Nounabbreviations
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. or abbrev. In strict analysis, abbreviations should not be confused with contractions or acronyms (including initialisms), with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all three are connoted by the term "abbreviation" in loose parlance.An abbreviation is a shortening by any method; a contraction is a reduction of size by the drawing together of the parts. A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements; an abbreviation may be made either by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part; a contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction. However, normally acronyms are regarded as a subgroup of abbreviations (e.g. by the Council of Science Editors). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the benefits and Limitations of using medical abbreviations? Q. I have always been amazed at how many medical abbreviations there are. However, at the same time, I have to wonder... besides not having to write out all of those really long, hard to spell medical words, What are all of the other benefits to using abbreviations, and more so, What are the limitations of using medical abbreviations?? Does anybody out there really know the answer to these questions? Asked by Jamie R - Wed Mar 5 02:22:02 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The benefits are the saving of time when recording data or information. However, many physicians (and even some nurses) have handwriting that is difficult to read, and abbreviations can result in misinterpretation of what was intended. For example, "MI" can mean "myocardial infarct," but it can also mean "mitral insufficiency," and possibly other things as well. "MS" can mean "morphine sulfate," "multiple sclerosis," or even "magnesium sulfate." Because of the confusion, the current standards for writing of orders in hospitals no longer permit the use of most of the formerly used abbreviations. The purpose is to reduce errors. Fewer errors means better medical care. Answered by rkeech - Wed Mar 5 02:34:07 2008 What do the abbreviations in regards to 2WW stand for? Q. Abbreviations like CM, AF and the likes. I'm dying to know to help my wife understand more as if I'm not wrong she might be expecting. Now that'll be fantastic!! Please help! Asked by edroosalsagoff - Wed Apr 22 03:36:58 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. CM - Cervical Mucous AF - Aunt Flow (period) HPT - Home Pregnancy Test OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit DH - Dear Husband 2WW/TWW - Two Week Wait (the wait after you've ovulated can finally see if AF comes or not) BFP - Big Fat Positive BFN - Big Fat Negative BD - Baby Danced (sex) I hope this helps. Good Luck Answered by unknown - Wed Apr 22 03:49:14 2009 What Are All of the Abbreviations in the Song Lol?
Q. I just heard this song called "LOL" and I heard an overload of abbreviations, and I couldn't remember all of them. Can someone tell me them? Asked by Christy - Mon Jul 20 15:42:26 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. LOL smiley face, LOL smiley face (Gucci) (Chorus) Shorty just text me, say she wanna sex me LOL smiley face, LOL smiley face Shorty sent a twit pic saying come and get this, LOL smiley face, LOL smiley face Shorty called my phone, I was busy (i was busy) Cruisin in that benz round the city (round the city) Then I felt my phone buzz, I know that she like thugs, And I'm a bad boy like diddy, (Take that) Then she sent a text (text), that read (read), baby im at home, Then she sent another one that says she s all alone So I text her a smiley face and said lets do the grown, She said lol, boy you crazy, come on Then she said actually, you aint gotta ask me Sent the lil face with the tongue cos im nasty Im on my way, girl I can't wait, twitter… [cont.] Answered by Lucas H - Mon Jul 20 15:48:52 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "abbreviations"  gossipcenter.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:44:46 GMT+00:00 GossipCenter.com ... doing when I'm on set and have to be really quiet - I text. I have gotten really, really good and it is really sad! I use all those abbreviations too."  theglobeandmail.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:17:51 GMT+00:00 Globe and Mail We live in an acronym-crazed world, and IE's handy Acronym Finder claims to be the world's largest dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. ...  bbc.co.uk Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:47:55 GMT+00:00 BBC News India's government says these are not symbols but mere abbreviations . The new symbol will be the "identity of the Indian currency", information minister ... From Google News Search: "abbreviations"  higherground4x4.com 715px x 500px | 106.60kB [source page] a current crusade against poor grammar I thought it would be helpful if the grammar police had a handy dandy guide to decipher the poorly written posts So without further ado here it is  oce.catholic.com 588px x 400px | 44.30kB [source page] Metadata No higher resolution available  reasonforliberty.com 384px x 550px | 64.60kB [source page] notes do not necessarily reflect actual labor and people who receive them usually poor people or city council workers they spend it and buy stuff which is not through actual labor examples currency abbreviations From Yahoo Image Search: "abbreviations"  exampro.com esther Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:41:43 GM OBGYN Oral Board candidates must know which . abbreviation. are ABOG sanctioned. It's the last exam to obtain the coveted OBGYN Certification.  blog.codesignstudios.com Dennison Uy Fri, 01 Feb 2002 08:00:00 GM When shopping for NIKKOR lenses, one might get confused with the acronyms used in them. I decided to do some research and come up with a quick list for each.  blog.eogn.com Dick Eastman hu, 03 Jun 2010 19:24:38 GM The following announcement was written by Library and Archives Canada: New Online Product: List of . Abbreviations. Used in Military Service Files Have you ever wondered what the . abbreviation. FANYC means in a Canadian Military Service File ... From Google Blog Search: "abbreviations" |
