AP Medical Abbreviation

Ampicillin

Ampicillin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family and is roughly equivalent toamoxicillin in terms of activity.

Amplitude

The maximum instantaneous value of alternating current or voltage. It can be in either a positive or negative direction. The greatest distance through which an oscillating body moves from the mid point. OR A measure of floor vibration. It is the magnitude or total distance traveled by each oscillation of the vibration. OR A measurement of the distance from highest to lowest excursion of a variable or physical motion. Often used with reference to waveforms.

Aortic Pressure

Accounts Payable

Accounts payable are those accounts wherein the business has an obligation to pay for receiving goods or services. They are classified as a liability.

Atypical Protain

Abdominal-Perineal

Abdominoperineal

Abdomiial Pain

Accelexated Phase