Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. HZ
   cycles per second (hertz)
2. HZT
   Hydrochlorothiazide
3. IA
   Intra-Arterially
4. IAA
   Insulin Autoantibody
5. IABP
   Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
6. IABP
   intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation
7. IACUC
   Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
8. IAD
   Incision and Drainage
9. IAN
   intern admitting note
10. IAP
    Intercampus Arts Program
11. IB
    Investigator's Brochure
12. IBC
    Institutional Biosafety Committee
13. IBC
    Inflammatory Breast Cancer
14. IBD
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease
15. IBS
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome
16. IBS-D
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome
17. IBW
    Ideal Body Weight
18. IC
    Intracardiac
19. IC
    Injection
20. IC
    Immune Complex

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