|
Abbreviation
|
Meaning
|
| AAALAC |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International |
| AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| ad libitum (ad lib |
freely, or as desired |
| ALAT |
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician |
| AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
| AWA |
Animal Welfare Act |
| AWIC |
Animal Welfare Information Center |
| b.i.d. |
twice per day |
| BSL |
biosafety levels |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| cm |
centimeter |
| CO 2
|
carbon dioxide |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DF |
Defined flora |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| Dx |
diagnosis |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| g |
gram |
| GLP |
Good Laboratory Practices |
| H,O |
water |
| HEPA |
High Efficiency Particulate Air |
| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IC |
Intracardiac |
| ID |
Intradermal |
| iiFAR |
Incurably III for Animal Research |
| ILAR |
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources |
| IM |
Intramuscular |
| IP |
Intraperitoneal |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| kg |
kilogram |
| I or L |
liter |
| LAT |
Laboratory Animal Technician |
| LATG |
Laboratory Animal Technologist |
| m |
meter |
| mg |
milligram |
| ml |
milliliter |
| mm |
millimeter |
| NABR |
National Association for Biomedical Research |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NPO |
nothing by mouth (no feed or water) |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NSAIDS |
Non-SteroidalAnti-Inflammatory Drugs |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| OPRR |
Office for Protection from Research Risks |
| PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| PO |
by mouth (per os) |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPM |
parts per million |
| psi |
pounds per square inch |
| q.i.d. |
four times per day |
| Rx |
prescription |
| s.i.d. |
once per day |
| SC or SQ |
Subcutaneous |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SPF |
Specific Pathogen-Free |
| stat |
immediately |
| t.i.d. |
three times per day |
| Tx |
treatment |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
|
0C |
Celsius (centigrade) |
|
0F |
Fahrenheit |
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