AA Affected Area

AA Amino Acid / Acide Aminé

AAN Anticorps Anti Nucléaire

AAPB Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

AAS Anthrax Anti Serum

AB AntiBody (same as AC)

ABA AntiBacterial Activity

ABI Adaptive Brain Interface (EU, ESPRIT program)

AC Lat. Ante Cenam / Before meals / Avant les repas

AC AntiCorps

ACB Albumin Cobalt Binding (test)

ACD Absorbent Cover Dressing

ACD Asymmetrical Cortical Degeneration syndromes

ACE Angiotensin Conversion Enzyme (same as ECA)

ACEI Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

ACFS Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation System

ACL American Cutaneous Leishmaniases

ACP AnatomoCytoPathologie

ACTe Anodal Closure Tetanus

AD virus Adénovirus

ADA Adenosine DeAminase deficiency

ADCC Antibody Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity

ADP AdénoPathie

ADRs Adverse Drug Reactions

AE Adverse Experience

AF Axogenesis Factor

AFB Acid Fast Bacillus

AFP Acute Flaccid Paralysis

AGF Angle of Greatest Flexion

AH AntiHistaminique

AIC Alfven Ion Cyclotron instability (radiobiology)

AID Acute Infectious Disease

AIM Advanced Informatics in exploratory Medicine / Informatique avancée en médecine exploratoire

AIT Accident Ischémique Transitoire

AIT Acute Intensive Treatment

AJR Apport Journalier Recommandé (Idem RDA)

AKA Above Knee Amputation

ALD AdénoLeucoDystrophie (maladie génétique du chromosome X affectant la myèline)

ALRI Antero-Lateral Rotatory Instability

ALS Advanced Life Support

ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS AnteroLateral Sclerosis

AMA Against Medical Advice

AMA AntiMitochondrial Antibody

AMH Anti Mullerian Hormone

amp Ampoule

AMP Adénosine-5-MonoPhosphate - V. ATP

AMP Amputation

AMS Acute Mountain Sickness

AMS Atypical Measles Syndrome

AnCC Anodal Closure Contraction

AnDTc Anodal Duration Tetanus

ANF AntiNuclear Factor

ANF Atrial Natriuretic Factor

ANUG Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis

AOC Anodal Opening Contraction

APAG AntiPseudomonal AminoGlycosidic antibiotics

APLS AntiPhosphoLipid antibody Syndrome

APT Alimentation Parentérale Totale

aq Lat. Aqua / Water / Eau

ARC Active Response Catheter

ARMS Alveolar RhabdoMyoSarcoma

AROM Artificial Rupture Of Membranes

ART Accusé de Réception Technique (SS)

AT Ataxia Telangiectasia

ATCD Antécédents

ATN Anomalie du Tube Neural

AVL American Visceral Leishmaniasis (a protozoan disease caused by Leishmania chagasi)

AVN Avascular Necrosis (MRI)