s |
without (s with a bar over it) (from Middle English sans, borrowed from Old French sans, Latin sine) |
S |
sacrum |
Sx |
symptoms |
S1 |
first heart sound |
S2 |
second heart sound |
S3 |
third heart sound |
S4 |
fourth heart sound |
S&O |
salpingo-oophorectomy |
SA |
sinoatrial node |
SAAG |
serum–ascites albumin gradient |
SAB |
staphylococcal bacteremia
spontaneous abortion (that is, miscarriage) |
SAH |
subarachnoid hemorrhage |
SAM |
systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve |
SAN |
sinoatrial node |
SAPS II |
simplified acute physiology score |
SAPS III |
simplified acute physiology score |
SAR |
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis |
Sarc |
Sarcoidosis |
SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
SB |
small bowel (see small intestine) |
SBE |
subacute bacterial endocarditis |
SBFT |
small bowel follow through |
SBMA |
spinal bulbar muscular atrophy |
SBO |
small bowel obstruction |
SBP |
systolic blood pressure
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
s.c. |
subcutaneous (from Latin subcutis) |
SCA |
Spinocerebellar ataxia |
SCC |
squamous cell carcinoma |
SCD |
sudden cardiac death |
SCD |
Sequential compression device |
SCD |
Sickle Cell Disease |
SCLC |
small cell lung cancer |
SCID |
severe combined immunodeficiency |
SCIWORA |
spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality |
scope |
microscope or endoscope |
S.D. |
subdermal |
SD
σ |
standard deviation |
SDH |
subdural hematoma |
SDTI |
suspected deep tissue injury |
SE |
side effect |
Sed |
sedimentation (rate) (see erythrocyte sedimentation rate) |
SEE |
syphilis elimination effort |
Segs |
segmented cells |
SEM |
systolic ejection murmur (see heart murmur) |
SERM |
selective estrogen receptor modulator |
SERT |
serotonin transporter |
SFA |
superficial femoral artery
serum folic acid |
SGA |
small for gestational age |
SG cath |
Swan–Ganz catheter (see pulmonary artery catheter) |
SG |
Specific Gravity (in Urinanalysis) |
SGB |
Stellate ganglion Block |
SGOT |
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
SGPT |
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
SH
SHx |
social history (personal habits, living situation, job) |
SHBG |
sex hormone-binding globulin |
shob |
shortness of breath (see dyspnea) |
SHPT |
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism |
SHx |
surgical history |
SI |
International System of Units
suicidal ideation
seriously ill
sacroiliac (joint) |
SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
SICU |
surgical intensive care unit |
SIBO |
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth |
SID |
Semel in die meaning once daily. Only used in veterinary medicine. |
SIDS |
sudden infant death syndrome |
SIL |
squamous intraepithelial lesion |
SIMV |
synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation |
si op. sit |
if needed (from Latin si opus sit) |
SIRS |
systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
SIT |
stress inoculation training (see posttraumatic stress disorder) |
SJS |
Stevens–Johnson syndrome |
SK |
streptokinase |
sl |
sublingual |
SLE |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
SLEV |
St. Louis virus |
SLN
SLNB |
Sentinel Lymph node biopsy |
SLR |
straight leg raise (see Lasègue's sign) |
SLL |
small lymphocytic lymphoma |
SLP |
Speech-language pathologist |
SM |
multiple sclerosis (from Latin sclerosis multiplex)
submucosal |
SMA |
sequential multiple analysis
superior mesenteric artery
spinal muscle atrophy |
SMA-6 |
six-channel serum multiple analysis |
SMA-7 |
serum metabolic assay |
SMN |
statement of medical necessity |
SMS |
senior medical student |
SMT |
spinal manipulative therapy |
SMV |
superior mesenteric vein |
SN |
student nurse ;
skilled nursing |
SNB |
sentinel node biopsy (ductal carcinoma) |
SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
SNP |
sodium nitroprusside;
single nucleotide polymorphism |
SNRI |
serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
SNV |
sin nombre virus (the most common type of hantavirus) |
SO |
salpingo-oophoritis |
SOAP |
subjective, objective, assessment, plan (how physicians’ notes may be organized) |
SOB |
shortness of breath (see dyspnea) |
SOBOE |
shortness of breath on exertion |
SOL |
space-occupying lesion |
Sol |
solution |
SOOB |
send out of bed |
SOS |
if needed (from Latin si opus sit) |
SP
s/p |
status post |
SPE |
streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin |
Spec |
specimen |
SPECT |
single-photon emission computed tomography |
SPEP |
serum protein electrophoresis |
SPET |
single-photon emission tomography |
Sp. fl. |
spinal fluid (see cerebrospinal fluid) |
Sp. gr. |
specific gravity |
SQ
sq |
subcutaneous |
SR |
slow release (see also time release technology (medicine)) |
SROM |
spontaneous rupture of membranes |
SRS |
stereotactic radiotherapy |
SS |
Hemoglobin SS (HbSS) (see in sickle-cell disease = SS disease)
subserosal |
S/S |
signs & symptoms |
SSC |
secondary sex characteristics |
SSI |
Sliding scale insulin |
SSKI |
potassium iodide solution |
SSPE |
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
ssRNA |
single-stranded RNA |
SSRI |
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
SSSS |
staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
SSS |
sick sinus syndrome |
ST |
heat stable
speech therapy |
Staph. |
Staphylococcus |
STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
stat |
immediately (from Latin statim) |
STEC |
Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (another name for enterohemorrhagic E. coli) |
STEMI |
ST elevation myocardial infarction |
STH |
somatotropic hormone |
STI |
sexually transmitted infection
soft tissue injury |
STN |
Subthalamic nucleus |
STNR |
symmetrical tonic neck reflex |
STOP |
Surgical termination of pregnancy (sometimes suction termination of pregnancy) |
Strep.
Strepto. |
Streptococcus |
STS |
serological test for syphilis |
Subq |
subcutaneous |
Supp |
suppository |
SUV |
Standardized Uptake Value—when used in positron emission tomography (PET) cancer scans—any lesion seen on a scan with a SUV of more than 3 indicates metabolic activity |
SV |
seminal vesicle
stroke volume |
SVC |
superior vena cava |
SVD |
spontaneous vaginal delivery
simple vertex delivery |
SVG |
Saphenous vein graft |
SVI |
systemic viral infection |
SVN |
small volume nebulizer |
SVR |
systemic vascular resistance |
SVT |
supraventricular tachycardia |
SW |
Sturge–Weber syndrome |
Sx |
surgery
symptoms |
SXA |
single-energy X-ray absorptiometer |
SXR |
skull x-ray |
Sz |
seizure |