Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations 5th Edition
.pdfCBEV 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