
- Abbreviation: FSH
Meaning: follicle-stimulating hormone
- Abbreviation: FTA
Meaning: fluorescent treponemal antibody (see syphilis)
- Abbreviation: FTA-ABS
Meaning: fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (see syphilis)
- Abbreviation: FTT
Meaning: failure to thrive
- Abbreviation: F/U
Meaning: follow-up
- Abbreviation: FUO
Meaning: fever of unknown origin
- Abbreviation: FVC
Meaning: forced vital capacity (spirometry test value used in assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Abbreviation: FWB
Meaning: full weight bearing
- Abbreviation: FWD
Meaning: full ward diet; forward
- Abbreviation: Fx
Meaning: fracture of a bone
G
- Abbreviation: G
Meaning: gravidity (total number of pregnancies, successful or not); guanosine
- Abbreviation: G6PD
Meaning: glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase
- Abbreviation: GA
Meaning: general anaesthesia; gestational age
- Abbreviation: GABA
Meaning: gamma-aminobutyric acid
- Abbreviation: GABHS
Meaning: group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
- Abbreviation: GB
Meaning: gallbladder
- Abbreviation: GBC
Meaning: gallbladder carcinoma
- Abbreviation: GBS
Meaning: group B Strep.; Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Abbreviation: GBM
Meaning: glioblastoma multiforme; glomerular basement membrane
- Abbreviation: GC
Meaning: general condition; gonococcus
- Abbreviation: GCA
Meaning: giant cell arteritis
- Abbreviation: GCS
Meaning: Glasgow Coma Scale
- Abbreviation: GCT
Meaning: glucose challenge test
- Abbreviation: G-CSF
Meaning: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
- Abbreviation: GDA
Meaning: gastroduodenal artery
- Abbreviation: GDLH
Meaning: glutamate dehydrogenase
- Abbreviation: GDM
Meaning: gestational diabetes
- Abbreviation: GDP
Meaning: guanosine diphosphate
- Abbreviation: GERD
Meaning: gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Abbreviation: GFR
Meaning: glomerular filtration rate
- Abbreviation: GGT
Meaning: gamma glutamyl transferase
- Abbreviation: GGTP
Meaning: gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
- Abbreviation: GH
Meaning: growth hormone
- Abbreviation: GHRF
Meaning: growth hormone releasing factor
- Abbreviation: GHRH
Meaning: growth hormone releasing hormone
- Abbreviation: GI
Meaning: gastrointestinal; gastrointestinal tract
- Abbreviation: GIFT
Meaning: gamete intrafallopian transfer
- Abbreviation: GIST
Meaning: gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- Abbreviation: GIT
Meaning: gastrointestinal tract
- Abbreviation: GITS
Meaning: gastrointestinal therapeutic system
- Abbreviation: GMC
Meaning: general medical condition (e.g., 0 GMC)
- Abbreviation: GM-CSF
Meaning: granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
- Abbreviation: GMP
Meaning: guanosine monophosphate
- Abbreviation: GN
Meaning: glomerulonephritis
- Abbreviation: GNRH
Meaning: gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- Abbreviation: GOAT
Meaning: Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
- Abbreviation: GOD
Meaning: glucose oxidase
- Abbreviation: GOK
Meaning: God only knows
- Abbreviation: GOMER
Meaning: get outta my ER
- Abbreviation: GORD
Meaning: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Abbreviation: GOT
Meaning: glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
- Abbreviation: GP
Meaning: general practitioner; Goodpasture's syndrome
- Abbreviation: GPT
Meaning: glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
- Abbreviation: Gr
Meaning: grain
- Abbreviation: GRAV I
Meaning: gravidity = 1 (indicating a woman during her first pregnancy)
- Abbreviation: GSW
Meaning: gunshot wound
- Abbreviation: GTN
Meaning: glyceryl trinitrate; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
- Abbreviation: GTT
Meaning: glucose tolerance test; gestational trophoblastic tumor
- Abbreviation: Gtts
Meaning: guttae (drops)
- Abbreviation: GU
Meaning: genitourinary; gastric ulcer
- Abbreviation: GUM
Meaning: genitourinary medicine (often used more restrictively as alternative to sexually transmitted disease clinic)
- Abbreviation: GvH
Meaning: graft-versus-host
- Abbreviation: GvHD; GVHD
Meaning: graft-versus-host disease
- Abbreviation: GXT
Meaning: graded exercise test
- Abbreviation: GYN
Meaning: gynecology
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Medical Coding
Medical coding is dependent upon a solid understanding of medical terminology.
To be successful and accurate medical coders must have a solid understanding of common medical terms for various reasons which include:
- Reading and understanding medical dictation
- Proper code look up and selection
- Communicating with physicians, insurance companies, and other medical professionals
- Understanding human anatomy
- Appealing claim denials
Abbreviations
Medical abbreviations are used all the time in hospitals, clinics and various health institutions.
Many of these abbreviations are well-known and in use outside medical settings, but different institutions can develop internal abbreviations that aren't generally recognized.
Medical abbreviations are used to save time when diagnosing and writing charts. We've tried to put together an exhaustive list of the ones that are in general use.
Consider Context
If you encounter an abbreviation that could have two or more conflicting meanings, consider the context.
This may seem obvious, but if you see the abbreviation af and you are coding notes from an OB/GYN, the physician is most likely referring to amniotic fluid and not atrial fibrillation as would be the case if the notes belonged to a cardiologist.
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