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34 endocrine and reproductive system abbreviations, acronyms
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Term
ALD
 Definition
ALDOSTERONE
Term
ACTH
 Definition
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE
Term
ADH
 Definition
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE 
Term
DKA
 Definition
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
Term
DM
 Definition
DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
EPI
 Definition
EPINEPHRINE
Term
Epi
 Definition
epinephrine
Term
FBS
 Definition
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
Term
FSH
 Definition
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Term
GD
 Definition
Graves' Disease
Term
HGH
 Definition
human growth hormone
Term
LADA
 Definition
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
Term
OGTT
 Definition
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Term
RAI
 Definition
radioactive Iodine Treatment
Term
TSH
 Definition
Thyroid-Stimulating hormone 
Term
Addison's Disease
 Definition
Named after Thomas Addison, a British physician.
Term
Cushing's Syndrome
 Definition
Named after Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon. 
Term
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
 Definition
Named after Hakaru Hashimoto, a Japanese physician. 
Term
Islets of Langerhans
 Definition
Named after Paul Langerhans, a German pathologist.
Term
AMN
 Definition
Aminocentesis
Term
BV
 Definition
Bacterial Vaginosis
Term
C-section
 Definition
Cesarean Section
Term
HRT
 Definition
Hormone replacement therapy
Term
HPV
 Definition
Human Papillomaviruses
Term
HYS
 Definition
Hysteroscopy 
Term
IUD
 Definition
Intrauterine Device
Term
Bartholin's Glands
 Definition
named after Caspar Bartholin the younger, a Danish anatomist
Term
Cowper's Glands
 Definition
Named after William Cowper, an English anatomist
Term
Hegar's Sign
 Definition
Named after Alfred Hegar, a German gynecologist.
Term
PMS
 Definition
Premenstrual Syndrome
Term
STIs, STD's
 Definition
Sexual Transmitted Infections or Sexual Transmitted Diseases. 
Term
STIs, STD's
 Definition
Sexual Transmitted Infections or Sexual Transmitted Diseases. 
Term
NICU
 Definition
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Term
PID
 Definition
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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