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Library of Illinois - Vet abbreviations Category: Animals and Nature > Veterinary abbreviations Date & country: 20/01/2014, USA Words: 548

LCM
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis

LD
Lethal dose

LDA
Left displacement of abomasum

LE
Lupus erythematosus

LH
Luteinizing hormone

LMN
Lower motor neurons

LPE
Lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis

LPF
Low-power field(s)

LPS
Lipopolysaccharide

LRS
Lactated Ringer's solution

LVT
Licensed veterinary technician

mA
Milliamperes

MAC
Minimal antibiotic concentration

MALT
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

MAOI
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor(s)

MAP
Mouse antibody production

MBC
Minimal bactericidal concentration

MCF
Malignant catarrhal fever

MCH
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

MCP
Metacarpophalangeal joint [in horses]

MCT
1. Market cattle testing; 2. Mast cell tumor(s)

MCV
1. Mean cell volume; 2. Mean corpuscular volume

ME
Metabolizable energy

MEC
Minimal effective plasma concentration

MED
Median effective dose (ED 50)

MG
Monoglycerides

MH
Malignant hyperthermia

MHA
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

MHD
Mulberry heart disease

MHV
Mouse hepatitis virus

Mhz
Megahertz

MI
3-methylindole

MIC
Minimal inhibitory concentration

MLV
Modified live virus

MMA
Mastitis-metritis-agalactia complex

MNTD
Maximum nontoxic dose

MOET
Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer

mOsm
Milliosmol(s)

MRCVS
Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging

mRNA
Messenger ribonucleic acid

MSD
Marble spleen disease

MSH
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

MTC
Maximum tolerated plasma concentration

MTD
Maximum tolerated dose

MTD
Median toxic dose (TD 50)

NADH
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NADPH
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

NAF
No abnormal findings

NAHMS
National Animal Health Monitoring Systems (of USDA)

NASPHV
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians

NAVLE
North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

NAVTA
North American Veterinary Technician Association

NBEC
National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine

NCPPSP
National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy

NCV
Nerve conduction velocities

ND
Newcastle disease

NDF
Neutral detergent fiber

NECL
Nonepitheliotropic cutaneous lymphosarcomas

NFM
Northern fowl mite

NMB
New Methylene Blue

NMD
Nutritional muscular dystrophy

NMS
Neonatal maladjustment syndrome

NPN
Nonprotein nitrogen

NPO
[Latin] Nil per os, nothing by mouth

nRBC
Nucleated red blood cells

NRC
National Research Council

NSAID, NSAIDs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

OA
Osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease

OCD
Osteochondritis dissecans

ODE
Old-dog encephalitis

OFA
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

OID
Ovine interdigital dermatitis

OP
Organophosphates

OR
Operating room

os, ossa [Latin]
Bone

PABA
Para-aminobenzoic acid

PAD
Pododermatitis aseptica diffusa

PAF
Platelet activating factor

PBB
Polybrominated biphenyls

PBFD
Psittacine beak and feather disease

pc
[Latin] Post cibum / cibos, after meals

PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCV
Packed cell volume

PDA
Patent ductus arteriosus

PDE
Phosphodiesterases

PE
Physical examination

PED
Porcine epidemic diarrhea

PEDV
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

PEM
Polioencephalomalacia

PF
Platelet Factor

PG, PGs
1. Prostaglandin; 2. proteoglycan(s)

PHS
Pulmonary hypertension syndrome

PI-3
Parainfluenza-3 virus

PIE syndrome
Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia

PKD
Proliferative kidney disease

PLH
Pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia

Plt
Platelet(s)

PMN
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes