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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.

AbbreviationsWord/Term(s)
ADHAntidiuretic hormone 
ADHAtypical ductal hyperplasia 
AIAromatase inhibitor
AIAtrial stenosis/insufficiency/incompetence
APAbdominal perineal
APAnteroposterior
BMBlack male
BMBone marrow
BMBowel movement
BTBladder tumor
BTBrain tumor
CACalcium
CACarcinoma
CCChief complaint
CCCubic centimeter
EREmergency room
EREstrogen receptor
FXFraction
FXFracture
MINMinimum
MINMinute
MLMiddle lobe
MLMilliliter
NRNot recorded
NRNot reportable
PAPPapanicolaou smear
PAPPapillary
PTPatient
PTPhysiotherapy/Physical therapy
REGRegional
REGRegular
RTRadiation therapy
RTRight
TBTuberculosis
TBTumor board