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nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug. NSBB. Non-selective beta blocker. NSCC. Non-squamous-cell carcinoma. NSCLC. non–small cell lung carcinoma. NSD. normal spontaneous delivery (see childbirth)
List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology ...
Climate change acronyms. List of computer science conference acronyms. List of acronyms associated with the eurozone crisis. List of government and military acronyms. Acronyms in healthcare. List of information technology initialisms. Laser acronyms. List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production.
Abbreviations of weights and measures are pronounced using the expansion of the unit (mg = "milligram") and chemical symbols using the chemical expansion (NaCl = "sodium chloride"). Some initialisms deriving from Latin may be pronounced either as letters ( qid = "cue eye dee") or using the English expansion ( qid = "four times a day").
Appearance. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols are used to communicate and detail the characteristics of an engineering drawing. This list includes abbreviations common to the vocabulary of people who work with engineering drawings in the manufacture and inspection of parts and assemblies. Technical standards exist to provide ...
Also written as N/M, n/m, or *n/m*. Used when the entire content of the email is contained in the subject and the body remains empty. This saves the recipient's time because they then do not have to open the email. NB, meaning Note Well. Abbreviation of Latin nota bene. Used before a piece of important information to make readers notice it.
ADCON – Administrative control. ADNS – Automated Digital Network System. ADSW – Active Duty Special Work (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically 6 months in duration) ADT – Active Duty Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically more than 30 days but less than 6 months) AE – Auxiliary ...
N.N. nomen nescio "I do not know the name" Used as a placeholder for unknown names in, i.a., the Book of Common Prayer. Nob. nobis "by us" Used in Latin descriptions of organisms, particularly plants, to indicate that a name is due to the author or authors. OD oculus dexter "the right eye" Used in vision correction prescriptions. Optometriae Doctor