This document lists common abbreviations used in medical literature including units of measurement like centimeters, grams, kilograms, millimeters, and millimeters of mercury. It also defines abbreviations for medical conditions and procedures such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac, intra-peritoneal onlay mesh, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, percutaneous endoscopic external ring repair, and trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal hernioplasty. Additional abbreviations include carbon dioxide, number, pH, polypropylene, poltetrafluoroethylene, recurrent, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
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1. List of Abbreviations
Cm : Centimeter
Co2 : Carbon dioxide
COPD : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DM : Diabetes mellitus
G : Gram
GPRVS : Giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac
IPOM : Intra-peritoneal onlay mesh
Kg : Kilogram
LIHR : Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
mm : Millimeter
mmHg : Millimeter Mercury
N : Number
PEER : Percutaneous endoscopic external ring repair (PEER)
PH : The negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration
pp : Polyprolene
PTFE : Polytetrafluoroethylen
R : Recurrent
TAAP : Trans- abdominal pre-peritoneal hernioplasty
TEP : Totally extra peritoneal inguinal hernioplasty
UK : United kingdoom
USA : United state of America
Vs : Versus