Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations 5th Edition

CBEV Choristoneura biennis entomopoxvirus

CBF capillary blood flow; cerebral blood flow; ciliary beat frequency; collagen-binding factor; core-binding factor; coronary blood flow; cortical blood flow

CBFB core-binding factor, beta

CBFb beta subunit of core-binding factor

CBFV coronary blood flow velocity

CBG capillary blood gases; coronary bypass graft; corticosteroid-binding globulin; cortisol-binding globulin

CBGv corticosteroid-binding globulin variant

CBH chronic benign hepatitis; cutaneous basophilic hypersensitivity

CbHV cebine herpesvirus

CBI chemical binding index; children's behavior inventory; continuous bladder irrigation; convergent beam irradiation

CBIC Certification Board in Infection Control

CBL circulating blood lymphocytes; chronic blood loss; cord blood leukocytes

Cbl cobalamin

CBLVd Citrus bent leaf viroid

CBM capillary basement membrane

CBMMP chronic benign mucous membrane pemphigus

CBN cannabinol; central benign neoplasm; Commission on Biological Nomenclature

CBNB Chemical Business News Database

CBNV Colony B North virus

CBO community-based organization; Congressional Budget Office

CBOC completion bed occupancy care

CBOD chemical and biological oxygen demand

CBOD5 5-day chemical and biological oxygen

CBP calcium-binding protein; cAMP-binding protein; carbohydrate-binding protein; cardiopulmonary bypass; chlorobiphenyl; cobalamin-binding protein; color blindness, protan type; convolution back projection; cruciform binding protein; cyclic adenosine monophosphate [cAMP] binding protein

C4BP complement 4 binding protein

CBPR computer-based patient record

CBPS chemical and biological protected shelter; congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome

CBPV chronic bee paralysis virus

CBR carbonyl reductase; case-based reasoning; chemical, biological, and radiological [warfare]; chemically-

bound residue; chronic bed rest; complete bed rest; crude birth rate

CBRL contextual Bayesian relaxation labeling technique

CBS cervicobrachial syndrome; chronic brain syndrome; clinical behavioral science; conjugated bile salts; culture-bound syndrome; cystathionine beta-synthase

CB3S Coxsackie B3 virus susceptibility

CBSD component-based software development

CBT carotid body tumor; code blue team; cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy; computed body tomography; computer-based testing; computer-based training instruction; cord blood transplant; corticobulbar tract

CBV capillary blood cell velocity; carnation bacilliform virus; catheter balloon valvuloplasty; central blood volume; cerebral blood volume; circulating blood volume; corrected blood volume; cortical blood volume; Coxsackie B virus

CBVD cerebrovascular disease

CbVd Coleus blumei viroid

CBVI computer-based video instruction

CBW chemical and biological warfare

CBX computer-based examination

CBZ carbamazepine

CC calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac center; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; cardiovascular clinic; cascade correlation; cell culture; central compartment; cerebral commissure; cerebral cortex; cervical cancer; chest circumference; chief complaint; cholecalciferol; choledochocholedochostomy; chondrocalcinosis; choriocarcinoma; chronic complainer; circula-tory collapse; classical conditioning; clean catch [of urine]; Clinical Center [NIH]; clinical course; clomiphene citrate; closed cup; closing capacity; coefficient of consistency; collagenous colitis; colony count; colorectal cancer; columnar cells; commission certified; common cold; communication-client; complicating condition; complications and co-morbidity; compound cathartic; computation constant; computer calculated; computer center; concordance; congenital cardiopathy; congenital cataract; consumptive coagulopathy; contrast cystogram; conversion complete; coracoclavicular; cord compression; coronary care; corpus callosum; correlation coefficient; costochondral; Coulter counter; craniocaudal; craniocervical; creatinine clearance; critical care; critical condition; Crohn colitis; Cronkhite-Canada [syndrome]; cross correlation; crus cerebri; cubic centimeter [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]; current complaint; Current Contents

C-C convexo-concavc

C&C cold and clammy

Cc concave

cc clean catch [urine]; concave; corrected; cubic centimeter [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]

CCA canonical correlation; cephalin cholesterol antigen; chick cell agglutination; chimpanzee coryza agent; choriocarcinoma; chromated copper arsenate; circulating cathodic antigen; circumflex coronary artery; common carotid artery; congenital contractural arachnodactyly; constitutional chromosome abnormality

CCAB complex cognitive assessment battery

CCABOT Cornell Coronary Artery Bypass Outcomes Trial

CCAg corpus callosum agenesis

CCAIT Canadian Coronary Atherosclerosis Intervention Trial

CCAM congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation; General Classification of Medical Procedures [Classification Commune des Actes Medicaux]

CCAP Cancer Chromosomal Aberration Project [database]; client-centered accreditation program

CCAT Canadian Coronary Atherectomy Trial; chick cell agglutination test; conglutinating complement absorption test

CCB calcium channel blocker

CCBD central cell-binding domain

CCBV central circulating blood volume

CCC calcium cyanamide; Canadian Cardiovascular Coalition [study]; care-cure coordination; cathodal closure contraction; center for clinical computing; child care center; Children's Communication Checklist; chlorcholine chloride; chronic calculus cholecystitis; chronic catarrhal colitis; comprehensive cancer center; comprehensive care clinic; concentration, clustering and continuity; concurrent care concern; consecutive case conference; continuous curvilinear capsulotomy; Council on Clinical Classification; cranio-cerebello-cardiac [dysplasia or syndrome]; critical care complex; cylindrical confronting cisternae

CC&C colony count and culture

CCCC centrifugal countercurrent chromatography

CCCCP Comprehensive Cardiovascular Community Control Program

CCCD cooled charge-coupled device

cccDNA covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid

CCCE cross-cultural cognitive examination

CCCl cathodal closure clonus

CC/CM Current Contents/Clinical Medicine

CCCN community care coordination network

CCCP carbonyl cyanide m-chloro-phenyl-hydrazone

CCCR closed chest cardiac resuscitation

CCCS condom catheter collecting system; critical care computer system

CCCT closed craniocerebral trauma

CCCU comprehensive cardiac care unit

CCCV Callistephus chinensis chlorosis virus

CCCVd Coconut cadang-cadang viroid

CCD calibration curve data; central collodiaphyseal; central core disease; charge-coupled device; childhood celiac disease; cleidocranial dysplasia; clinical cardiovascular disease; cortical collecting duct; countercurrent distribution; cumulative cardiotoxic dose

CCDC Canadian Communicable Disease Center; consultant in communicable disease control

CCD-CAMPI charge coupled device-computer analysis of mammography phantom images

CCDN Central Council for District Nursing

ccDNA closed circle deoxyribonucleic acid

CCDS case cart delivery system; color-coded duplex sonography

CCE capacitative calcium entry; carboline carboxylic acid ester; chamois contagious ecthyma; cholesterol crystal emboli; clear-cell endothelioma; clubbing, cyanosis, and edema; cornified cell envelope; countercurrent electrophoresis; cruciform cutting endonuclease

CCEHRP Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs

CCEI Crown-Crisp Experimental Index

CCEV cardamine chlorotic fleck virus; Choristoneura conflicta entomopoxvirus

CCF cancer coagulation factor; cardiolipin complement fixation; carotid-cavernous fistula; centrifuged culture fluid; cephalin-cholesterol flocculation; chronic cardiac failure; compound comminuted fracture; congestive heart failure; cross-correlation function; crystal-induced chemotactic factor

CCFA cefotoxin-cycloserine fructose agar

CCFAS compact colony-forming active substance

CCFE cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, fluorouracil, and extramustine

CCFMG Cooperating Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates

CCFV cardamine chlorotic fleck virus

CCG Children's Cancer Study Group; cholecystogram, cholecystography; clinically coherent group

CCGC capillary column gas chromatography

CCGS cell cycle G and S

CCH C-cell hyperplasia; central clinical hospital; chronic chloride hemagglutination; chronic cholestatic hepatitis; cross-correlation histogram

CCHA Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation

CCHAT Canadian Cozaar, Hyzaar and Amlodipine Trial

CC-HC coordinated collective homecare [France]

CCHD Caephilly Collaborative Heart Disease [study]; cyanotic congenital heart disease

CCHE Central Council for Health Education

CCHF, C-CHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

CCHFA Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation

CCHMS Central Committee for Hospital Medical Services

CChMVd Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid

CCHP Consumer Choice Health Plan; Corpus Christi Heart Project

CCHPR Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research; clinical classification of health policy research

CCHS congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; Copenhagen City Heart Study

CCHSA Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation

CCI Canadian Classification of Health Interventions; Cancer Care International; Cardiovascular Credentialing International; cholesterol crystallization inhibitor; chronic coronary insufficiency; common client interface; component communication interface; correct coding initiative; corrected count increment; Cronqvist cranial index; crowded cell index

CCI/F cortico-cortical inhibition and facilitation

CC-IMED California Consortium of Information in Medical Education and Development

CCK cholecystokinin

CCK-8 cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCKLI cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity

CCK-OP cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCK-PZ cholecystokinin-pancreozymin

CCKRB cholecystokinin receptor B

CCL carcinoma cell line; certified cell line; Charcot-Leyden crystal; continuing care level; continuous cell line; costoclavicular ligament; critical carbohydrate level

CCLE chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus

CCLI composite clinical and laboratory index

CC/LS Current Contents/Life Sciences

CCM cerebrocostomandibular [syndrome]; chemical cleavage of mismatch; complicated case management; congestive cardiomyopathy; craniocervical malformation; critical care medicine

c cm cubic centimeter

CCMC Committee on the Costs of Medical Care

CCMDS Core Community Minimum Data Set [Scotland]

CCME Coordinating Council on Medical Education

CCMG Canadian College of Medical Geneticists

CCML Comprehensive Core Medical Library

CCMoV cereal chlorotic mottle virus

CCMS cerebrocostomandibular syndrome; clean catch midstream [urine]; clinical care management system

CCMSU clean catch midstream urine

CCMT catechol methyltransferase

CCMV cowpea chlorotic mottle virus

CCMU critical care medical unit

CCN cancer center network; caudal central nucleus; community care network; coronary care nursing; critical care nursing

CCNHP community college nursing home project

CCNU N-(2-chloroethyl)-N′-cyclo-hexyl-N-nitrosourea [lomustine]

CCO cytochrome C oxidase

CcO2 capillary oxygen content

CCORP Cornell-China-Oxford Research Project

CCOT cervical compression overloading test

CCoV canine coronavirus

CCP Canadian Classification of Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Surgical Interventions; cephalin-cholesterol flocculation; charge class pair; chronic calcifying pancreatitis; ciliocytophthoria; columnar cell papilloma; community care plan; comprehensive care plan; cooperative cardiovascular project; coordinated care program; critical control point [food safety]; cytidine cyclic phosphate

CCPD continuous cycling (cyclical) peritoneal dialysis

CCPDS Centralized Cancer Patient Data System

C-CPE C terminal half of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

CCPMS Cancer Centre Patient Management System [Australia]; computer-assisted clinical pathway management system

CCPR closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation; crypt cell production rate

CCPT Chinese Cancer Prevention Trial

CCR Canadian Cancer Registry; complete continuous remission; complex chromosome rearrangement; consistency and concurrency reporting; Coriell Cell Repositories; correct classification rate; creatinine clearance

C-CR Computing-Communications Research Division [National Science Foundation (NSF)]

Ccr, Ccr creatinine clearance

CCRC comprehensive care retirement community; continuing care retirement community

CCRG Cooperative Cataract Research Group

CCRIS Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System [NLM database]

CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse

CCRS Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System; computer-controlled radiotherapy system

CCRS/SP computer-controlled radiotherapy system sequence processor

CCRT Cardiac Catheter Reuse Trial; computer-controlled conformal radiotherapy; computer-controlled

radiation therapy

CcRV-W2 Carcinus mediterraneus W2 virus

CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society; cardiac care system; case-control study; casualty clearing station; cell cycle specific; certified coding specialist; Chinese Cardiac Study; cholecystosonography; chronic cerebellar stimulation; chronic compartment syndrome; clear cell sarcoma; cloudy cornea syndrome; composite cultured skin; concentration camp syndrome; costoclavicular syndrome; crippled children's service

CCSCS central cervical spinal cord syndrome

CCSE Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination

CCSG Canadian Cooperative Study Group; Children's Cancer Study Group

CCSK clear cell sarcoma of the kidney

CCSM cervical cancer-specific mortality

CCSP Clara cell-specific protein

CCSRG Cochrane Collaboration Stroke Review Group

CCST chemical casualty site team

CCT carotid compression tomography; central conduction time; cerebrocranial trauma; charge class torsion; Chinese Captopril Trial; chocolate-coated tablet; coated compressed tablet; combined cortical thickness; composite cyclic therapy; computerized cranial tomography; continuum charge transfer; contrast-enhanced computed tomography; controlled cord traction; conventional computed tomography; coronary care team; cortical collecting tubule; cranial computed tomography; critical care technician; cyclocarbothiamine

CCTA coronal computed tomographic arthrography

CCTe cathodal closure tetanus

CCTG California Cooperative Treatment Group

CC-TGA congenitally corrected transposition of great vessels

CC-TOE continuum of care trauma outcome evaluation

CCTP coronary care training program

CCTR Cochrane Controlled Trials Register [UK]; common clinical term reference

CCTV closed circuit television

CCU cardiac care unit; Cherry-Crandall unit; Consulting Committee on Units [Comite Consultatif des Unites]; coronary care unit; critical care unit

ccua clean catch urinalysis

CCUP colpocystourethropexy

CCV carnation cryptic virus; channel catfish virus; closed circuit voltage; conductivity cell volume

CCVD chronic cerebrovascular disease

CCVM congenital cardiovascular malformation

CCW critical care workstation; counterclockwise

CCWISB Canadian Chemical Warfare Inter-Service Board

CCX cyclo-oxygenase

CD cadaver donor; caldesmon; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac disease; cardiac dullness; cardiac dysrhythmia; cardiovascular disease; Carrel-Dakin [fluid]; Castleman disease; cation-dependent; caudad, caudal; celiac disease; cell dissociation; cervicodorsal; cesarean delivery; chemical dependency; chlordecone; circular dichroism; cis-dioxolane; cluster of differentiation [antigens]; color Doppler; combination drug; common [bile] duct; communicable disease; compact disk; completely denaturated; conduct disorder; conduction disorder; conjugata diagonalis; consanguineous donor; conserved domain; contact dermatitis; contagious disease; contrast-detail [imaging]; control diet; controlled drug; conventional dialysis; convulsive disorder; convulsive dose; corneal dystrophy; cortical dysplasia; CotrelDubousset [rod]; Crohn disease; crossed diagonal; curative dose; cutdown; cystic duct; cytochalasin D; cytoplasmic domain

2CD two-cycle duration

CD4 HIV helper cell count

CD8 HIV suppressor cell count

CD50 median curative dose

C/D cigarettes per day; cup to disc ratio

C&D cystoscopy and dilatation

Cd cadmium; caudal; coccygeal; condylion

cd candela; caudal

c/d cigarettes per day

CDA Canadian Dental Association; Certified Dental Assistant; chenodeoxycholic acid; ciliary dyskinesia activity; clinical document architecture; complement-dependent antibody; completely denatured alcohol; compound document architecture; computer diagnostic assistant; congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

CdA chlorodeoxyadenosine

CDAC Clinical Data Abstraction Center

CDAD Clostridium difficile-associated disease

CDAE chemical defense aircrew ensemble

CDAI Crohn disease activity index

CDAL clinical data analysis laboratory

CDAP continuous distending airway pressure

CDB communication-database

C&DB cough and deep breath

CDC calculated date of confinement; cancer diagnosis center; capillary diffusion capacity; casualty decontamination center; cell division control; cell division cycle; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; chenodeoxycholate; children's diagnostic classification; Communicable Disease Center; complement-dependent cytotoxicity; Crohn disease of colon

CD-C controlled drinker-control

CDCA chenodeoxycholic acid

CDC-BRFS Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

CDCC complement-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

CDCE constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis

cDCIS comedo-type ductal carcinoma in situ

CDC NAC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of National AIDS Clearinghouse

CDCV Caddo Canyon virus

CDD certificate of disability for discharge; choledochoduodenostomy; chronic degenerative disease; chronic disabling dermatosis; congenital diaphragmatic defect; conserved domain database; contrast-detail-dose [imaging]; craniodiaphyseal dysplasia; current disease descriptions; [poly]chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

CDDP cis-diaminedichloroplatinum

CDE canine distemper encephalitis; chlordiazepoxide; color Doppler energy [imaging]; common data element; common duct exploration

CDEC Comprehensive Developmental Evaluation Chart

CDER Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CDEV Choristoneura diversuma entomopoxvirus

CDF chondrodystrophia foetalis; class conditional density function; clinical data field; clinical data framework; common data format; cumulative distribution function; [poly]chlorinated dibenzofuran

CDG carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome; central developmental groove

CDGE constant denaturant gel electrophoresis

CDGG corneal dystrophy Groenouw type, granular

CDGS carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome

cDGS complete form of DiGeorge syndrome

CDH ceramide dihexoside; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; congenital dislocation of hip; congenital dysplasia of hip

CDHAp calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite

CDI cell-directed inhibitor; central or chronic diabetes insipidus; Children's Depression Inventory; clinical data interchange; color Doppler imaging; communicable disease intelligence; cranial dia-betes insipidus; cyclindependent kinase interactor

CDILD chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease

CDK caldesmon kinase; cell division kinase; climatic droplet keratopathy; cyclin-dependent kinase

CDL chlordeoxylincomycin; Cornelia de Lange [syndrome]

CDLE chronic discoid lupus erythematosus

CDLS Cornelia de Lange syndrome

CDM chemically defined medium; clinical decision making; common data model

CDMMS chorioretinal dysplasia-microcephaly-mental retardation syndrome

CDMNS clinical decision making in nursing scale

CD-MPR cation-dependent mannose-6-phosphate receptor

CdMV cardamom mosaic virus

cDNA circular deoxyribonucleic acid; complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

CDNANZ Communicable Disease Network of Australia and New Zealand

CDNB 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

CDP chondrodysplasia punctata; chronic destructive periodontitis; collagenase-digestible protein; continuous distending pressure; coronary drug project; Council on Dental Practice; cytidine diphosphate; cytosine diphosphate

CDPAS Coronary Disease Prevention with Aspirin Study; Coronary Drug Project Aspirin Study

CDPC cytidine diphosphate choline

CDPR chondrodysplasia punctata, rhizomelic

CDPS calcium-dependent protease small subunit

CDPX X-linked chondrodysplasia punctata

CDR calcium-dependent regulator; clinical data repository; clinical dementia rating; close delay ratio; common data repository; complementarity-determining region; complementary determining region; computerized digital radiography; cup/disk ratio

CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health

CD-ROM compact disk-read only memory

CDRP clinical database research program

CDRS Children's Depression Rating Scale

CDS cardiovascular surgery; Care Dependency Scale; catechol-3, 5-disulfonate; caudal dysplasia syndrome; Chemical Data System; Children's Diagnostic Scale; Christian Dental Society; clean data set; clinical decisionsupport; cumulative duration of survival

CdS cadmium sulfide; [gene] coding sequence

CDSA common data security architecture

CDSC Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre [UK]

CDSM Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials

CDSR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

cd-sr candela-steradian

CDSRF chronic disease and sociodemographic risk factors