- Author Committee
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 Preparing an Article for Publication
- 1 Types of Articles
- 2 Manuscript Preparation
- 3 References
- 4 Visual Presentation of Data
- 5 Ethical and Legal Considerations
- 6 Editorial Assessment and Processing
- Section 2 Style
- 7 Grammar
- 8 Punctuation
- 9 Plurals
- 10 Capitalization
- 11 Correct and Preferred Usage
- 12 Non-English Words, Phrases, and Accent Marks
- 13 Medical Indexes
- Section 3 Terminology
- 14 Abbreviations
- 14.1 Academic Degrees, Certifications, and Honors
- 14.2 US Military Services and Titles
- 14.3 Days of the Week, Months, Eras
- 14.4 Local Addresses
- 14.5 Cities, States, Counties, Territories, Possessions; Provinces; Countries
- 14.6 Names and Titles of Persons
- 14.7 Business Firms
- 14.8 Agencies and Organizations
- 14.9 Collaborative Groups
- 14.10 Names of Journals
- 14.11 Clinical, Technical, and Other Common Terms
- 14.12 Units of Measure
- 14.13 Elements and Chemicals
- 14.14 Radioactive Isotopes
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 15 Nomenclature
- 16 Eponyms
- 17 Greek Letters
- Section 4 Measurement and Quantitation
- 18 Units of Measure
- 19 Numbers and Percentages
- 20 Study Design and Statistics
- 21 Mathematical Composition
- Section 5 Technical Information
- 22 Typography
- 23 Manuscript Editing and Proofreading
- 24 Glossary of Publishing Terms
- 25 Resources
- Index
(p. 441) Abbreviations
- Chapter:
- (p. 441) Abbreviations
- Author(s):
Roxanne K. Young
- DOI:
- 10.1093/jama/9780195176339.003.0014
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines an abbreviation as “a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole”3 (eg, Dr for doctor, US for United States, dB for decibel). An acronym is “formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term”3(eg, ANCOVA for analysis of covariance). Acronyms are pronounced as words.
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- Author Committee
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 Preparing an Article for Publication
- 1 Types of Articles
- 2 Manuscript Preparation
- 3 References
- 4 Visual Presentation of Data
- 5 Ethical and Legal Considerations
- 6 Editorial Assessment and Processing
- Section 2 Style
- 7 Grammar
- 8 Punctuation
- 9 Plurals
- 10 Capitalization
- 11 Correct and Preferred Usage
- 12 Non-English Words, Phrases, and Accent Marks
- 13 Medical Indexes
- Section 3 Terminology
- 14 Abbreviations
- 14.1 Academic Degrees, Certifications, and Honors
- 14.2 US Military Services and Titles
- 14.3 Days of the Week, Months, Eras
- 14.4 Local Addresses
- 14.5 Cities, States, Counties, Territories, Possessions; Provinces; Countries
- 14.6 Names and Titles of Persons
- 14.7 Business Firms
- 14.8 Agencies and Organizations
- 14.9 Collaborative Groups
- 14.10 Names of Journals
- 14.11 Clinical, Technical, and Other Common Terms
- 14.12 Units of Measure
- 14.13 Elements and Chemicals
- 14.14 Radioactive Isotopes
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 15 Nomenclature
- 16 Eponyms
- 17 Greek Letters
- Section 4 Measurement and Quantitation
- 18 Units of Measure
- 19 Numbers and Percentages
- 20 Study Design and Statistics
- 21 Mathematical Composition
- Section 5 Technical Information
- 22 Typography
- 23 Manuscript Editing and Proofreading
- 24 Glossary of Publishing Terms
- 25 Resources
- Index