Browse Medical Abbreviations
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| E | Escherichia; eye |
| E Ab | elective abortion |
| E&A | evaluate and advise |
| E&M | evaluation and management |
| e-IPV | enhanced potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| e-MAR | electronic medication administration record |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| e.g. | for example |
| EA | environmental assistance; epidural anesthesia |
| EAA | essential amino acids |
| EAB | elective abortion |
| EAC | external auditory canal; erythema annulare centrifugum |
| eAG | estimated average glucose |
| EAR | estimated average requirement |
| EB | epidermolysis bullosa |
| EBA | epidermolysis bullosa acquisita |
| EBB | endobronchial biopsy |
| EBBS | equal bilateral breath sounds |
| EBF | exclusively breastfed |
| EBH | evidence-based healthcare |
| EBL | estimated blood loss |
| EBLL | elevated blood lead level |
| EBM | evidence-based medicine |
| EBNA | Epstein Barr nuclear antigen |
| EBV | Epstein Barr virus |
| EC | emergency contraception; energy conservation; emergency center |
| ECC | endocervical curettage |
| ECF | extracellular fluid; extended care facility |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| Echo | echocardiogra(m/phy) |
| ECL | electrochemiluminescence |
| ECLAM | European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure |
| ECMO | extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ECP | emergency contraceptive pill |
| ECQ | executive code qualifications |
| ECR | emergency chemical restraints |
| ECRB | extensor carpi radialis brevis |
| ECRL | extensor carpi radialis longus |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| ECU | emergency care unit |
| ECV | extra cellular volume |
| ED | erectile dysfunction; effective dose; emergency department |
| ED&C | electrodessication and curettage |
| EDB | extensor digitorum brevis |
| EDC | extensor digitorum communis; estimated day of confinement |
| EdD | Doctor of Education |
| EDD | expected date of delivery; estimated date of discharge |
| EDL | extensor digitorum longus |
| EDP | erythema dyschromicum perstans |
| EDTA | edetate calcium disodium |
| educ | education |
| EDV | epidermodysplasia verruciformis |
| EE | Ethinyl estradiol |
| EED | erythema elevatum diutinum |
| EEG | electroencephalogram; electroencephalography |
| EENT | eye, ear, nose, and throat |
| EER | estimated energy requirement |
| EES | Erythromycin (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) |
| EF | eosinophilic fasciitis; ejection fraction |
| eff | effect |
| EFM | electronic fetal monitor |
| EFW | estimated fetal weight |
| EGA | estimated gestational age |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate (case sensitive) |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor; epidermal growth factor receptor gene (case sensitive) |
| EGG | electogastrography |
| EH | employee health |
| EHB | extensor hallucis brevis |
| EHC | emergency hormonal contraception |
| EHL | electrohydraulic lithotripsy; extensor hallucis longus |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| EHS | employee health service |
| EI | early intervention |
| EIA | enzyme immunoassay |
| EIA U | enzyme immunoassay unit |
| EID | electronic infusion device |
| EIP | extensor indicis proprius |
| eIPV | enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| EJ | external jugular |
| EKG | electrocardiogra(m/phy) |
| EL | early latent |
| el | elect, elective |
| elb | elbow |
| ELDU | extra-label drug use |
| elev. | elevated |
| ELF | elective low forceps |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| elix | elixir |
| ELS | endolymphatic shunt |
| EM | electron microscopy; emergency medicine |
| Em | emmetropia |
| EMA-IgA | immunoglobulin a antiendomysial |
| EMB | ethmbutol; endometrial biopsy |
| Emb | embryo |
| EMC | electromagnetic compatibility |
| emer | emergency |
| EMG | electromyography; electromyogram |
| emot | emotion(al) |
| emp | as directed (modo praescripto) |
| EMR | electronic medical record |
| EMS | electrical muscle stimulation; emergency medical service |
| EMT | emergency medical technician |
| EMT-P | emergency medical technician paramedic |
| EN | erythema nodosum |
| ENA | extractable nuclear antigen |
| Endo | endocrine |
| ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
| Enf | Enfamil |
| ENG | electronystagmography |
| ENL | erythema nodosum leprosum |
| enl | enlarged |
| ENT | ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology/otolaryngologist) |
| EOA | esophageal obturator airway |
| EOG | electrooculogram |
| EOLC | end of life care |
| EOM | extraocular muscles; extraocular movements |
| EOMI | extraocular movements intact |
| EOP | emergency operations plan |
| EOS | end of study |
| eos | eosinophil |
| EP | extrapyramidal; escape/elope precautions; electrophysiologic; ectopic pregnancy |
| EPA | environmental protection agency |
| EPB | extensor pollicis brevis |
| EPEP | end positive expiratory pressure |
| epi | epinephrine |
| Epi | epidural |
| EPI | epidemiology or epidemiologist; echo planar imaging |
| epis | episiotomy |
| EPITH | epithelial |
| EPL | extensor pollicis longus |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| EPR | emergency physical restraints; electronic patient record |
| EPS | elastosis perforans serpiginosa; electrophysiologic study; extrapyramidal symptoms |
| EPSDT | early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment |
| EPSE | extrapyramidal side effects |
| eq | equal |
| equip | equipment |
| equiv | equivalent |
| ER | emergency room; extended-release (medication); external rotation |
| Er | Erbium (element) |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| ERP | emergency response plan |
| ERS | education resource specialist; extended rotated side bent |
| ERT | emergency resuscitation team; estrogen replacement therapy |
| ERV | expiratory reserve volume |
| ery/dL | erythrocytes per deciliters |
| ES | extra strength; electrical stimulation; effect size |
| ESBL | extended-spectrum beta laminase |
| ESD | electrostatic discharge |
| eSET | elective single-embryo transfer |
| ESG | estrogen |
| ESIG | electronic signature |
| ESLD | end-stage liver disease |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ESSG | spondylarthropathy study group |
| EST | electroshock therapy |
| esub | electronic submission |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| ET | estrogen therapy; enterostomal therapist; endotracheal |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| ETA | estimated time of arrival |
| etc. | etcetera, and so on |
| ETCO2 | end-tidal carbon dioxide |
| ETD | eustachian tube dysfunction |
| EtOH | Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol |
| ETP | elective termination of pregnancy |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke (exposure) |
| ETT | endotracheal tube; exercise tolerance test |
| ETU | endotoxin unit |
| Eu | Europium (element) |
| EU | endotoxin unit; ELISA unit |
| EUA | emergency use authorization; examination under anesthesia |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| EV | ELISA value |
| evac | evacuate, evacuation |
| eval | evaluation |
| EVD | external ventricular drain |
| EVH | endoscopic vein harvesting |
| EVOO | extra-virgin olive oil |
| Ex | examination |
| exam | examination |
| exer | exercise |
| expir | expire, expiration |
| ext | extend, extension; exterior, external; extremity |
| ext. | extensor; external |
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