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Optional Plurals
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"OCB: oligoclonal band(s) (CSF)"

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"A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - misc"

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List Caps
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"O"

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"O&G: obstetrics and gynaecology"

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"Obl: oblique"

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"Obs: observations"

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"O/E: on examination"

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"Og: oganesson"

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"O/N: overnight"

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"Ordercomms: order communications"

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"Os: osmium"

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"Osm"

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"OxyHb: oxygenated haemoglobin"

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Acronyms
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"blood type (ABO system)"

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"OA: osteoarthritis"

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"OAB: overactive bladder"

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"OAC: oral anticoagulant"

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"OAML: orbital adnexal MALT lymphoma"

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"OAR: organ at risk"

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"OAS: orbital apex syndrome"

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"OAT"

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"OATS: oligoasthenoteratozoospermia"

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"OBI: on-board imaging (in radiotherapy)"

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"OB/GYN: obstetrics and gynaecology"

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"OB/GYN: obstetrics and gynaecology"

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"OBL: office-based labarotory"

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"OBO: on background of"

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"OC"

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"OCA: osteochondral allograft transplantation"

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"OCB: oligoclonal band(s) (CSF)"

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"OCD"

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"OCF"

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"OCG: oral cholecystogram"

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"OCI: osteitis condensans ilii"

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"OCL: osteochondral lesion"

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"OCP"

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"OCS: otic capsule sparing (temporal bone fractures)"

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"OCV: otic capsule violating (temporal bone fractures)"

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"OD"

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"ODD: optic disc drusen"

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"ODG: oligodendroglioma"

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"ODT: oroduodenal tube"

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"OE: otitis externa"

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"OEIS: omphalocele, exstrophy, imperforate anus, and spinal defects"

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"OFC: osteitis fibrosa cystica"

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"OFD"

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"OFDI: optical frequency domain imaging"

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"OGD: oesophagogastroduodenoscopy"

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"OGS: orthognathic surgery"

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"OGT: orogastric tube"

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"OHCA: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest"

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"OHS"

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"OHSS: ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome"

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"OHT: orthotopic heart transplant"

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"OHVIRA: obstructed hemivagina with ipsilateral renal anomalies"

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"OI"

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"OLB: open lung biopsy"

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"OLIF: oblique lumbar interbody fusion"

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"OLLIF: oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion"

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"OM"

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"OMC: ostiomeatal complex"

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"OMFS: oral and maxillofacial surgery"

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"OMU: ostiomeatal unit"

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"OMX: osteochondromyxoma"

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"ON"

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"ONG: optic nerve glioma"

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"ONH"

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"ONHS: optic nerve head swelling"

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"ONSD: optic nerve sheath diameter"

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"ONTD: open neural tube defect"

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"OOA: oesophageal obturator airway"

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"OOB: out of bed"

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"OOC: orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst"

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"OOH"

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"OOHCA: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest"

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"OOHVFA: out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation arrest"

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"OOKP: osteo-odontokeratoprosthesis"

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"OOP: out-of-plaster"

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"OP"

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"OPARACHEE: on resonance paramagnetic chemical exchange effect"

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"OPC: oropharyngeal carcinoma"

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"OPG"

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"OPK: osteopoikilosis"

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"OPL: oblique posterior ligament"

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"OPLL: ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament"

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"OPPT: orientated to person, place, and time"

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"OPT: orthopantomogram"

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"OPV: oral polio vaccine"

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"OR"

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"ORF: open reading frame (in protein synthesis)"

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"ORIF: open reduction internal fixation"

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"ORN: osteoradionecrosis"

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"ORS: oral rehydration solutions"

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"ORSA: oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus"

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"ORT: oral rehydration therapy"

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"ORTI: ossifying renal tumour of infancy"

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"OS"

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"OSA: obstructive sleep apnoea"

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"OSAIRIS: Open-Source AI Radiotherapy Image Segmentation"

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"OSAIRIS: Open-Source AI Radiotherapy Image Segmentation"

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"OSD"

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"OSNA: one step nucleic acid amplification"

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"OSP: oncocytic sinonasal papilloma"

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"OT"

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"OTC"

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"OTD"

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"OTTR: organ transplant tracking record"

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"OU: both eyes (Latin: oculus uterque)"

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"OV"

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"OWR: Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome"

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"OYL: ossification of the yellow ligament"

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Colons
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"OSAIRIS: Open-Source AI Radiotherapy Image Segmentation"

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Oxford Comma
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"ova, cysts and parasites"

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