Abbreviations and Acronyms

I & E is an abbreviation of internal and external

I. aggregata is an abbreviation of Ipomopsis aggregata

I. amphiboluri is an abbreviation of Isospora amphiboluri

I. britannica is an abbreviation of Inula britannica

I. buetschlii is an abbreviation of Iodamoeba buetschlii

I. burhini is an abbreviation of Infula burhini

I. dentatus is an abbreviation of Ixodes dentatus

I. gibbosus is an abbreviation of Ixodes gibbosus

i. is an abbreviation of optically inactive

I. jalaludinii is an abbreviation of Isotricha jalaludinii

I. macrophallus is an abbreviation of Infula macrophallus

I. micranthum is an abbreviation of Illicium micranthum

I. muris is an abbreviation of Ixodes muris

I. oxyrinchus is an abbreviation of Isurus oxyrinchus

I. palustris is an abbreviation of Isotomurus palustris

I. verticalis is an abbreviation of Ischnura verticalis

I.A.G.P. is an acronym for International Association of Geographic Pathology

I.A.G.U.S. is an acronym for International Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons

I.A.M.M. is an acronym for International Association of Medical Museums

I.A.P.B. is an acronym for International Association for Prevention of Blindness

I.A.P.P. is an acronym for International Association for Preventive Pediatrics

I.C.N. is an acronym for International Council of Nurses

I.C.R.P. is an acronym for International Commission on Radiological Protection

I.C.R.U. is an acronym for International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements

I.C.S. is an acronym for International College of Surgeons

i.d. is an abbreviation of identification

I.E. is an acronym for immunitaets Einheit

I.L.A. is an acronym for International Leprosy Association

I.M. is an acronym for intramuscularly

I.M.A. is an acronym for Industrial Medical Association

I.N.A. is an acronym for International Neurological Association

I.P.A.A. is an acronym for International Psychoanalytical Association

I.R.I.S. is an acronym for International Research Information Service

I.S.A. is an acronym for Instrument Society of America

I.S.C.P. is an acronym for International Society of Comparative Pathology

I.S.G.E. is an acronym for International Society of Gastro-Enterology

I.S.H. is an acronym for International Society of Hematology

I.S.M. is an acronym for International Society of Microbiologists

I.S.U. is an acronym for International Society of Urology

I.T.A. is an acronym for International Tuberculosis Association

I.U. is an acronym for immunizing unit

I.U. is an acronym for international unit

I.V. is an abbreviation of intravenous

I.V. is an abbreviation of intravenously

I/E is an acronym for inspiratory/expiratory

I/E is an acronym for inspiratory/expiratory ratio

I/E is an acronym for internal/external

Ia antigen is an acronym for immune response gene-associated antigen

IA is an acronym for idiopathic anaphylaxis

IA is an acronym for immunoadsorption

IA is an acronym for infantile autism

IA is an acronym for interarytenoid

IA is an acronym for interaural

IA is an acronym for intestinal amebiasis

IA is an acronym for intestinal atresia

ia is an acronym for intra arterial

ia is an acronym for intra-arterially

IA is an acronym for intrabdominal

IA is an acronym for Iowa

IAA is an acronym for imidazoleacetic acid

IAA is an acronym for indoleacetic acid

IAA is an acronym for infectious agent of arthritis

IAA is an acronym for insulin autoantibody

IAA is an acronym for International Antituberculosis Association

IAA is an acronym for interruption of the aortic arch

IAA is an acronym for iodoacetic acid

IAANS is an acronym for 6-((4-((iodoacetyl)amino)phenyl)amino)- 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid

IAASP is an abbreviation of indoleacetylaspartate

IABA is an abbreviation of 3-iodo-N(6)-4-aminobenzyladenosine

IABA is an acronym for intra-aortic balloon assistance

IABP is an acronym for intraaortic balloon pumping

IACoA is an acronym for 3-indoleacryloyl-coenzyme A

IACPA is an abbreviation of N(3)-iodoacetyl-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid

IAEA is an acronym for International Atomic Energy Agency

IAHS is an acronym for idiopathic adult hydrocephalus syndrome

IAHS is an acronym for infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome

IAICALG is an abbreviation of isoleucyl-arginyl-isoleucyl-cysteinyl-arginyl-lysyl-glycine

IAN is an acronym for inferior alveolar nerve resection

IANBD is an abbreviation of 4-(N-(iodoacetoxy)ethyl-N-methyl)amino-7 -nitrobenz -2-oxa -1,3 -diazole

IAPE is an acronym for isoarecaidine propyl ester

IAPP is an acronym for International Association for Preventive Pediatrics

IAPP is an acronym for islet amyloid polypeptide

IAZA is an acronym for iodoazomycin arabinoside

IB is an acronym for birth instrument

IB is an acronym for Ibrahim-Beck

IB is an acronym for immune balance

IB is an acronym for immune body

IB is an acronym for inclusion body

IB is an acronym for index of build

IB is an acronym for infectious bronchitis

IBA is an acronym for insulin-binding antibody

IBBDP is an acronym for 2,2′-isobutylidene-bis(4,6-dimethylphenol)

IBC is an acronym for iron-binding capacity

IBCLA is an acronym for isobutylcarbonyllactyl anhydride

IBD is an acronym for inflammatory bowel disease

IBD is an acronym for irritable bowel disease

IBDV is an acronym for infectious bursal disease virus

IBF is an acronym for immature brown fat

IBF is an acronym for immunoglobulin-binding factor

IBM is an acronym for inclusion body myositis

IBM is an acronym for International Business Machines

IBMV is an acronym for Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy

IBMX is an acronym for 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine

IBP is an acronym for iron binding protein

IBR is an acronym for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

IBRV is an acronym for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus

IbTX is an abbreviation of iberiotoxin

IC is an acronym for immune complex

IC is an acronym for inspiratory capacity

IC is an acronym for intracranial

IC is an acronym for irritable colon

ICA is an acronym for islet cell antibody

ICAM is an acronym for intercellular adhesion molecule

ICCE is an acronym for intracapsular cataract extraction

ICD is an acronym for International Classification of Diseases

ICD is an acronym for intrauterine contraceptive device

ICG is an acronym for indocyanine green

ICG is an acronym for isotope cisternography

ICH is an acronym for intracranial hemorrhage

ICJ is an acronym for coloileo-colonic junction

ICl is an abbreviation of chloride current

ICL is an acronym for idiopathic CD4 T-cell lymphocytopenia

ICl is an acronym for iodine monochloride

ICL is an acronym for iris-clip lens

ICL is an acronym for isocitrate lyase

ICM is an acronym for image cytometry

ICM is an acronym for inner cell mass

ICM is an acronym for intracellular membrane

ICM is an acronym for ischemic cardiomyopathy

ICMPCB is an abbreviation of 2-isothiocyanato-N-methyl-N-(2 -(1 -pyrrolidinyl) cyclohexyl)benzeneacetamide

ICN is an acronym for infection control nurse

ICN is an acronym for International Council of Nurses

ICP is an acronym for incubation period

ICP is an acronym for inductively coupled plasma

ICP is an acronym for infectious cell protein

ICP is an acronym for intermittent catheterization protocol

ICP is an acronym for intracranial pressure

ICP is an acronym for intracytoplasmic

ICSA is an acronym for islet cell surface antibody

ICSBP is an acronym for IFN consensus sequence binding protein

ICSH is an acronym for interstitial-cell stimulating hormone

ICSI is an acronym for intracytoplasmatic sperm injection

iCT is an acronym for immunocalcitonin

ICTV is an acronym for International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

ICU is an acronym for immunologic contact urticaria

ICU is an acronym for infant care unit

ICU is an acronym for intensive care unit

ICU is an acronym for intermediate care unit

ICV is an abbreviation of intracellular volume

ICV is an abbreviation of intracerebroventricular

ICYP is an acronym for iodocyanopindolol

ID50 is an acronym for median infective dose

IDA is an acronym for image display and analysis

IDA is an acronym for iminodiacetic acid

IDA is an acronym for insulin-degrading activity

IDA is an acronym for iron deficiency anemia

IdCTP is an acronym for 5-iodocytosine deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate

IDD is an acronym for insulin-dependent diabetes

IDDM is an acronym for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

IDL is an acronym for intermediate density lipoprotein

IDP is an acronym for inosine 5′-diphosphate

IDPase is an abbreviation of inosine diphosphatase

IDPE is an abbreviation of N-isobutyl-1,2-diphenylethanolamine

IDU is an acronym for idoxuridine

IDU is an acronym for Ivy dog unit

IDUM is an acronym for injection drug using men

IdUMP is an acronym for 5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine 5′-monophosphate

IDUW is an acronym for injection drug using women

IE is an acronym for immunoelectrophoresis

IE is an acronym for infective endocarditis

IE is an acronym for inner ear

IE is an acronym for intake energy

IE is an acronym for internal ear

IE is an acronym for internal elastica

IE is an acronym for intra-epithelial

IE is an acronym for Introversion-Extroversion

IEC is an acronym for injection electrode catheter

IEC is an acronym for intraepithelial carcinoma

IEC is an acronym for ion-exchange chromatography

IECA is an acronym for intestinal epithelial cell antibody

IEF is an abbreviation of International Eye Foundation

IEF is an abbreviation of isoelectric focusing

IEL is an acronym for intraepithelial lymphocyte

IEOP is an acronym for immunoelectroosmophoresis

IEP is an acronym for immunoelectrophoresis

IEP is an acronym for individual education plan

IEP is an acronym for individualized education program

IEP is an acronym for isoelectric point

IF-1 is an acronym for initiation factor 1

IF-2 is an acronym for initiation factor 2

IFA is an acronym for idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis

IFA is an acronym for immunofluorescence assay

IFA is an acronym for immunofluorescent antibody

IFA is an acronym for incomplete Freund’s adjuvant

IFA is an acronym for indirect fluorescent antibody

IFA is an acronym for indirect fluorescent assay

IFA is an acronym for International Fertility Association

IFA is an acronym for International Filariasis Association

IFAT is an acronym for indirect fluorescent antibody test

IFE is an acronym for intrafollicular epidermis

IFI is an acronym for indirect immunofluorescence

IFI is an acronym for induced field inhomogeneity

IFI is an acronym for interfraction interval

IFI is an acronym for invasive fungal infection

IFI is an acronym for involved-field irradiation

IFN is an abbreviation of interferon

Ig is an acronym for immunoglobulin

IgA deficiency is an acronym for immunoglobulin A deficiency

IgA is an acronym for immunoglobulin A

IgA1 is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin A1

IgA2 is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin A2

IgABF is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin A binding factor

IgB is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin B

IgC alpha is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin C alpha

IgD1 is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin D1

IgD2 is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin D2

IgE is an acronym for immunoglobulin E

IgE receptor is an acronym for immunoglobulin E receptor

IgEBP is an acronym for immunoglobulin E binding protein

IGF is an acronym for insulin-like growth factor

IGF-1 is an acronym for insulin-like growth factor I

IGF-2 is an acronym for insulin-like growth factor 2

IGFBP is an acronym for insulin-like growth factor-binding protein

IGFBP is an acronym for insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins

IgG D1.3 is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin G D1.3

IgG is an acronym for immunoglobulin G

IgH is an acronym for immunoglobulin heavy chain

IgK is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin K

IgM is an acronym for immunoglobulin M

IgO is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin O

IGPS is an acronym for indoleglycerol phosphate

IGT is an acronym for impaired glucose tolerance

IGTC is an acronym for isoglobotriaosylceramide

IgY is an abbreviation of immunoglobulin Y

IH is an acronym for infectious hepatitis

IHA is an acronym for indirect hemagglutination

IHD is an acronym for in-center hemodialysis

IHD is an acronym for ischemic heart disease

IHF is an acronym for integration host factor

IHSS is an acronym for idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis

IKE is an acronym for ion kinetic energy

IKVAV is an acronym for isoleucyl-lysyl-valyl-alanyl-valine

IL 2 is an acronym for interleukin-2

IL 3 is an abbreviation of interleukin-3

IL is an abbreviation of interleukin

IL-1 is an acronym for interleukin 1

IL-2 receptor is an acronym for interleukin-2 receptor

ILD is an acronym for intralobular duct

Ile is an abbreviation of isoleucine

Ile is an abbreviation of isoleucyl

ILo is an acronym for iodine lotion

IM is an acronym for intramuscular

IM is an acronym for intramuscularly

IMAB is an acronym for internal mammary artery bypass

IMam is an abbreviation of intramammary

IMDM is an acronym for Iscove’s modified Dulbecco’s medium

Imi is an abbreviation of imipramine

IMI is an acronym for immunologically measurable insulin

IMI is an acronym for impending myocardial infarction

IMI is an acronym for Imperial Mycological Institute

IMI is an acronym for indirect membrane immunofluorescence

IMI is an acronym for inferior myocardial infarction

IMI is an acronym for intermeal interval

IMI is an acronym for intramuscular injection

IMIP is an abbreviation of imipramine

IMNDP is an abbreviation of 6-iodo-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinol bis(diammonium phosphate)

IMP is an acronym for idiopathic myeloid proliferation

IMP is an acronym for incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism

IMP is an acronym for inosine monophosphate

IMP is an acronym for inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric

IMP is an acronym for intramembranous particle

IMPA is an acronym for incisal mandibular plane angle

IMPI is an acronym for inducible metalloproteinase inhibitor

IMPI is an acronym for International Microwave Power Institute

IMSP is an acronym for 1-isothiocyanato-3-(methylsulfinyl)propane

IMU is an acronym for Index of Medical Underservice

IMU is an acronym for intensive medicine unit

IMU is an acronym for internal medicine unit

IMU is an acronym for international megaunit

IMV is an acronym for inferior mesenteric vein

IMV is an acronym for intermittent mandatory ventilation

IMV is an acronym for intermittent mechanical ventilation

in d. is an abbreviation of in dies

In is an abbreviation of index

In is an abbreviation of indium

In is an abbreviation of insulin

In is an abbreviation of inulin

INA is an abbreviation of inactivator

INA is an acronym for infectious nucleic acid

INA is an acronym for inferior nasal artery

inact is an abbreviation of inactivation

Inc is an abbreviation of incorporated

INCENP is an abbreviation of inner centromere protein

IND is an acronym for indapamide

IND is an acronym for indomethacin

IND is an acronym for inflammatory neurological disease

IND is an acronym for intestinal neuronal dysplasia

IND is an acronym for investigational new drug

IndCR is an abbreviation of indazolium-tetrachlorobisindazoleruthenate(III)

indo is an abbreviation of indomethacin

indo V is an abbreviation of indolactam V

INETMT is an abbreviation of indoleethylamine N-methyltransferase

inf is an abbreviation of infant

INF is an abbreviation of infant

inf is an abbreviation of infantile

INF is an abbreviation of infantile

INF is an abbreviation of infected

INF is an abbreviation of infection

INF is an abbreviation of infective

INF is an abbreviation of inferior

INF is an abbreviation of infirmary

INF is an abbreviation of infundibulum

INF is an abbreviation of infusion

INF is an abbreviation of interferon

inf is an abbreviation of pour in

ING is an acronym for isotope nephrogram

INH is an acronym for isonicotine hydrazine

INKA is an abbreviation of 125I-iodohistidyl neurokinin A

INO is an abbreviation of infantile nephrotic syndrome, other type

Ino is an abbreviation of inosine

Ino is an abbreviation of inosyl

INO is an acronym for internuclear ophthalmoplegia

INR is an acronym for international normalized ratio

INSAAb is an abbreviation of insulin autoantibody

InsP3 is an acronym for inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate

INSRR is an abbreviation of insulin receptor-related receptor

INT is an acronym for iodonitrotetrazolium

intra-VTA is an acronym for intra-ventral tegmental area

inv is an abbreviation of inversion

inv is an abbreviation of involuntary

inv. is an abbreviation of invalid

inv. is an abbreviation of invalid

inv. is an abbreviation of inverse

inv. is an abbreviation of inverse

inv. is an abbreviation of inverted

inv. is an abbreviation of investigation

Io is an abbreviation of ionium

IO is an acronym for incisal opening

IO is an acronym for inferior oblique

IO is an acronym for inferior olive

IO is an acronym for inside-out

IO is an acronym for internal os

IO is an acronym for interorbital

IO is an acronym for intestinal obstruction

IO is an acronym for intraocular

IO is an acronym for intraoperative

IOL is an abbreviation of intraocular lens

IOP is an abbreviation of intraocular pressure

IOTA is an acronym for information overload testing aid

IP is an abbreviation of intraperitoneal

IPA is an acronym for International Phonetic Alphabet

IPCoA is an acronym for 3-indolepropionyl-coenzyme A

IPCV is an acronym for idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

IPD is an acronym for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

IPD is an acronym for incident power density

IPD is an acronym for individual patient data

IPD is an acronym for individual patient datum

IPD is an acronym for initial positive deflection

IPD is an acronym for intermittent peritoneal dialysis

IPD is an acronym for inter-premolar distance

IPD is an acronym for interpupillary distance

IPD is an acronym for invasive pneumococcal disease

IPG is an abbreviation of isopropylideneguanosine

IPL is an acronym for inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver

IPL is an acronym for inner plexiform layer

IPL is an acronym for interpeak latency

IPL is an acronym for isolated perfused lung

IPM is an acronym for imipenem

IPM is an acronym for interphotoreceptor matrix

IPNV is an acronym for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus

IPPB is an acronym for intermittent positive pressure breathing

IPPV is an acronym for intermittent positive-pressure ventilation

IPSID is an acronym for immunoproliferative small intestine disease

IPSP is an acronym for inhibitory postsynaptic potential

IPTG is an acronym for isopropyl thiogalactose

IPV is an acronym for inactivated polio vaccine

IPV is an acronym for inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine

IPV is an acronym for inactivated poliomyelitis virus

IPV is an acronym for inactivated poliovirus vaccine

IPV is an acronym for incompetent perforator vein

IPV is an acronym for infectious pustular vaginitis

IPV is an acronym for infectious pustular vulvovaginitis

IPV is an acronym for intrapulmonary vein

IQ is an acronym for intelligence quotient

Ir is an abbreviation of iridium

Ir is an acronym for immune response

IR is an acronym for immunoreactive

IR is an acronym for infrared

IR is an acronym for interdigitating reticulum

IRA is an acronym for immunoradioassay

IRA is an acronym for immunoregulatory alpha-globulin

IRA is an acronym for inactive renin activity

IR-ACTH is an acronym for adrenocorticotropic hormone

IRBP is an abbreviation of interphotoreceptor retonoid-binding protein

IRC is an acronym for inspiratory reserve capacity

IRC is an acronym for instantaneous resonance curve

IRI is an acronym for immunoreactive insulin

IRMA is an acronym for immunoradiometric assay

IRMA is an acronym for intraretinal microvascular abnormality

IRV is an acronym for inspiratory reserve volume

Is gene is an acronym for immune suppressor gene

Isc is an abbreviation of short-circuit current

ISDN is an acronym for isosorbide dinitrate

ISH is an acronym for icteric serum hepatitis

ISH is an acronym for International Society of Hematology

ISI is an acronym for infarct size index

ISI is an acronym for initial slope index

ISI is an acronym for injury severity index

ISI is an acronym for Institute for Scientific Information

ISI is an acronym for insulin sensitivity index

ISI is an acronym for interspike interval

ISI is an acronym for interstimulus interval

ISIS is an acronym for Initiation Sanitaire Informatisee et Scenarisee

ISM is an acronym for International Society of Microbiologists

ISO is an abbreviation of isoproterenol

ISO is an acronym for International Standards Organization

ISS is an acronym for injury severity score

IST is an acronym for idiopathic spasmodic torticollis

IST is an acronym for immunosuppressive therapy

IST is an acronym for inappropriate sinus tachycardia

IST is an acronym for inducer of short transcripts

IST is an acronym for insulin sensitivity test

IST is an acronym for insulin shock therapy

IST is an acronym for insulin suppression test

IST is an acronym for International Society on Toxicology

IST is an acronym for isometric systolic tension

ITA is an acronym for inferior thyroid artery

ITA is an acronym for internal thoracic artery

ITA is an acronym for in-training assessment

ITCA is an acronym for 2-(3’indolylmethyl)-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid

ITE is an acronym for in the ear

ITE is an acronym for in the ear

ITE is an acronym for insufficient therapeutic effect

ITE is an acronym for in-the-ear

ITE is an acronym for in-the-ear

ITE is an acronym for in-training examination

ITE is an acronym for intrapulmonary interstitial emphysema

ITI is an abbreviation of intertrial interval

itp is an acronym for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

itp is an acronym for immunogenic thrombocytopenic purpura

itp is an acronym for inosine triphosphate

itp is an acronym for islet cell tumor of the pancreas

itp is an acronym for isotachophoresis

ITPase is an abbreviation of inosine triphosphatase

ITZ is an abbreviation of itraconazole

IU is an acronym for immunizing unit

IU is an acronym for international unit

IUCD is an acronym for intrauterine contraceptive device

IUD is an acronym for intrauterine death

IUD is an acronym for intrauterine device

IUdR is an abbreviation of idoxuridine

IUdR is an abbreviation of iododeoxyuridine

IUGR is an acronym for intrauterine growth rate

IUGR is an acronym for intrauterine growth retardation

IV is an acronym for ichthyosis vulgaris

IV is an acronym for in vitro

IV is an acronym for in vitro

IV is an acronym for initial visit

IV is an acronym for interventricular

IV is an acronym for intervertebral

IV is an acronym for intravaginal

iv is an acronym for intravascular

iv is an acronym for intravenous

IV is an acronym for intravenous feeding

IV is an acronym for intravenous feeding device

IV is an acronym for intravenous injection

IV is an acronym for intravenous injection device

IV is an acronym for intraventricular

IV is an acronym for intravertebral

IV is an acronym for invasive

IV is an acronym for in-vivo

IV is an acronym for in-vivo

IV is an acronym for iodine value

IVC is an acronym for inferior vena cava

IVC is an acronym for inspiratory vital capacity

IVC is an acronym for integrated vector control

IVC is an acronym for intravascular coagulation

IVC is an acronym for intravenous cholangiogram

IVC is an acronym for intravenous cholangiography

IVC is an acronym for intraventricular catheter

IVDA is an acronym for intravenous drug abuse

IVDU is an acronym for intravenous drug use

IVDU is an acronym for intravenous drug user

IVEME is an abbreviation of 17-iodovinylestradiol-3-methyl ether

IVF is an acronym for in vitro fertilization

IVF is an acronym for interventricular foramen

IVF is an acronym for intervertebral foramen

IVF is an acronym for intravascular fluid

IVFRU is an abbreviation of 5-(2-iodovinyl)-1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-ribofuranosyl)uracil

IVIG is an acronym for intravenous immunoglobulin

IVMEME is an abbreviation of 17 alpha-(125I)iodovinyl-11 beta -methoxyestradiol -3 -methyl ether

IVMEME is an abbreviation of 17-iodovinyl-11-methoxyestradiol-3 -methyl ether

IVMP is an acronym for intravenous methylprednisolone

IVNA is an acronym for in vivo neutron activation

IVP is an acronym for intravenous pyelogram

IVP is an acronym for intravenous pyelography

IVP is an acronym for intraventricular pressure