C
c:
(c with a bar over it ) with , from Latin , cum
CA:
Caricnoma , Cancer
Ca:
Calcium
CABG:
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery.
Pronounced ''Cabbage''
CAD:
Coronary artery disease
CADASIL:
Cerebral Autosomal dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical infarcts
and Leukoencephalopathy
CAG:
Coronary Artery Graft
CAH:
Chronic Active Hepatitis
CAH:
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
cAMP:
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAPD:
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CAT:
Computed axial tomography
CBC:
Complete Blood Count
CC:
Cubic centimenter , or Chief Complaint
CCF:
Congestive cardiac failure
CCK:
Cholecystokinin
CEA:
Carcinoembryonic antigen
CF:
Cystic fibrosis
cGMP:
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CHD:
Coronary heart disease
CHE:
Cholinesterase
CHF:
Congestive heart failure
CI:
Confidence interval
CJD:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CK:
Creatine kinase
CKD:
Chronic kidney disease
CLL:
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CML:
Chronic myelogenous leukemia also called Chronic myeloid leukemia
CMML:
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
CMS:
Chronic mountain sickness
CMV:
Cytomegalovirus
CNS:
Central nervous system
CO:
Cardiac output
CO:
Carbon monoxide
CO , C/O:
Complains of....
CO2:
Carbon dioxide
COAD:
Chronic obstructive airways disease
COLD:
Chronic obstructive lung disease
COPD:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COX-1:
Cyclooxygenase 1
COX-2:
Cyclooxygenase 2
CP:
Cerebral palsy
CP:
Chest pain
CPAP:
Continuous positive airway pressure
CPK:
Creatine phosphokinase
CPR:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CR:
Complete remission
CREST:
Calcinosis Raynaud esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae
CRF:
Chronic renal failure
CRF:
Corticotropin-releasing factor
CRH:
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRI:
Chronic renal insufficiency
CRP:
C-reactive protein
CS:
Caesarean section
CsA:
Ciclosporin A
CSF:
Cerebrospinal fluid
CT
Computed axial tomography
CTX:
Ceftriaxone , a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic
CVA:
Cerebrovascular accident
CVC:
Central venous catheter
CVD:
Cardiovascular disease
CVID:
Common variable immunodeficiency
CVP:
Central venous pressure
CVS:
Chorionic villus sampling
Cx:
Microbiological culture
CXR:
Chest X-ray