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Appendix A: Abbreviations for Commonly Used English Words

in Journal Titles
Created: October 10, 2007.
Last Update: October 21, 2009.

Words that are not abbreviated are indicated by "n.a." in this list. For a more comprehensive
list of title word abbreviations, see the ISSN International Centre's LTWA on-line – Index

Note: Journal titles consisting of a single word are never abbreviated. Journal titles in
character-based languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) are never abbreviated.
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Abdominal
Abdom

Abstracts
Abstr

Academic
Acad

Academy
Acad

Acids
n.a.
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Accident(s)
Accid

Accountability
Account

Accounts
Acc

Acoustic(al)
Acoust

Acoustics
Acoust
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Action
n.a.

Addiction(s)
Addict

Addictive
Addict

Adhesion
Adhes

Adhesive
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Adhes

Administration
Adm
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Adolescent
Adolesc

Advancement
Adv

Advance(s)
Adv

Adverse
n.a.

Affairs
Aff
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African
Afr

Agents
n.a.

Aging
n.a.

Agricultural
Agric

Agriculture
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Agric

Agronomic
Agron

Agronomy
Agron

Alabama
Ala

Alaska
Alsk

Alimentary
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Aliment

Allergology
Allergol

Allergy
n.a.

Alternative
Altern

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Altitude
Alt

Alzheimer’s
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Alzheimers

Ambulatory
Ambul

American
Am

Amino
n.a.

Amyotrophic
Amyotroph

Anaerobic
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Anaerob

Anaesthesia
Anaesth

Anaesthetic
Anaesth

Analysis
Anal

Analytical
Anal
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Anatomic
Anat

Anatomy
Anat

Andrology
Androl

Anesthesia
Anesth

Animal(s)
Anim
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Ankle
n.a.

Annals
Ann

Annual
Annu

Anomalies
Anom

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Anthropology
Anthropol

Antibiotic(s)
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Antibiot

Antimicrobial
Antimicrob

Antioxidants
Antioxid

Antiviral
Antivir

Apheresis
Apher

Application(s)
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Appl

Applied
Appl

Archives
Arch

Arizona
Ariz

Arkansas
Ark
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Artery
n.a.

Arthritis
n.a.

Arthroscopy
Arthrosc

Artificial
Artif

Asian
n.a.
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Assessment
Assess

Assisted
Assist

Association
Assoc

Assurance
Assur

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Astronaut
n.a.

Astronautical
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Astronaut

Astronomy
Astron

Atherosclerosis
Atheroscler

Atlas
n.a.

Atomic
At

Audiology
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Audiol

Australia(n)
Aust

Austriacia
n.a.

Author
n.a.

Autonomic
Auton
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Avian
n.a.

Aware
n.a.

Bacteria
Bact

Bacteriologic(al)
Bacteriol

Bacteriology
Bacteriol
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Basic
n.a.

Behavior(al)
Behav

Benchmarks
n.a.

Bioanalytical
Bioanal

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Biochemical
Biochem

Bioconjugate
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Bioconjug

Bioelectronics
Bioelectron

Bioengineering
Bioeng

Bioethics
Bioeth

Biography
Biogr

Bioinformatics
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Bioinform

Biologic
Biol

Biological
Biol

Biology
Biol

Biomarkers
n.a.
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Biomaterials
Biomater

Biomechanics
Biomech

Biomedical
Biomed

Biomedicine
Biomed

Biomolecular
Biomol
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Binocular
Binocul

Bioorganic
Bioorg

Biopharmaceutical(s)
Biopharm

Biophysics
Biophys

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Bipolar
n.a.

Bioresource
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Bioresour

Bioscience
Biosci

Biosensors
Biosens

Biosphere
Biosph

Biostatistics
Biostat

Biosystematic(s)
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Biosyst

Biotechnic
Biotech

Biotechnology
Biotechnol

Biotherapy
Biother

Blood
n.a.
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Botanic
Bot

Botanical
Bot

Botany
Bot

Bowel
n.a.

Brain
n.a.
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Brazilian
Braz

Breast
n.a.

Breed
n.a.

Breeder
Breed

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Breeding
Breed

Brief
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n.a.

Briefing(s)
Brief

British
Br

Bulletin
Bull

California
Calif

Canada
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Can

Canadian
Can

Cancer
n.a.

Capillary
n.a.

Capitation
n.a.
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Carbohydrate
Carbohydr

Cardiac
Card

Cardiology
Cardiol

Cardiothoracic
Cardiothorac

Cardiovascular
Cardiovasc
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Care
n.a.

Cartilage
n.a.

Causes
n.a.

Cell(s)
n.a.

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Cellular
Cell

Center
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Cent

Central
Cent

Cereal
n.a.

Cerebral
Cereb

Cerebrovascular
Cerebrovasc

Change
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n.a.

Channels
n.a.

Chemical
Chem

Chemistry
Chem

Chemotherapy
Chemother
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Children
Child

Chinese
Chin

Chromosomal
Chromosom

Chromosome
n.a.

Chromatograph(ic)
Chromatogr
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Chromatography
Chromatogr

Chronicle(s)
Chron

Chronologic
Chronolog

Chronology
Chronolog

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Circulation
Circ

Climate
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Clim

Climatology
Climatol

Clinical
Clin

Clinics
Clin

Club
n.a.

Coagulation
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Coagul

Cognition
Cogn

Cognitive
Cogn

College
Coll

Coloproctology
Coloproctol
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Colorado
Colo

Combinatorial
Comb

Commission
Comm

Commonwealth
Commonw

Communicable
Commun
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Communication
Commun

Community
n.a.

Comparative
Comp

Compendium
Compend

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Complementary
Complement

Complications
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n.a.

Comprehensive
Compr

Computation
Comput

Computer
Comput

Computing
Comput

Computerized
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Comput

Conference
Conf

Congenital
Congenit

Congestive
Congest

Connecticut
Conn
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Connection
Connect

Connective
Connect

Consciousness
Conscious

Contact
n.a.

Continuing
Contin
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Contamination
Contam

Contemporary
Contemp

Contraceptive
Contracept

Contribution(s)
Contrib

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Control
n.a.

Cooperative
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Coop

Coronary
Coron

Cortex
n.a.

Cosmetic
Cosmet

Council
Counc

Counseling
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Couns

Craniofacial
Craniofac

Craniomaxillofacial
Craniomaxillofac

Creative
Creat

Critical
Crit
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Croatian
Croat

Cryotherapy
Cryother

Crystallographic
Crystallogr

Crystallography
Crystallogr

Cultivate(d)
Cultiv
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Cultural
Cult

Current
Curr

Cutaneous
Cutan

Cycle
n.a.

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Cytogenetic(s)
Cytogenet

Cytokine
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n.a.

Cytologic(al)
Cytol

Cytology
Cytol

Cytopathology
Cytopathol

Data
n.a.

Death
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n.a.

Decision(s)
Decis

Delaware
Del

Delivery
Deliv

Dementias
Demen
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Demographic(s)
Demogr

Demography
Demogr

Densitometry
Densitom

Dermatitis
Dermat

Dermatological
Dermatol
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Dermatology
Dermatol

Design
Des

Detection
Detect

Development(s)
Dev

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Developmental
Dev

Diabetes
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n.a.

Diabetologica
Diabetol

Diagnosis
Diagn

Diagnostic(s)
Diagn

Dialog
n.a.

Dialysis
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Dial

Dietetic
Diet

Dietitian(s)
Dietit

Differentiation
Differ

Digest
Dig
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Digestive
Dig

Direction(s)
Dir

Disability
Disabil

Discussions
Discuss

Discovery
Discov
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Disease(s)
Dis

Disorder(s)
Disord

Diversity
Divers

Domestic
Domest

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Down’s
Downs

Drug(s)
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n.a.

Dynamics
Dyn

Dysfunction
Dysfunct

Dysmorphology
Dysmorphol

East
n.a.

Eastern
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East

Eating
Eat

Ecology
Ecol

Economic(s)
Econ

Editor(s)
Ed
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Education
Educ

Educational
Educ

Effective
Eff

Egyptian
Egypt

Elbow
n.a.
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Electrocardiology
Electrocardiol

Electromagnetic(s)
Electromagn

Electromyography
Electromyogr

Electron
n.a.

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Electronic
Electron

Electrophysiology
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Electrophysiol

Electrophoresis
Electrophor

Element(s)
Elem

Elemental
Elem

Elementary
Elem

Embryology
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Embryol

Emergency
Emerg

Endocrine
Endocr

Endocrinology
Endocrinol

Endodontic
Endod
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Endoscopy
Endosc

Endothelial
Endothel

Endothelium
Endothel

Endotoxin
n.a.

Engineering
Eng
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Entomologic(al)
Entomol

Entomology
Entomol

Environment(al)
Environ

Enzyme(s)
Enzym

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Epidemiology
Epidemiol

Epileptic
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n.a.

Equilibrium
Equilib

Ergonomics
Ergon

European
Eur

Ethics
n.a.

Ethnicity
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Ethn

Eukaryotic
Eukaryot

Evaluation
Eval

Evidence
Evid

Evidence-based
Evid Based
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Evolution
Evol

Evolutionary
Evol

Excellence
Excell

Exercise
Exerc

Exotic
Exot
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Expectations
Expect

Experiment(s)
Exp

Experimental
Exp

Expert
n.a.

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Expression
Expr

Exposure
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Expo

Facial
n.a.

Facilities
Facil

Factor(s)
n.a.

Faculty
Fac

Failure
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Fail

Family
Fam

Federal
Fed

Federation
Fed

Fertility
Fertil
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Fertilizer(s)
Fertil

Fetal
n.a.

Fibrinolysis
n.a.

Financing
Financ

Fisheries
Fish
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Fishery
Fish

Fishing
Fish

Floor
n.a.

Florida
Fla

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Flower
n.a.

Flowering
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Flower

Food
n.a.

Forest
For

Forestry
For

Formosan
Formos

Forum
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n.a.

Foundation
Found

Free
n.a.

French
Fr

Frontiers
Front
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Function
Funct

Fundamental(s)
Fundam

Future
n.a.

Gait
n.a.

Gastroenterology
Gastroenterol
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Gastrointestinal
Gastrointest

Gazette
Gaz

Gender
Gend

Gene
n.a.

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General
Gen

Genetic(s)
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Genet

Genetical
Genet

Genome
n.a.

Genomic(s)
n.a.

Geographic
Geogr

Geologic(al)
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Geol

Geologist(s)
Geol

Geology
Geol

Georgia
Ga

Geriatric(s)
Geriatr
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German
Ger

Gerontology
Gerontol

Glaucoma
n.a.

Gravitational
Gravit

Grower(s)
Grow
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Growing
Grow

Growth
n.a.

Guide
n.a.

Guideline(s)
Guidel

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Gynaecology
Gynaecol

Gynecology
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Gynecol

Habitat(s)
n.a.

Haematology
Haematol

Hand
n.a.

Harvard
Harv

Hawaii
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n.a.

Hazardous
Hazard

Health
n.a.

Healthcare
Healthc

Heart
n.a.
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Helminth(s)
n.a.

Helminthology
Helminthol

Hematology
Hematol

Hemorheology
Hemorheol

Hemostasis
Hemost
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Hepatitis
Hepat

Hepatology
Hepatol

Herbicide(s)
Herbic

Heredity
Hered

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Histochemistry
Histochem

Histologic(al)
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Histol

Historical
Hist

History
Hist

Holistic
Holist

Hormone
Horm

Horticultural
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Hortic

Horticulture
Hortic

Hospice
Hosp

Hospital
Hosp

Hotline
n.a.
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Human
Hum

Hygiene
Hyg

Hyperbaric
Hyperb

Hypertension
Hypertens

Idaho
Ida
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Illinois
Ill

Imaging
n.a.

Immunity
Immun

Immunoassay
n.a.

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Immunogenetics
Immunogenet

Immunohistochemistry
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Immunohistochem

Immunology
Immunol

Implant(s)
n.a.

Implantology
Implantol

Incorporating
Inc

Indiana
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n.a.

Indoor
n.a.

Industrial
Ind

Industry
Ind

Infection
Infect
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Infectious
Infect

Inflammation
Inflamm

Inflammatory
Inflamm

Informatics
Inform

Information
Inf
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Inhibition
Inhib

Initiative
Initiat

Injuries
Inj

Injury
Inj

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Inorganic
Inorg

Inquiry
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Inq

Insect
n.a.

Insecticide(s)
Insectic

Institute
Inst

Integrative
Integr

Intellectual
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Intellect

Intelligent
Intell

Intensive
n.a.

Interdisciplinary
Interdiscip

Interferon(s)
n.a.
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Internal
Intern

International
Int

Internet
n.a.

Interventional
Interv

Invertebrate
Invert
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Investigation(s)
Investig

Investigational
Investig

In vitro
In Vitr

Iowa
n.a.

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Island(er)
Isl

Isotope(s)
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n.a.

Israel
Isr

Issue(s)
n.a.

Japanese
Jpn

Joint
Jt

Journal
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Kansas
Kans

Kentucky
Ky

Kinesiology
Kinesiol

Kinetics
Kinet
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Laboratory
Lab

Language
Lang

Laparoscopic
Laparosc

Laparoscopy
Laparosc

Laryngology
Laryngol
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Laser
n.a.

Lateral
n.a.

Latinoamerican
Latinoam

Leadership
Leadersh

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Learning
Learn

Legal
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Leg

Legislation
Legis

Letter(s)
Lett

Leukemia
Leuk

Leukocyte
Leukoc

Library
Citing Medicine

Lib

Life
n.a.

Lifelines
n.a.

Lifetime
n.a.

Lipidology
Lipidol
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Literature
Lit

Liver
n.a.

Living
n.a.

Louisiana
La

Lymphoma(s)
n.a.
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Magnetic
Magn

Maine
n.a.

Malaria
Malar

Maltreatment
Maltreat

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Mammalian
Mamm

Mammary
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n.a.

Managed
Manag

Management
Manag

Manual
Man

Mapping
Mapp

Marrow
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n.a.

Maryland
Md

Mass
n.a.

Massachusetts
Mass

Materials
Mater
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Maternal
Matern

Mathematical
Math

Mathematics
Math

Matters
n.a.

Maxillofacial
Maxillofac
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Measurement
Meas

Mechanisms
Mech

Mediators
n.a.

Medica
Med

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Medical
Med

Medicare
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n.a.

Medicinal
Med

Medicine
Med

Mediterranean
Mediterr

Meeting
Meet

Melanoma
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n.a.

Membrane
Membr

Memory
Mem

Men’s
Mens

Mental
Ment
Citing Medicine

Metabolic
Metab

Meterologic(al)
Meterol

Meterology
Meterol

Methods
n.a.

Michigan
Mich
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Microbe(s)
n.a.

Microbial
Microb

Microbiologic
Microbiol

Microbiology
Microbiol

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Microcirculation
Microcirc

Microorganism(s)
Citing Medicine

Microorg

Microscopy
Microsc

Midwest
n.a.

Midwestern
Midwest

Midwife
n.a.

Midwifery
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Military
Milit

Minnesota
Minn

Minority
Minor

Mississippi
Miss
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Missouri
Mo

Modern
Mod

Molecular
Mol

Molecules
Mol

Monitoring
Monit
Citing Medicine

Monograph
Monogr

Montana
Mont

Morphologic(al)
Morphol

Morphology
Morphol

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Mother
n.a.

Motility
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Motil

Motor
n.a.

Movement
Move

Multiple
Mult

Muscle
n.a.

Musculoskeletal
Citing Medicine

Musculoskelet

Nation(s)
n.a.

National
Natl

Natural
Nat

Nature
Nat
Citing Medicine

Nebraska
Nebr

Neonatology
Neonatal

Neoplasia
n.a.

Nephrology
Nephrol

Netherlands
Neth
Citing Medicine

Network
Netw

Neural
n.a.

Neurobiology
Neurobiol

Neurogenetics
Neurogenet

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Neuroimaging
n.a.

Neurologic
Citing Medicine

Neurol

Neurology
Neurol

Neurootology
Neurootol

Neuropathology
Neuropathol

Neuropsychology
Neuropsychol

Neuropsychopharmacology
Citing Medicine

Neuropsychopharmacol

Neurorehabilitation
Neurorehabil

Neuroscience
Neurosci

Neurosurgery
Neurosurg

Neurosurgical
Neurosurg
Citing Medicine

Neurovirology
Neurovirol

Nevada
Nev

New
n.a.

New Hampshire
NH

New Jersey
NJ
Citing Medicine

New Mexico
NM

New York
NY

New Zealand
NZ

News
n.a.

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Newsletter
Newsl

Nicotine
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Nigerian
Niger

Nomenclature
Nomencl

Noninvasive
n.a.

North
n.a.

North America
Citing Medicine

North Am

North Carolina
NC

North Dakota
ND

Northeast
n.a.

Northeastern
Northeast
Citing Medicine

Northern
North

Northwest
n.a.

Northwestern
Northwest

Notes
n.a.

Nuclear
Nucl
Citing Medicine

Nucleic
n.a.

Numeric(al)
Numer

Nurse
n.a.

Nursing
Nurs

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Nutrition(al)
Nutr

Obesity
Citing Medicine

Obes

Obstetric
Obstet

Occasional
Occas

Occupation(al)
Occup

Ocular
Ocul

Office
Citing Medicine

Off

Official
Off

Ohio
n.a.

Oklahoma
Okla

Oncology
Oncol
Citing Medicine

Online
n.a.

Operational
Oper

Operative
Oper

Ophthalmic
n.a.

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmol
Citing Medicine

Opinion
Opin

Optical
Opt

Optics
Opt

Options
n.a.

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Optometry
Optom

Oral
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Oregon
Or

Organic
Org

Organization
Organ

Orientation
Orientat

Orthodontic(s)
Citing Medicine

Orthod

Osteoarthritis
n.a.

Osteoporosis
Osteoporos

Orthopedic
Orthop

Otolaryngology
Otolaryngol
Citing Medicine

Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngol

Outcome(s)
n.a.

Outlook
n.a.

Pacific
Pac

Palate
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Palliative
Palliat

Pamphlet
Pam

Pancreatic
Pancreat

Papers
Pap

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Parasitology
Parasitol

Particle
Citing Medicine

Part

Pathogen(ic)
Pathog

Pathologist(s)
Pathol

Pathology
Pathol

Patient
n.a.

Paediatrica
Citing Medicine

Paediatr

Pediatric
Pediatr

Pelvic
n.a.

Pennsylvania
Pa

People
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Peptide
Pept

Performance
Perform

Periodontal
n.a.

Periodontology
Periodontol

Perioperative
Perioper
Citing Medicine

Peripheral
Peripher

Perspectives
Perspect

Pest
n.a.

Pesticide(s)
Pestic

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Pharmaceutical
Pharm

Pharmacy
Citing Medicine

Pharm

Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiol

Pharmacogenomic(s)
n.a.

Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinet

Pharmacology
Pharmacol

Pharmacotherapy
Citing Medicine

Pharmacother

Phenotype
n.a.

Philanthropy
Philanthr

Phylogenetics
Phylogenet

Philosophy
Philos
Citing Medicine

Photochemistry
Photochem

Photodermatology
Photodermatol

Photoimmunlogy
Photoimmunol

Photomedicine
Photomed

Physical
Phys
Citing Medicine

Physician
n.a.

Physics
Phys

Physiological
Physiol

Physiology
Physiol

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Physiotherapy
Physiother

Place
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Planning
Plann

Plant
n.a.

Plasmas
n.a.

Plastic
Plast

Policy
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Pollution
Pollut

Poor
n.a.

Population
Popul

Positive
Posit
Citing Medicine

Postgraduate
Postgrad

Posture
n.a.

Poultry
Poult

Practical
Pract

Practice
Pract
Citing Medicine

Practitioner(s)
Pract

Pregnancy
n.a.

Pregnant
n.a.

Prehospital
Prehosp

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Preparative
Prep

Pressure
Citing Medicine

Press

Prevention
Prev

Preventive
Prev

Previews
n.a.

Primary
Prim

Problems
Citing Medicine

Probl

Proceedings
Proc

Process(es)
n.a.

Processing
Process

Product(s)
Prod
Citing Medicine

Productive
Product

Profession(al)
Prof

Programs
n.a.

Progress
Prog

Proliferation
Prolif
Citing Medicine

Promotion
Promot

Prosthodontics
Prosthodont

Protection
Prot

Protein
n.a.

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Proteomics
n.a.

Protocol(s)
Citing Medicine

Protoc

Protozoa(n)
n.a.

Provider
Provid

Psychiatric
Psychiatr

Psychiatry
n.a.

Psychologist
Citing Medicine

Psychol

Psychology
Psychol

Psychonomic
Psychon

Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacol

Public
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Publication
Publ

Publisher
Publ

Puerto Rico
PR

Pulmonary
Pulm

Purification
Purif
Citing Medicine

Qualitative
Qual

Quality
Qual

Quarterly
Q

Radiation
Radiat

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Radical
Radic

Radiology
Citing Medicine

Radiol

Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiopharm

Radiotherapy
Radiother

Reaction(s)
React

Reader
Read

Recent
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Receptors
n.a.

Reconstructive
Reconstr

Record
Rec

Redox
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Regeneration
Regen

Register
Regist

Regulation(s)
Regul

Regulatory
Regul

Rehabilitation
Rehabil
Citing Medicine

Related
Relat

Renal
Ren

Repair
n.a.

Replacement
Replace

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Report(s)
Rep

Reproduction
Citing Medicine

Reprod

Reproductive
Reprod

Research(er)
Res

Resistance
Resist

Resonance
Reson

Resources
Citing Medicine

Resour

Respiratory
Respir

Resume
n.a.

Retardation
Retard

Retinal
Retin
Citing Medicine

Review(s)
Rev

Rheumatic
Rheum

Rheumatism
Rheum

Rheumatology
Rheumatol

Rhode Island
RI
Citing Medicine

Rights
n.a.

Risk
n.a.

Romanian
Rom

Roumanian
Roum

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Royal
n.a.

Rural
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Safety
Saf

Scandinavian
Scand

School
Sch

Science(s)
Sci

Sclerosis
Citing Medicine

Scler

Screening
Screen

Seminar(s)
Semin

Sequence
Seq

Sequencing
Seq
Citing Medicine

Series
Ser

Service(s)
Serv

Sex
n.a.

Sexual
Sex

Shoulder
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Signalling
Signal

Skin
n.a.

Sleep
n.a.

Smooth
n.a.

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Social
Soc

Society
Citing Medicine

Soc

Sociology
Sociol

Solid
n.a.

South
n.a.

South Africa
S Afr

South Carolina
Citing Medicine

SC

South Dakota
SD

Southeast
n.a.

Southeastern
Southeast

Southern
South
Citing Medicine

Southwest
n.a.

Southwestern
Southwest

Soybean
n.a.

Space
n.a.

Special
Spec
Citing Medicine

Species
n.a.

Specific
Specif

Specification(s)
Specif

Spectrochemical
Spectrochem

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Spectrochemistry
Spectrochem

Spectrometry
Citing Medicine

Spectrom

Spectroscopic
Spectrosc

Spectroscopy
Spectrosc

Spectrum
Spectr

Spine
n.a.

Sport(s)
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Spring
n.a.

Standard(s)
Stand

State(s)
n.a.

Station(s)
Stn
Citing Medicine

Statistical
Stat

Statistics
Stat

Stem
n.a.

Steroid(s)
n.a.

Strabismus
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Strategies
Strateg

Stratigraphic
Stratigr

Stratigraphy
Stratigr

Stress
n.a.

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Structure(al)
Struct

Studies
Citing Medicine

Stud

Study
n.a.

Substances
Subst

Summaries
Summ

Summary
Summ

Summer
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Supplement
Suppl

Support
n.a.

Supportive
Support

Surgery
Surg
Citing Medicine

Surgical
Surg

Surveillance
Surveill

Survey
Surv

Swiss
n.a.

Symposium
Symp
Citing Medicine

Syndrome
Syndr

System(s)
Syst

Systematic
Syst

Targeting
Target

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Targets
n.a.

Taxonomic(s)
Citing Medicine

Taxon

Taxonomy
Taxon

Teacher(s)
Teach

Technical
Tech

Technique(s)
Tech

Technological
Citing Medicine

Technol

Technology
Technol

Telecare
n.a.

Telehealth
n.a.

Telemedicine
Telemed
Citing Medicine

Tennessee
Tenn

Testing
Test

Texas
Tex

Theoretical
Theor

Therapeutic(s)
Ther
Citing Medicine

Therapeutic
Ther

Therapy
Ther

Thermodynamic(s)
Thermodyn

Thoracic
Thorac

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Thrombolysis
n.a.

Thrombosis
Citing Medicine

Thromb

Tinnitus
n.a.

Tissue
n.a.

Tobacco
Tob

Today
n.a.

Tomorrow
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Topics
Top

Toxic
Tox

Toxicogical
Toxicol

Toxicology
Toxicol
Citing Medicine

Toxin(s)
n.a.

Training
Train

Transactions
Trans

Transfusion
Transfus

Transgenic
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Transition
Transit

Transplant
Transpl

Transplantation
Transplant

Trauma
n.a.

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Traumatology
Traumatol

Travel
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Treatment
Treat

Trends
n.a.

Trial(s)
n.a.

Tropical
Trop

Tubercuolsis
Citing Medicine

Tuberc

Tumor
n.a.

Typographic
Typogr

Typography
Typogr

Twin
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Ultrasonic(s)
Ultrason

Ultrasound
n.a.

Ultrastructure
Ultrastruct

Undersea
n.a.

Underserved
n.a.
Citing Medicine

University
Univ

Update
n.a.

Urogynecology
Urogynecol

Urological
Urol

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Urology
Urol

Utah
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Valve
n.a.

Vascular
Vasc

Vector
n.a.

Vegetable(s)
Veg

Velocity
Citing Medicine

Veloc

Venereology
Venereol

Vermont
Vt

Vestibular
Vestib

Veterinary
Vet
Citing Medicine

Viability
n.a.

Virginia
Va

Virologic(al)
Virol

Virology
Virol

Virus(es)
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Vision
Vis

Washington
Wash

Watch
n.a.

Water
n.a.

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Weight
n.a.

West
Citing Medicine

n.a.

West Virginia
WV

Western
West

Wilderness
n.a.

Wildlife
Wildl

Winter
Citing Medicine

n.a.

Wisconsin
Wis

Women’s
Womens

Workshop
n.a.

World
n.a.
Citing Medicine

Wound
n.a.

Wyoming
Wyo

Young
n.a.

Zoological
Zool

Zoology
Zool
Citing Medicine

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