| Acronym | Meaning |
| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
| PWS | Public Water System |
| MODS | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome |
| EGD | Evolved Gas Detection |
| NCID | National Center For Infectious Diseases |
| XRFA | X-ray Fluorescence Analysis |
| ELLSA | Enzyme Linked Ligand Sorbent Assay |
| IRBIC | Infrared Beam Induced Current |
| IGCP | International Geological Correlation Program |
| FO-CPHF | First-order Coupled Perturbed Hartree-Fock Theory |