| A. | Arteria |
| Aa. | Arteriae |
| AEP | Akustisch evozierter Potentiale |
| APD | Ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| AV | Atrio-ventrikular |
| AV | Arterio-venös |
| BERA | Brainstem electric response audiometry |
| BWS | Brustwirbelsäule |
| CAD | Computer assisted design |
| CAM | Computer assisted manufacture |
| CAPD | Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| CAVH | Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration |
| CAVHDF | Continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration |
| CO2 | Kohlendioxid |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| CT | Computertomographie |
| CVVH | Continuous venovenous hemofiltration |
| CVVHD | Continuous venovenous hemodialysis |
| CVVHDF | Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration |
| DIPI | Direkte intraperitoneale Insemination |
| ECCE | Extrakapsuläre Extraktion der Linse |
| ECMO | Extrakorporale Membranoxygenation |
| EDTA | Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (Äthylendiamintetraessigsäure) |
| EEG | Elektroenzephalographie |
| EKG | Elektrokardiographie |
| EKT | Elektrokrampftherapie |
| EMG | Elektromyographie |
| EOG | Elektrookulographie |
| ERC | Endoskopische retrograde Cholangiographie |
| ERCP | Endoskopische retrograde Cholangio-Pankreatikographie |
| ERP | Endoskopische retrograde Pankreatikographie |
| ESWL | Extrakorporale Stoßwellenlithotripsie |
| ET | Embryotransfer |
| Exkl. | Exklusive |
| FAEP | Früh-akustisch evozierter Potentiale |
| FSSEP | Früh-somatosensorisch evozierter Potentiale |
| GIFT | Intratubärer Gametentransfer |
| HDR | High-dose-rate |
| HLA | Humanes Leukozyten Antigen |
| HNO | Hals Nasen Ohren |
| HWS | Halswirbelsäule |
| ICD | Implantierbarer Kardioverter/Defibrillator |
| IMA | Arteria mammaria interna |
| Inkl. | Inklusive |
| IPD | Intermittent peritoneal dialysis |
| IVF | In-vitro-Fertilisation |
| LDL | Low density lipoproteins |
| Lig. | Ligament |
| LWS | Lendenwirbelsäule |
| M. | Musculus |
| MAPCA | Multiple major aortopulmonary collateral artery |
| MLC | Multi-leaf collimator |
| Mm. | Musculi |
| MRT | Magnetresonanztomographie |
| MSLT | Multipler Schlaflatenztest |
| MWT | Multipler Wachbleibetest |
| N. | Nervus |
| Nn. | Nervi |
| N.n.bez. | Nicht näher bezeichnet |
| NO | Stickoxid |
| O.n.A. | Ohne nähere Angabe |
| OP | Operation |
| PE | Probeexzision |
| PEG | Perkutan-endoskopische Gastrostomie |
| PEJ | Perkutan-endoskopische Jejunostomie |
| PET | Positronenemissionstomographie |
| PMR | Percutaneous transluminal transmyocardial laser revascularization |
| PSAP | Posteriore sagittale Anoproktoplastik |
| PUVA | Photochemotherapie (Psoralen plus UV-A) |
| R. | Ramus, Ast |
| SCS | Spinale cord stimulation |
| SKAT | Schwellkörperautoinjektionstherapie |
| SPECT | Single-Photon-Emissionscomputertomographie |
| SSEP | Somatosensorisch evozierte Potentiale |
| sup. | superior |
| SUP | Selektive Ultraviolettphototherapie |
| TCPC | Total cavo-pulmonary connection |
| TEA | Thrombendarteriektomie |
| TENS | Transkutane elektrische Nervenstimulation |
| TGA | Transposition der großen Arterien |
| TIPSS | Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt |
| TMLR | Transmyokardiale Laserrevaskularisation |
| TUNA | Transurethrale Nadelablation |
| TVT | Tension free vaginal tape |
| V. | Vena |
| VEP | Visuell evozierte Potentiale |
| VLAP | Visuell kontrollierte laserunterstützte Resektion |
| Vv. | Venae |
| WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White |
| ZIFT | Intratubärer Zygotentransfer |