1CZS
congenital Zika syndrome
2RA
(biological molecule)
retinoic acid
3VPW
vascular pedicle width
4MDCT
multidetector computed tomography
5Kf
capillary filtration pressure
6NFP
net filtration pressure
7Πp
plasma colloid osmotic pressure
8Πif
interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure
9Pc
capillary hydrostatic pressure
11PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
12Pif
interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure
13TOS
thoracic outlet syndrome
14HVLA
high velocity low amplitude
15HRI
heme-regulated eIF2α kinase
16 eIF2α
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α
17PAS
periodic acid–Schiff
19H&E
hematoxylin and eosin
20SIRS
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
21APS
anti-phospholipid syndrome
23PTT
partial thromboplastin time
24PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
26TRALI
Transfusion-related acute lung injury
27GGO
ground glass opacity
29CTR
cardiothoracic ratio
30NES
nuclear export signal
31MEOS
microsomal ethanol oxidizing system,
32NLS
nuclear localization signal
33APC
activated protein C
34CdLS
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
35GPI anchor
glycophosphatidylinositol glycan anchor
37RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
38SOD
superoxide dismutase
40IAPs
inhibitors of apoptosis
41APAF-1
apoptosis-activating factor-1
42DAMPs
damage associated molecular patterns
43Atgs
autophagy-related genes
44LDL
low density lipoprotein
45PrPsc
prion protein, scrapie isoform
46CFTR
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
47UPR
unfolded protein response
48ASD (in cardiology)
atrial septal defects
49MMF
Mycophenolate mofetil (immunosuppressant drug)
50ARND
Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder
51FASD
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
52TGA
transposition of the great arteries
54ICSI
intracytoplasmic sperm injection
56CVS
chorionic villus sampling
57PUBS
percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
58cfDNA
cell-free fetal DNA
60NIPS
noninvasive prenatal screening
61PGD
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
62FISH
fluorescent in situ hybridization
63TGF-β
transforming growth factor β
65BMP (signalling molecule)
bone morphogenetic proteins
66FEN1
flap endonuclease 1
67PCNA
proliferating cell nuclear antigen
68PARP1
Poly ADP-ribose polymerase 1
69XRCC1
X-ray cross-complementary protein 1
70EGFR (measure of organ function)
estimated glomerular filtration rate
71EGFR (name of a specific gene)
epidermal growth factor receptor
73TKI
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
74RB protein / RB gene
retinoblastoma protein / retinoblastoma
75activating transcription factor 4
77TEF
tracheoesophageal fistula
78VACTERL
Vertebral anomalies
Anal atresia,
Cardiac defects,
Tracheoesophageal fistula,
Esophageal atresia,
Renal anomalies
Limb defects