Glossary

Sl. No Abbreviation AD Syringe AEFI AFB AFB- Acid fact Bacillus AMC ANC ANC completed IFA prophylaxis ANC given 3 checkups Full Form Auto destruct Syringes Adverse events following Immunisation Acid fast Bacillus Usually refers to Tuberculosis bacilli, although organism for Leprosy is also Acid fast. Annual maintenance Contract Ante Natal Care Number of Antenatal cases who have taken Tablet Iron & Folic Acid for 100 days during pregnancy. Antenatal cases who have been given three checkups as per Schedule Ist Check-up at 20-24 weeks, 2nd at 28-32 weeks and 3rd at 36 weeks of pregnancy Number of Antenatal cases given tetanus Toxoid injections( Sum of 2nd dose and Booster dose ) Auxiliary Nurse Midwife Bleeding during pregnancy from 28 weeks onwards till delivery. Above Poverty Line Delivery not contaminated by sepsis/infection. Normal deliveries are usually aseptic. Accredited Social Health Activist Drug and item kit provided to ASHA for daily use. ARI (hypoxia) to a newborn infant long enough to cause harm. An assisted delivery is a situation where birth of a child may have to be assisted using forceps or vacuum extraction. It may happen in normal delivery or during abnormal presentations like

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ANC given TT ANM APH (Ante partum haemorrhage) APL Aseptic delivery ASHA ASHA Kit Asphyxsia Assisted delivery

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Full Form Breech delivery etc. It may also be required in medical conditions like preeclampsia etc.

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Audiometrician Auto analyser Autoclave AV Aids Average daily OPD

A technician trained to carry out tests for hearing using special equipment. Equipment for carrying out automatic tests in labs. Equipment used to sterilise equipments/ dressing material. Audio Visual Aids Calculated by dividing total OPD of the month by available OPD days (Total No. Of days on which OPD services are available) Stands for department of Ayurveda, Yoga& Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy Behaviour Change Communication The maximum number of inpatient days of care that would have been provided if all beds were filled during the year. If 50 beds were available for use each day during the year, bed days available would be 50 x 365 = 18,250. If the number of beds fluctuated throughout the year, bed days available should reflect this and the calculation would be more complicated. Other terms used for bed days available include "potential days," "maximum patient days," or "total inpatient bed count days." To calculate the average occupancy rate for a typical one-year reporting period, two data item are needed. (Inpatient Days of Care / Bed Days Available) x 100 These include "Inpatient Days of Care" and "Bed Days Definitions of these two items are as follows: Services refer to facilities with following essential services 1 Parenteral administration of Antibiotic

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AYUSH BCC Bed Days Available

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Bed occupancy rate

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BeMOC

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Full Form 2. Parenteral administration of Anticonvulsants 3. Parenteral administration of Oxytocics 4. Assisted vaginal delivery 5. Manual removal of Placenta. 6. Removal of retained products of conception

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Bio medical waste

refers to any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings Bitot's spots are superficial, foamy gray, triangular spots on the white of the eyeball due to Vitamin A deficiency Examination of blood for different types of cell counts. These are smaller blood storage facilities primarily designed for FRUs abut may also be located at any CHC, PHC or any other govt hospital. These units have blood storage capability of 50 units at one time. Biopsy of bone marrow cells. Equipment for providing anaesthesia and respiratory assistance. Below Poverty Line Delivery of foetus with feet presentation. Examination of bronchi (Lungs) using an instrument Bronchoscope. Services refer to facilities with all services listed under BeMOC and also include the following-

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BITOTS Spots

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Blood Smear Blood Storage Unit

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Bone marrow biopsy Boyles Apparatus BPL Breech presentation Bronchoscopy CeMOC

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Cervical tear Citizens charter Tear of cervix during delivery. It is a document which focuses on rights of citizens

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Full Form with respect to services to be provided at different levels and in different type of facilities. It describes level and quality of services which a citizen can expect and also the people responsible for these services.

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Cold Chain

This is a temperature controlled supply chain, usually for temperature sensitive items like vaccines and sera. Different types of equipment is usually available at various facilities like Deep freezer, ILR(Ice Lined Refrigerator), Cold boxes etc. Health facilities in Urban areas having indoor facilities with more than 30 Beds. A cradle (also called a crib) is a small bed, for holding babies in maternal wards. Cerebral Spinal fluid Study (Lab test) of Cerebro spinal fluid. Disposable delivery Kit It is a system used to classify diseases and other health problems which are recorded on many types of health and vital records including death certificates and It is a system used to classify diseases and other health problems which are recorded on many types of health and vital records including death certificates and Designated Microscopic centre Directly Observed Treatment Strategy district Program Management Unit Number of infants given 3rd dose of oral DPT vaccine during routine immunisation. It is a serious complication of pregnancy characterised by convulsions. It usually follows pre-

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Colony Hospital Cradle CSF CSF Analysis DDK Disease classification hospital records. The system is based on WHO classification manual ICD -10 Disease classification hospital records. The system is based on WHO classification manual ICD -10 DMC DOTS DPMU DPT 3 Eclampsia

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Full Form Eclampsia.

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Ectopic pregnancy EDD ESI Fibre optic endoscopy

Pregnancy where product of conception is outside the uterus. Expected date of delivery Employees State Insurance Examination of internal cavities of body using an instrument endoscope- which has a Fiberoptic light source at the end and is flexible. Financial Monitoring Report Delivery of child using the Forceps in second stage. Geographical Information System Govt of India Refers to study of blood and blood products. Usually refers to examination of blood cells and their functions through laboratory testing. Outreach service post (Type a, b and c) in urban areas having less than 10000 population. It is manned by ANM. Type D health post is manned by Medical officer and caters to a population of 30000 50000. Health& Family welfare Training Centres

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FMR Forceps delivery GIS GOI Haematology

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Health Post

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HFWTC

High dependency Units Special Wards for patients needing more intensive (HDU)care (more than general ward, but less than intensive care). Histopathology HIV HRD Hysterectomy ICDS IDSP Branch of pathology that deals with examination of different types of tissues. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Human resource development Surgical removal of uterus. Integrated Child Development Services Integrated Disease Surveillance Program

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Abbreviation IEC IFA IMEP IMNCI Incubator

Full Form Information Education &Communication Iron & Folic Acid Infection management and environmental protection Integrated management of Neonatal & Child infections Equipment used to keep the new born babies warm especially after premature birth. Can also be used to transport the baby to other hospitals. Newborn up to Ist year of life. Treatment for failure to conceive. Sum of each daily inpatient census for the year. To arrive at this total, you would simply add together each daily census for the 365 days in the year. Other synonymous terms include "total inpatient service days," "occupied bed days," or "census patient days of care." In patient department Indian Public Health Standards The isolation rooms are used for patients who need respiratory isolation. This is a negative pressure room that uses reverse circulation of the air to maintain isolation. Registration within 12 weeks of pregnancy

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Infant Infertility treatment Inpatient days of Care

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IPD IPHS Isolation room

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Ist trimester registration of Pregnancy IUD IUD 380 JSY Laprotomy

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Intra Uterine Device Contains Copper T which can provide protection for 10 years. Jananai Suraksha Yojna A Laprotomy is a surgical procedure involving an incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity

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Abbreviation Laryngoscope

Full Form A laryngoscope is a medical instrument that is used to obtain a view of the vocal cords and the glottis, which is the space between the cords. Lady Health Visitor Last menstrual period ( usually refers to first day of last cycle) Puncture of lower spinal cord( in lumber region), usually done as a diagnostic procedure to remove Cerebro spinal fluid-CSF) Usually refers to surgery which requires general or spinal anaesthesia. Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to under nutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients. Death of any women during pregnancy due to any cause or post partum period (up to 42 days after delivery). Health facilities in Urban areas which provide indoor services for institutional deliveries. They have less than 30 Beds. Maternal and Child Health Mission Director Multi drug Treatment Register for recording minutes of meeting and other details. This is a tool basically to structure the events/actions related with pregnancy and delivery (To be drawn up by ANM/ASHA). Essentially it consists of a. b. Registration and filling up of JSY card Calculation of EDD(Expected date of

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LHV LMP Lumber puncture

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Major surgery Malnutrition

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Maternal Death

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Maternity Home

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MCH MD MDT Meeting register Micro birth plan

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Full Form delivery) c. Informing dates of three essential check ups

d. Identification of health facility where delivery will take place e. Identification of means of transport

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Mid trimester abortion Minor surgery MIS Miscarriage MOU MPHW (M) MTP MVA Syringe Neo natal sepsis

Abortion between 14th and 24 weeks of pregnancy. Usually refers to surgery which requires local/ No anaesthesia. Management Information System it refers to spontaneous abortion on or before 20 weeks of pregnancy. Memorandum of Understanding Multi Purpose health Worker-Male Medical Termination of Pregnancy Manual Vacuum Aspiration Syringe Neonatal sepsis is a blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. It is caused due to bacterial infection. Neonatal sepsis is a blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. It is caused due to bacterial infection. Newborn up to 28 days after birth. Refers to set up for care of sick new born. It ahs minimum resuscitation equipment, arrangement for baby warmth and weighing etc. National Iodine Deficiency disorders control program National Leprosy Eradication Program National Program for Blindness Control National Rural Health Mission

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Neonate New born care corner

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NIDDCP NLEP NPCB NRHM

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Abbreviation NSP NSV NVBDCP OP OPD OPV OPV3 ORS OT PAP smear (Papanicolaou test) Partograph

Full Form Case- Non Sputum Positive Case Non Scalpel Vasectomy National Vector Borne Disease Control Program Oral Contraceptive Pills Out Patient Department Oral Polio Vaccine Number of infants given 3rd dose of oral polio vaccine during routine immunisation. Oral Rehydration Solution Operation Theatre A Pap smear is an examination under the microscope of cells scraped from the Cervix. The Partograph is a tool that is used to assess the progress of labour and to identify when intervention is necessary. Removal of fluid which may collect in between the membranes covering the heart. Public Health Nurse Equipment used to provide phototherapy for babies with neo natal jaundice. Biopsy of membrane (pleura) covering the lungs. Post Natal Care Petrol, Oil & Lubricants Petroleum Oil and Lubricants Post Partum Units Post Partum Haemorrhage Excessive bleeding occurring after child birth (up to six weeks after delivery). Pulse Polio Immunisation

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Pericardial tapping PHN Phototherapy unit Pleural biopsy PNC POL POL PP Units PPH PPH (Post Partum Haemorrhage) PPI

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Full Form Public Private Partnership Public Private Partnership. It is medical condition arising in pregnancy which is characterised by hypertension and loss of proteins in urine. Panchayati Raj Institution Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move oxygen into the blood. These are equipments designed to provide intense source of radiant energy to keep the babies warm. Reproductive & Child Health A technician trained to measure the refraction of the eye and to determine the proper corrective lenses. Equipment used for resuscitation like end tracheal tubes, laryngoscope, Ambu bag etc. It is a condition where all or part of placenta is retained in the uterus. Routine Immunisation Monitoring System Rogi Kalyan Samiti Registered Medical Practitioner Registered Medical Practitioner. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program Rapid plasma reagin Reproductive tract infection/Sexually transmitted infection Skilled Birth Attendant (Special training course is available for SBA). Delivery contaminated by infection.

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PRI Pulmonary function test Radiant heat warmer RCH Refractionist

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Resuscitation equipment Retained placenta RIMS RKS RMP RMP RNTCP RPR Test RTI/STI SBA Septic delivery

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Abbreviation SHG SPMU STLS STS TNSMC Total ANC Registration Ultrasound guided biopsy VCTC Vertical health programs/societies

Full Form Self Help Group State Program Management Unit Senior Tuberculosis Laboratory Supervisor Senior Treatment Supervisor Tamil Nadu State Medical Corporation Total of all new Antenatal cases registered during the given period. A biopsy carried out using ultrasound for guidance. Voluntary counselling and testing centre. These are stand alone health programs which have not been integrated so far such as AIDS control program, pulse polio program etc. These programs have separate funding and organisation structure Village Health and Nutrition Day Village Health and Nutrition Days. Village Health & Sanitation Committee The vaginitis wet mount test is a test to detect an infection of the vagina.

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VHND VHND VHSC Wet mount