abreviatura

Also known as abbreviations, abbrev.

forma abreviada de una palabra o expresión en la escritura

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An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used in writing, such as "Dr." for "Doctor" or "etc." for "et cetera." Abbreviations matter because they save time and space when writing, a practice that has been used for centuries, including in medieval manuscripts where scribes developed their own shorthand systems.

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Abbreviation use decreases effective clinical communication and can compromise patient safety.ReviewThe British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery · 2023Parry D, Odedra A, Fagbohun M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.07.004
Consensus nomenclature and abbreviation for anti-synthetase syndrome: an IMACS project.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025Aggarwal A, Chandra T, Keret S et al.DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf229
"Abbreviation Arrangement" Syndromes, i.e., Names and Natures Do Often Disagree.JMA journal · 2022Sadohara MDOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2021-0209
Heterogeneity in nomenclature and abbreviation usage for anti-synthetase syndrome: a scoping review.Rheumatology international · 2024Aggarwal A, Chandra T, Ladha P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00296-024-05670-w
The art of abbreviation (TAOA).Medical teacher · 2023Moustafa KDOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2240481
Fasting abbreviation among patients submitted to oncologic surgery: systematic review.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2015Pinto Ados S, Grigoletti SS, Marcadenti ADOI: 10.1590/S0102-67202015000100018
Confusing terminology used in the abbreviation of pharmacy journal names.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2022Fernandez-Llimos F, Mendes AM, Tonin FSDOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.01.003
MCOLN1/TRPML1 finely controls oncogenic autophagy in cancer by mediating zinc influx.Autophagy · 2021Qi J, Xing Y, Liu Y et al.DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1917132

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Subclass of: linguistic unit
Part of: writing system
Image: Abreviatures.png

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topic's main category: Category:Abbreviations
Commons category: Abbreviation
has cause: derivation
exact match: www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#abbreviation
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Article · Español

Una abreviatura (del latín abbreviatura, de abbreviare, ‘hacer breve’) es un tipo de abreviación, es decir, una convención ortográfica que acorta la escritura de cierto término o expresión, y consiste en la representación escrita de una palabra o grupo de palabras con solo una o varias de sus letras. Para crearla, se emplea la letra inicial, mayúscula o minúscula, por sí sola o acompañada de otras letras, ya sean del medio o del fin de dicha palabra, y uno o varios puntos que indican que la palabra está incompleta. Se dice entonces de ella que está escrita abreviadamente.

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