Abbreviations/Acronyms

Abbreviations.com
A directory and search engine for thousands of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet. Find acronyms and abbreviations on computing, the Web, government, medicine and business.

Example: You want to find out what the acronym SWOT means. Select abbreviation->word from the drop down menu. Type SWOT in the box and press enter. Answer: 14 results, ie. SWOT is an abbreviation for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, Sydney Welcome Orientation and Transition, Spoken Word Of Tulsa, Special Weapons for Operations Timeliness, and more.

AcronymSearch.com
An easy acronym translator.

Credo Reference 
Jablonski's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations. Click on Dictionaries link and look for Medicine.

Medilexicon
A medical abbreviations dictionary.

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