Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms in English常用醫學用語英文縮寫

ABG/arterial blood gas動脈血液氣體 
ACE/angiotensin-converting enzyme血管收縮素轉換酵素 
ACTH/adrenocorticotropic hormone促腎上腺皮質激素(荷爾蒙) 
ADH/antidiuretic hormone抗利尿激素(荷爾蒙) 
AIDS/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome後天性免疫不全症候群(愛滋病) 
ALT/alanine aminotransferase (舊名 SGPT)丙氨酸氨基酸轉換酶 
AST/aspartate aminotransferase (舊名SGOT)天門冬氨基酸轉氨酶 
ATP/ adenosine triphosphate 腺苷三磷酸 
BCG/bacille Calmette-Guérin卡介苗（結核疫苗） 
bid/2 times a day一天兩次 
BMR/basal metabolic rate基礎代謝率 
BP/blood pressure血壓 
BSA/body surface area身體表面積 
BUN/blood urea nitrogen血中尿素氮 
C/Celsius; centigrade; complement攝氏；百分度；補體 
Ca/calcium鈣 
cAMP/cyclic adenosine monophosphate 環腺苷單磷酸 
CBC/complete blood count全血球計數 
cGy/centigray 
Ci/curie居里(放射性強度) 
CK/creatine kinase肌酸激酶 
Cl/chloride; chlorine氯 
cm/centimeter公分 
CNS/central nervous system中樞神經系統 
CO2/carbon dioxide二氧化碳 
COPD/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease慢性阻塞性肺疾病 
CPK/creatine phosphokinase肌酸磷酸激酶 
CPK-MB/creatine phosphokinase muscle band isoenzyme肌酸磷酸激酶-橫紋肌型同功異構酶 
CPR/cardiopulmonary resuscitation心肺復甦術 
CSF/cerebrospinal fluid腦脊髓液 
CT/computed tomography電腦斷層攝影 
Cu/cubic立方 

D & C/dilation and curettage子宮擴張刮除術 
dL/deciliter (= 100 mL)十分之一公升(100毫升) 
DNA/deoxyribonucleic acid去氧核醣核酸 
DTP/diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (toxoids/vaccine)白喉-破傷風-百日咳(類毒素疫苗) 
D/W：dextrose in water葡萄糖水 
ECF/extracellular fluid細胞外液 
ECG/electrocardiogram心電圖 
EEG/electroencephalogram腦電圖 
ENT/ear nose and throat耳鼻喉 
ERCP/endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography逆行性胰膽管內視鏡造影術 
ESR/erythrocyte sedimentation rate紅血球沈降速率 
F/Fahrenheit華氏(溫度) 
FDA/U.S. Food and Drug Administration美國食品藥物管理局 
Ft/foot; feet (measure)英尺（測量單位） 
FUO/fever of unknown origin不明原因發燒 
G/gram公克 
GFR/glomerular filtration rate腎絲球過濾速率 
GI/gastrointestinal胃腸 
G6PD/ glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase葡萄糖-6-磷酸去氫酶 
GU/genitourinary泌尿生殖器 
Gy/gray蒼白 
H/hour小時 
Hb/hemoglobin血紅素 
HCl/hydrochloric acid; hydrochloride鹽酸；氯化氫 
HCO3/bicarbonate重碳酸鹽 
Hct/hematocrit血球容積比 
Hg/mercury汞；水銀 
HIV/human immunodeficiency virus人類免疫不全病毒 
HLA/human leukocyte antigen人類白血球抗原 
HMG-CoA/hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A甲基氫氧根輔酵素A 
Hz/hertz (cycles/second)赫茲(頻率單位:周/秒) 

ICF/intracellular fluid細胞內液 
ICU/intensive care unit加護病房 
IgA/etc immunoglobin A免疫球蛋白A 
IL/interleukin介白素 
IM/intramuscular(ly)肌肉內 
INR/international normalized ratio國際正常化比率 
IPPB/intermittent positive pressure breathing間歇性正壓呼吸 
IU/international unit國際單位 
IV/intravenous(ly)靜脈內 
IVU/intravenous urography靜脈尿道造影 
K/potassium鉀 
Kcal/kilocalorie (food calorie)千卡(食物熱量) 
Kg/kilogram公斤 
L/liter公升 
lb /pound英磅 
LDH/lactic dehydrogenase乳酸去氫酶 
M/molar摩爾(分子單位） 
M/meter公尺 
MCH/mean corpuscular hemoglobin平均血球血紅素 
MCHC/mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration平均血球血紅素濃度 
mCi/millicurie毫居里 
MCV/mean corpuscular volume平均血球容積 
mEq/Milliequivalent毫當量 
Mg/magnesium鎂 
mg/milligram毫克 
MI/myocardial infarction心肌梗塞 
MIC/minimum inhibitory concentration最小抑制濃度 
mIU/milli-international unit毫-國際單位 
mL/milliliter毫升 
mm/millimeter公釐；毫米 
mmol/millimole毫摩耳 
mo/month月 
mol/wt molecular weight摩耳(分子量) 
mOsm/Milliosmole毫滲透壓 
MRI/magnetic resonance imaging磁共振造影 
N/nitrogen; normal (strength of solution)氮；當量(溶液濃度) 
Na/sodium鈉 
NaCl/sodium chloride氯化鈉 
Ng/nanogram (= millimicrogram)十億分之一公克 
Nm/nanometer (= millimicron)十億分之一公尺 
Nmol/nanomole十億分之一摩耳 
Npo/nothing by mouth胃進食(空腹) 
NSAID/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug非固醇類抗發炎藥物 

O2 /oxygen氧 
OTC /over-the-counter (pharmaceuticals)非處方藥 
oz /ounce盎司（1/12英磅） 
P/phosphorus; pressure磷；壓力 
PAco2 /alveolar carbon dioxide partial pressure肺泡二氧化碳分壓 
Paco2 /arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure動脈二氧化碳分壓 
PAo2 /alveolar oxygen partial pressure肺泡氧分壓 
Pao2/arterial oxygen partial pressure動脈氧分壓 
PAS/periodic acid-Schiff過碘酸＿希夫氏（一種染料） 
Pco2/carbon dioxide partial pressure (or tension)二氧化碳分壓 
PCR/ polymerase chain reaction聚合酶連鎖反應 
PET /positron emission tomography正子散射斷層攝影 
pg/ picogram (= micromicrogram)兆分之一公克(微微克) 
pH/ hydrogen ion concentration氫離子濃度(酸鹼度) 
PMN/ polymorphonuclear leukocyte多型態核白血球 
po /orally口服 
Po2/ oxygen partial pressure (or tension)氧分壓 
PPD/ purified protein derivative (tuberculin)純化蛋白衍生物(結核菌素) 
ppm/parts per million百萬分之一部份 
prn/as needed需求 
PT/prothrombin time前凝血酶時間 
PTT/partial thromboplastin time部分凝血激素時間 
q/every每次 
qid/4 times a day一天4次 
RA/rheumatoid arthritis風濕性關節炎 
RBC/red blood cell紅血球 
RNA/ribonucleic acid核醣核酸 
Sao2/arterial oxygen saturation動脈氧飽和度 
SBE/subacute bacterial endocarditis亞急性細菌性心內膜炎 
sc /subcutaneous(ly)皮下的 
SI /International System of Units國際單位 
SIDS/ sudden infant death syndrome嬰兒猝死症候群 
SLE/ systemic lupus erythematosus全身紅班性狼瘡 
soln/ solution溶液 
sp /species (singular)種(單數) 
spp /species (plural)種(複數) 
sp gr /specific gravity比重 
sq /square平方 
SSRI/selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor選擇性血清素在攝取抑制劑 
STS/serologic test(s) for syphilis梅毒血清學試驗 
TB/tuberculosis結核 
tid/3 times a day每天3次 
TPN/total parenteral nutrition總體非經腸胃道營養 
URI/upper respiratory infection上呼吸道感染 
UTI/urinary tract infection泌尿道感染 
WBC/white blood cell白血球 
WHO/World Health Organization世界衛生組織 
wt/weight重量 
μ /micro-; micron「微-」；百萬分之一 
μCi/microcurie微居里(放射性單位) 
μg /microgram微克（百萬分之一公克） 
μL /microliter微升（百萬分之一公升） 
μm /micrometer (= micron)微米（百萬分之一公尺） 
μmol /micromole微摩耳（百萬分之一摩耳） 
μOsm /micro-osmole微滲透壓（百萬分之一滲透壓） 
mμ /millimicron (= nanometer)奈米（十億分之一公尺）