Technical Information
Common Abbreviations and Acronyms Related to Laboratory Animal Science
Abbreviation Meaning
AAALAC
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International
AALAS
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ACLAM
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
ad libitum (ad lib) freely, or as desired
ALAT
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
AVMA
American Veterinary Medical Association
AWA
Animal Welfare Act
AWIC
Animal Welfare Information Center
b.i.d.
twice per day
BSL
biosafety levels
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
cm
centimeter
CO2
carbon dioxide
DEA
Drug Enforcement Agency
DF
Defined flora
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Dx
diagnosis
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FDA
Food & Drug Administration
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
g
gram
GLP
Good Laboratory Practices
H,O
water
HEPA
High Efficiency Particulate Air
IACUC
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IC
Intracardiac
ID
Intradermal
iiFAR
Incurably III for Animal Research
ILAR
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources
IM
Intramuscular
IP
Intraperitoneal
IV
Intravenous
kg
kilogram
I or L
liter
LAT
Laboratory Animal Technician
LATG
Laboratory Animal Technologist
m
meter
mg
milligram
ml
milliliter
mm
millimeter
NABR
National
Association for Biomedical Research
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NPO
nothing by mouth (no feed or water)
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSAIDS
Non-SteroidalAnti-Inflammatory Drugs
NSF
National Science Foundation
OLAW Office Laboratory Animal Welfare (use to be OPRR
Office for Protection from Research Risks)
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PHS
Public Health Service
PI
Principal Investigator
PO
by mouth (per os)
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPM
parts per million
psi
pounds per square inch
q.i.d.
four
times per day
Rx
prescription
s.i.d.
once
per day
SC or SQ Subcutaneous
SOP
Standard Operating Procedures
SPF
Specific Pathogen-Free
stat
immediately
t.i.d.
three times
per day
Tx
treatment
USDA United States
Department of Agriculture
0C
Celsius (centigrade)
0F
Fahrenheit
FromALAT Taining Manual,1998 ed.
AALAS.
921998 AALAS Reference Directory