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The Context-Sensitive Abbreviations table consists of a subset of the abbreviations, for which a different context for the same abbreviation conveys a different meaning (for example, CA may mean calcium or carcinoma, and ML may mean milliliter or middle lobe). For these context-sensitive abbreviations, the meaning of the abbreviation should be readily apparent from its context.
| Abbreviations | Word/Term(s) |
|---|---|
| AI | Aromatase inhibitor |
| AI | Atrial stenosis/insufficiency/incompetence |
| AP | Abdominal perineal |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| BM | Black male |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| BT | Bladder tumor |
| BT | Brain tumor |
| CA | Calcium |
| CA | Carcinoma |
| CC | Chief complaint |
| CC | Cubic centimeter |
| ER | Emergency room |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| FX | Fraction |
| FX | Fracture |
| MIN | Minimum |
| MIN | Minute |
| ML | Middle lobe |
| ML | Milliliter |
| NR | Not recorded |
| NR | Not reportable |
| PAP | Papanicolaou smear |
| PAP | Papillary |
| PT | Patient |
| PT | Physiotherapy/Physical therapy |
| REG | Regional |
| REG | Regular |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| RT | Right |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TB | Tumor board |