| P |
i parental generation |
|
ii Pharmacy only (medicines) |
|
iii chemical symbol phosphorus |
|
iv pulse |
|
v pupil |
|
vi probability |
| |
| P |
i short arm of a chromosome |
|
ii frequency of more common
allele of a pair |
| |
| P1 |
parental generation |
| |
| P4 |
progesterone |
| |
| P-450 enzymes |
enzymes at high level in
some fish eating birds |
| |
| P-cresol |
a phenol from coal or wood
tar |
| |
| P mitrale |
prolonged P wave in ECG |
| |
| P pulmonare |
tall peaked P wave in ECG |
| |
| P site |
peptidyl-t RNA binding
site |
| |
| PA |
pulmonary artery |
| |
| P-A |
posterior-anterior |
| |
| Pa |
i chemical symbol protactinium |
|
ii Pascals (unit of stress) |
| |
| p.a |
per annum |
| |
| Pa Co2 |
partial pressure of CO2
in arterial blood |
| |
| Pa O2 |
partial pressure of O2
in arterial blood |
| |
| PA inhibitor |
plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| |
| PAA |
pancreatic acinar atrophy
|
| |
| PAB,PABA |
para-aminobenzoic acid |
| |
| PABD |
preoperative autologous
blood donation |
| |
| PAC |
Pet Advisory Committee
(UK) |
| |
| PAD |
pododermatitis aseptica
diffusa |
| |
| PAF |
platelet activating factor |
| |
| PAGE |
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| |
| PAHO |
Pan American Health Organisation |
| |
| PAL |
phenylaniline ammonia-lyase |
| |
| PALS |
periarteriolar lymphoid
sheath |
| |
| PAM,2-PAM |
2-pyridine aldoxime methchloride
(pralidoxime chloride) |
| |
| PAMS |
para-amino salicylic acid |
| |
| PAN |
Pesticide Action Network
(UK) |
| |
| PAO-D |
Foundation for Continuing
Education in Veterinary Medicine (Netherlands)
Stichting PAO-Diergeneeskunde |
| |
| PAP |
peroxidase-antiperoxidase
|
| |
| PAPS |
3-phosphocedenosine 5-phosphosulphate |
| |
| PAR |
i photosynthetically active
radiation |
|
ii post anaesthetic recovery |
| |
| PAS |
i para-amino salicylic
acid |
|
ii periodic acid-Schiff
reaction |
|
iii Pig Assurance Scheme
(MAFF – now DEFRA) |
| |
| PAT |
Pets As Therapy (UK) |
| |
| PAVMA |
Pennsylvania Veterinary
Medical Association |
| |
| PAWS |
Performing Animal Welfare
Society |
| |
| PB |
Pharmacopoeia Britannica
(British Pharmacopoeia) |
| |
| Pb |
chemical symbol lead (L.plumbum) |
| |
| PBB |
polybrominated biphenyl
|
| |
| PBFD |
psittacine beak & feather
disease |
| |
| PBG-D |
porphobilinogen diaminase
|
| |
| PBI |
protein – bound iodine |
| |
| PBMC |
peripheral blood mononuclear
cell |
| |
| PBS |
phosphate buffered saline |
| |
| PBT |
preferred body temperature |
| |
| PC |
i Performance Criteria
(re VN) |
|
ii personal computer |
| |
| p.c. |
after meals (L.post cibum) |
| |
| PCA |
passive cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| |
| PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
| |
| PCD |
polycystic disease |
| |
| PCG |
phonocardiogram/phonocardiographic
|
| |
| PCMV |
porcine cytomegalovirus |
| |
| PCNB |
pentachloronitrobenzene |
| |
| pCO2,PCO2 |
carbon dioxide partial
pressure |
| |
| PCP |
pentachlorophenol |
| |
| PCR |
i polymerase chain reaction
|
|
ii protein:creatinine ratio
|
| |
| PCr |
phosphocreatine |
| |
| PCR-RFLP |
polymerase chain reaction
– based restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| |
| PCS |
porcine colonic spirochaetosis |
| |
| PCT |
i Pet Care Trust (UK) |
|
ii prothrombin consumption
time |
| |
| PCTA |
percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty |
| |
| PCV |
i packed cell volume |
|
ii porcine circovirus |
| |
| PD |
i pituitary-dependent |
|
ii predicted differences |
|
iii pregnancy diagnosis |
| |
| Pd |
chemical symbol palladium |
| |
| pd |
i potential difference |
|
ii prism dioptre |
| |
| PD 50 |
protective dose for 50%
of animals challenged (eg vaccine) |
| |
| PDA |
i parent ductus arteriosus |
|
ii potato dextrose agar
|
| |
| PDD |
papillomatous digital dermatitis
|
| |
| PDE |
phosphodiesterases |
| |
| PDF |
Professional Development
Foundation |
| |
| PDGF |
platelet derived growth
factor |
| |
| PDH |
pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
| |
| PDNS |
porcine dermatitis &
nephropathy syndrome |
| |
| PDO |
Association of Veterinary
Practitioners (Denmark)
Praktiserende Dyrlaegers Organisation |
| |
| PDP |
i Danish Farm Animal Veterinary
Association
Praktiserende Dyrlaeger Produktionsdyr |
|
ii Principal Display Panel |
| |
| PDS |
polydioxanone suture |
| |
| PDSA |
People’s Dispensary
for Sick Animals (UK) |
| |
| PDV |
i patent ductus venosus |
|
ii phocine distemper virus
|
| |
| PE |
i percentage error |
|
ii physical examination |
| |
| PE4 |
cyclonite, a plastic explosive
& rodenticide |
| |
| PEARS |
porcine enzootic abortion
and respiratory syndrome |
| |
| PEC |
predicted envirommental
concentration |
| |
| PED |
porcine epidemic diarrhoea |
| |
| PEDV |
porcine epidemic diarrhoea
virus |
| |
| PEEP |
positive-end-expiratory
pressure |
| |
| PEG |
i percutaneous endoscopic
gastrotomy |
|
ii polyethylene glycol
|
| |
| PEGS |
i polyethylene glycols
used as drug solvents |
|
ii Pesticide Exposed Group
of Sufferers (now PEX) |
| |
| PEI |
i pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
|
|
ii Paul Ehrilich Institute
(Germany)
Paul-Ehrlich Institut |
| |
| PEKDY |
Panhellenic Union of State
Veterinary Officers
Panhelinios Enosis Ktiniatron Dimosion Ypalilon |
| |
| PEM |
i polioencephalomalacia |
|
ii protein energy malnutrition
|
| |
| PennHIP |
Pennsylvania Hip Improvement
Program |
| |
| PEP |
phosphoenol pyruvate |
| |
| PEP : ET |
pre-ejection period: ejection
time ratio (systolic time interval) |
| |
| PERV |
porcine endogenous retrovirus |
| |
| PET |
positron emission tomography
|
| |
| PETA |
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (USA) |
| |
| PETCO2 |
end-tidal carbon dioxide
tension |
| |
| PETS |
Pets Travel Scheme (UK) |
| |
| PEX |
Action on Pesticide Exposure
(formerly PEGS) |
| |
| PEYM |
Scandinavian Veterinary
Association for Mastitis Research
Pohjoismainen Elänlääriyhdistys Mastiitin Tutkimiseksi
ja Vastistamiseksi/Nordisk Veterinärförening för
Mastitforskning och Bekämping |
| |
| PF |
i platelet factor |
|
ii Netherlands federation
of Laboratory Animal Science and Technology (Proefdierkundige
Federatie) |
| |
| PFBD |
psittacine feather &
beak disease |
| |
| PFC |
polychlorinated fluorocarbon
|
| |
| PFD |
post-farrowing (vulval)
discharges |
| |
| PFGE |
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis |
| |
| PFI |
Pet Food Institute (USA) |
| |
| PFK |
phosphofructokinase |
| |
| PFMA |
Pet Food Manufacturers
Association |
| |
| PFU |
plaque forming unit |
| |
| PG,Pg |
prostaglandin |
| |
| pg |
picogram (10-12 gram) |
| |
| PGA |
pteroylglutamic (folic)
acid |
| |
| PGAG |
polysulphated glycosaminoglycans
|
| |
| PGE |
i parasitic gastroenteritis |
|
ii prostaglandin E |
| |
| PGE2 |
prostaglandin E2 |
| |
| PGEU |
Pharmaceutical Group of
the EU |
| |
| PGF |
i polypeptide growth factor |
|
ii prostaglandin (F1 alpha,
F2 alpha etc) |
| |
| PGFE |
pulsed-field-gel electrophoresis |
| |
| PGK |
phosphoglycerate kinase
|
| |
| PGL |
persistent generalized
lymphodenopathy |
| |
| PGM |
phosphoglutomucase |
| |
| PH |
Prospect Hill Hantavirus |
| |
| pH |
potential of hydrogen ions:
the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration (7=neutral,<7=acid,>7=alkaline) |
| |
| PHA |
phytohaemagglutinin (a
plant lactin) |
| |
| PHARE |
Poland and Hungary Assistance
& Reconstruction of the Economy |
| |
| PHC |
i Pet Health Council |
|
ii Pet Health Counsellor |
| |
| PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| |
| PHE |
proliferative haemorrhagic
enteropathy |
| |
| Phe |
phenylalenine |
| |
| PHF |
Potomac horse fever |
| |
| PhHV |
phocid herpesvirus |
| |
| PHL |
Public Health Laboratory |
| |
| PHLS |
Public Health Laboratory
Service (England & Wales) |
| |
| PHP |
primary hyperparathyroidism |
| |
| PHPV |
persistent hyperplastic
primary vitreous |
| |
| PHS |
i periparturient hypogalactia
syndrome (sow) |
|
ii Poultry Health Scheme
|
|
iii Public Health Service
(US) |
|
iv pulmonary hypertension
syndrome |
| |
| PHV |
pigeon herpesvirus |
| |
| PI |
i persistently infected |
|
ii Preliminary Investigation
(Committee) |
| |
| Pi |
inorganic orthophosphate
|
| |
| pi |
post infection |
| |
| pI |
isolectric point |
| |
| p.I2 |
prostacyclin |
| |
| PI3 |
parainfluenza virus type
3 |
| |
| Pi lines |
longitudinal dark lines
on X-ray film due to chemical deposits on automatic developer
tank rollers |
| |
| PIA |
porcine intestinal adenomatosis |
| |
| PIANA |
Pharmacy in a New Age |
| |
| PIAP |
Pesticide Incidents Appraisal
Panel |
| |
| PIBR |
pig inclusion body rhinitis |
| |
| PIC |
i Pig Improvement Company
(Ltd) |
|
ii Prior Informed Consent |
| |
| PID |
prolapsed intervertebral
disc |
| |
| PIDA |
Pig Industry Development
Authority (UK) |
| |
| PIDS |
primary immune deficiency
syndrome |
| |
| PIE |
pulmonary infiltration
with eosinophils |
| |
| PIF |
prolactin inhibitory factor
|
| |
| PigCHAMP |
commercial pig database
program (Univ. of Minnesota) |
| |
| PIJAC |
Pet Industry Joint Advisory
Council |
| |
| PIN |
personal identification
number |
| |
| PIP |
proximal interphalangeal |
| |
| PIR |
Practitioner in Residence
|
| |
| PITJ |
proximal intertarsal joint
|
| |
| PIVAG |
Pet Insurance Veterinary
Advisory Group |
| |
| PIVKA |
protein produced by vitamin
K antagonists (or deficiency) |
| |
| PK |
pyruvate kinase |
| |
| P-K reaction |
Prausnitz-Kustner reaction
|
| |
| pK |
negative logarithm of the
ionization constant (K) of an acid |
| |
| PKD |
i polycystic kidney disease |
|
ii proliferative kidney
disease |
| |
| PKS |
Hellenic Veterinary Association
Panhellinios Ktiniatrikos Sylogos |
| |
| PKU |
phenylketonuria |
| |
| PL |
Product License |
| |
| PLB |
phospholamban |
| |
| PLE |
protein-losing enteropathy
|
| |
| PLETagar |
for growth of Bacillus
anthracis |
| |
| PLH |
pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia
|
| |
| PLIT |
Professional Disability
Insurance Trust (AVMA) |
| |
| PLL |
primary lens luxation |
| |
| PLLA |
poly-L-lactic acid |
| |
| PLN |
protein-losing nephropathy |
| |
| PLO |
pasteurella-like organisms |
| |
| PLP |
i paraformaldehyde-lysine-periodate |
|
ii pyridoxal phosphate
|
| |
| PLR |
pupillary light reflex
|
| |
| PLT |
psittacosis-lymphogrameloma
venereum trachoma group |
| |
| PM |
i phenotypic mixing |
|
ii post-mortem |
|
iii afternoon (L.post meridiem) |
| |
| Pm |
chemical symbol promethium |
| |
| p.m |
i afternoon (L. post meridiem) |
|
ii post mortem |
| |
| PMA |
Provisional Marketing Authorisation
|
| |
| PMB |
pregnant mare blood |
| |
| PMD |
post-mating (vulval) discharge
|
| |
| PME |
post-mortem examination
|
| |
| PMI |
i point of maximum intensity
(or impulse) |
|
ii polar moment of inertia |
| |
| PML |
Pharmacy & Merchants
list (products) |
| |
| PMMA |
polymethylmethacrylate |
| |
| PMN |
polymorphonuclear neutrophil |
| |
| PMR |
proportional mortality
rate |
| |
| PMS |
pregnant mare serum |
| |
| PMSG |
pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin
(now ecg = equine chorionic gonadotrophin) |
| |
| PMU |
pregnant mares’ urine
|
| |
| PMV |
i paramyxovirus |
|
ii porpoise morbillivirus |
| |
| PmvCO2 |
partial pressure of mixed
venous carbon dioxide |
| |
| PmvO2 |
partial pressure of mixed
venous oxygen |
| |
| PMWS |
postweaning multisystemic
wasting syndrome |
| |
| PN |
Pesticide News |
| |
| PNET |
primitive neurectodermal
tumours |
| |
| PNS |
i parasympathetic nervous
system |
|
ii peripheral nervous system
|
| |
| PNU |
protein nitrogen units |
| |
| PNX |
partially nephrectomised |
| |
| PO, po |
by mouth (L.per os) |
| |
| PO |
i chemical symbol polonium |
|
ii postoperatively |
| |
| PO2 |
oxygen partial pressure |
| |
| POF |
peripheral odontogenic
fibroma |
| |
| POM |
Prescription Only Medicines |
| |
| POMR |
problem-oriented medical
record |
| |
| POP |
i persistent organic pollutants |
|
ii plaster of paris |
| |
| POR |
problem oriented record
|
| |
| post-em |
post emergence |
| |
| POTZ |
preferred optimum temperature
zone |
| |
| POVMR |
problem oriented veterinary
medical record |
| |
| PP |
post partum |
| |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| |
| PPCT |
post pasteurisation contamination
test |
| |
| PPD |
i “psychogenic”
primary polydipsia |
|
ii purified protein derivative
(tuberculin) |
| |
| PPDA |
purified protein derivative
from M.avium |
| |
| PPDB |
purified protein derivative
from M.bovis |
| |
| PPE |
porcine proliferative enteropathy |
| |
| PPH |
pruritus, pyrexia &
haemorrhage |
| |
| PPI |
i inorganic pyrophosphate
|
|
ii parvovirus & parainfluenza
(dog vaccine) |
| |
| PPLO |
pleuropneumonia-like organisms |
| |
| PPM |
persistent pupillary membrane
|
| |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| |
| PPMV |
pigeon strain of paramyxovirus |
| |
| PPN |
partial parenteral nutrition
|
| |
| PPR |
peste des petits ruminants
(Fr. sheep & goat paramyxovirus) |
| |
| PPr |
prior probability = prevalence |
| |
| PPRV |
PPR virus |
| |
| PPS |
pentosan polysulphate |
| |
| Ppsmolt |
photo period smolt |
| |
| PPV |
i persistent primary vitreous |
|
ii porcine parvovirus |
|
iii positive pressure ventilation |
| |
| PQRST |
ECG wave pattern |
| |
| PR |
i prevalence rate |
|
ii P-R interval (ECG):
PR waves (ECG) |
| |
| Pr |
i chemical symbol praseodymium |
|
ii probability |
| |
| pr |
per rectum |
| |
| PRA |
progressive retinal atrophy
|
| |
| PRAA |
persistent right aortic
arch |
| |
| PRC |
Pesticide Residues Committee
(replaces WPPR) (DEFRA) |
| |
| PRCA |
pure red cell aplasia |
| |
| PRCV |
porcine respiratory coronavirus |
| |
| PRD |
progressive retinal degeneration |
| |
| PRDC |
porcine respiratory disease
complex |
| |
| pre-em |
pre-emergence |
| |
| Pret |
University of Pretoria |
| |
| PRF |
prolactin releasing factor |
| |
| PRID |
progesterone releasing
intravaginal device |
| |
| p.r.n |
according to circumstances
(L.pro re nata) |
| |
| PRO |
Public Relations Officer |
| |
| Pro |
proline |
| |
| PRP |
platelet-rich plasma |
| |
| PrP |
prion protein |
| |
| PrPc |
prion protein control |
| |
| PRPP |
phosphoribosylpyrophosphate |
| |
| PrPres |
bovine prion protein in
proteinase K resistance form |
| |
| PrPsc |
prion protein scrapie |
| |
| Prpsc |
sialoglyco protein |
| |
| PRRS |
porcine respiratory &
reproductive syndrome |
| |
| PRRSV |
porcine respiratory &
reproductive syndrome virus |
| |
| PRSL |
protein renal solute load |
| |
| PRV |
pseudorabies virus |
| |
| PRVC |
Pakistan Remount Veterinary
Corps |
| |
| PSA |
Poultry Science Association
|
| |
| PSc |
Poultry Science |
| |
| PSCID |
primary severe combined
immune deficiency disease |
| |
| PSD |
Pesticide Safety Directorate
|
| |
| PSE |
i pale soft exudative pork |
|
ii portosystemic encephalopathy
|
| |
| PSGAG |
polysulphated glycosaminoglycan
|
| |
| PSGB |
Primate Society of Great
Britain |
| |
| PSI |
Pharmaceutical Society
of Ireland |
| |
| p.s.i. |
pounds per square inch
|
| |
| PSO |
Principle Scientific Officer
|
| |
| PSP |
i paralytic shellfish poisoning
|
|
ii phenosulphonphthalein
|
| |
| PSRES |
public sector research
establishments |
| |
| PSS |
i physiological saline
solution |
|
ii porcine stress syndrome
|
|
iii portosystemic shunt |
| |
| PSTI |
pancreatric secretory trypsin
inhibitor |
| |
| PSUR |
Periodic Safety Update
Reports (VMD) |
| |
| PT |
i phage type |
|
ii pregnancy toxaemia |
|
iii prothrombin time |
| |
| Pt |
chemical symbol platinum
|
| |
| pt |
pint |
| |
| PTA |
i percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty |
|
ii plasma thromboplastin
antecedant (clotting factor XI) |
| |
| PTC |
i percutaneous transhepatic
cholangiography |
|
ii plasma thromboplastin
component (clotting factor IX) |
| |
| PTFE |
polytetrafluoroethylene |
| |
| PTH |
i parathyroid hormone |
|
ii Polish Equine Veterinary
Association
Polskie Towarsystwo Hipiatryczne |
| |
| PTHrp |
PTH-related proteins |
| |
| PTIA |
Pet Trade Industry Association |
| |
| PTNW |
Polish Society of Veterinary
Science
Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Weterynaryjinych |
| |
| PTS |
put to sleep (euthanasia,
general anaesthesia) |
| |
| PTT |
partial prothrombin time |
| |
| PTU |
propylthiouracil |
| |
| PTV |
percutaneous transluminal
valvuloplasty (valvoplasty) |
| |
| PTWI |
provisional tolerable weekly
intake |
| |
| PU |
polyurethane |
| |
| Pu |
chemical symbol plutonium |
| |
| PUFA |
polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| |
| Pulv |
pulverized powder |
| |
| Punj |
University of Punjab |
| |
| PUO |
pyrexia of unknown origin |
| |
| PU/PD |
polyuria/polydipsia |
| |
| PUSO |
Panhellenic Union of State
Veterinary Officers |
| |
| PUU |
Puumala hantavirus |
| |
| PV |
i per vaginum |
|
i predictive value |
|
iii pulmonary valve |
| |
| PVA |
i polyvinyl acetate |
|
ii polyvinyl alcohol |
| |
| PVC |
i polyvinyl chloride |
|
ii premature ventricular
contraction |
| |
| PVCT |
posterior vena caval thrombosis |
| |
| PVD |
peripheral vascular disease
|
| |
| PVF |
i polyvinyl fluoride |
|
ii Private Practitioners
Division (Sweden)
Privatpraktiserande Veterinärers Förening |
|
iii Norwegian Farm Animal
Veterinary Association
Produksjonsdyrveterinaerenes Forening |
| |
| PVJ |
Pig Veterinary Journal
|
| |
| PVM |
murine pneumonia virus |
| |
| PVN |
Pre-Veterinary Nursing
trainee or course |
| |
| PVNT |
predictive value of a negative
test |
| |
| PVO |
Principal Veterinary Officer
|
| |
| PVP |
polyvinyl pyrrolidone (povidone) |
| |
| PVP-I |
povidone-iodine |
| |
| PVPT |
predictive value of a positive
test |
| |
| PVS |
i persistent vegetative
state |
|
ii Pig Veterinary Society
(BVA) |
|
iii postviral syndrome
(ME) |
| |
| PWDS |
Pig Welfare Disposal Scheme |
| |
| PWM |
pokeweed mitogen |
| |
| Px |
i physical examination
|
| |
ii prognosis (medical records) |
| |
| PZI |
protamine zinc insulin
|
