Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. B/K
   Below Knee
2. Ba E
   Barium Enema
3. Bioengng
   Bioengineering
4. Biomed Lib
   Biomedical Library
5. Bkstr
   Bookstore
6. bl time
   Bleeding Time
7. Bl Ty
   Blood Type
8. BMBx
   Bone Marrow Biopsy
9. C-section
   Cesarean Section
10. C-SPINE
    Spine, Cervical
11. C/C/E
    clubbing, cyanosis, and edema
12. C1-INH
    C1-inhibitor antigenic protein
13. Calit2
    California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
14. cANCA
    classical antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
15. Carcino
    Carcinogenesis
16. CASPO
    Climate, Atmospheric Science and Physical Oceanography
17. CAT/CT
    computed axial tomography / computed tomography
18. CEIOL
    Cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement
19. CES-D
    Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
20. CHPR
    Community Health Program Representative

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