This document lists common medical abbreviations used in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) and related fields. Some of the abbreviations included are: PE Tube for Pressure Equalizing Tube, EENT for eye, ear, nose and throat, BC for bone conduction, AU for both ears, OM for otitis media, EM for emmetropia, XT for exotropia referring to the right eye and OS for the left eye, EOM for extraocular movement, and VA for visual acuity.

1. Abbreviations
By Brooke Markward

2. Pressure Equalizing
Tube
PE Tube

3. Eye, ear, nose and
Throat
EENT

4. Bone conduction
BC

5. Both Ears
AU

6. otitis media
OM

7. emmetropia
EM

8. exotropia and left eye
• XT-exotropia->
• OS-left eye

9. extraocular
movement
EOM

10. Visual acuity
VA