| Acronym | Meaning |
| FNA | Fine-needle Aspiration |
| WTA | Wind Trajectory Analysis (for Airborne Particulate Samples) |
| PDB | Peedee Belemnite |
| VC | Vital Capacity (lung Function) |
| SCI | Science Citation Index |
| NTRM | NIST Traceable Ref. Materials |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-off (in Membrane |
| VLDL | Very Low Density Lipoprotein |
| FIP | Flow Injection Potentiometry |
| BCP | Biphasic Calcium Phosphate |