Health Abbreviations & Acronyms

Acronyms abound in our health world. Here you'll find many common health acronyms and what they abbreviate. Use the search box for quick health abbreviation lookup!

• A
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• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
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• L
• M
• N
• O
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• h - hour or hours
• H&P - history and physical examination
• H/O - history of
• HA - headache
• HAV - Hepatitis A Virus
• HBO - hyperbaric oxygen
• HBV - Hepatitis B Virus
• HC - head circumference
• HCG - human chorionic gonadotropin
• HCT - hematocrit
• HCTZ - hydrochlorothiazide
• HCV - Hepatitis C Virus
• HD - Hodgkin's disease; hemodialysis
• HDL - high density lipoprotein
• HEENT - head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
• HELLP - hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (syndrome)
• Hgb - hemoglobin
• HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
• HPF - high-power field
• HPI - history of present illness
• HR - heart rate
• hr - hour or hours
• HRT - hormone replacement therapy
• HS, hs - at bedtime (hora somni)
• HSV - herpes simplex virus
• ht, Ht - height
• HTN - hypertension