| Acronym |
Definition |
| 3 Rs |
replace, refine, reduce |
| AAALAC |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
| AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
| AE |
Adverse Event |
| ACUP |
Animal Care and Use Protocol/Program |
| Ag Guide |
Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching |
| AMP |
Americans for Medical Progress |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| AV |
Attending Veterinarian |
| AVMA |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
| AWA |
Animal Welfare Act |
| AWIC |
Animal Welfare Information Center |
| AWR |
Animal Welfare Regulations |
| Bid |
Twice per day |
| BMBL |
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories |
| BSC |
biological safety cabinet |
| BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| BSL |
Biosafety Level |
| CBC |
complete blood count |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CITI |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
| COI |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DF |
Defined Flora |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
| DOR |
Division of Research |
| DR |
Designated Review (of a protocol) |
| ECG/EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EH&S |
Environmental Health and Safety |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ES cells |
Embryonic Stem Cells |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FWA |
Federal Wide Assurance |
| FWS |
Fish and Wildlife Service |
| GLP |
Good Laboratory Practices |
| Guide |
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals |
| HEPA |
High-efficiency particulate air filtration |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HSUS |
Human Society of the United States |
| HVAC |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
| IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| ILAR |
Institute of Laboratory Animal Research |
| IM |
Intramuscular |
| IO |
Institutional Official |
| IP |
Intraperitoneal |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| IVC |
Individually ventilated caging |
| MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
| NABR |
National Association for Biomedical Research |
| NAM |
Non-affiliated member (of the IACUC) |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NHP |
Nonhuman primate |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NPO |
Nil per os (nothing by mouth) |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NSAID |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare |
| ORED |
Office of Research and Economic Development |
| ORI |
Office of Research Integrity |
| PAPR |
Powered air purifying respirator |
| PETA |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PI |
Principal Investigator |
| PPE |
Personal Protective equipment |
| PRIM&R |
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research |
| RCR |
Responsible Conduct of Research |
| RO |
Reverse osmosis |
| SC/SQ |
subcutaneous |
| SCAW |
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare |
| Sid |
Once per day |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SPF |
Specific pathogen-free |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| UV |
ultraviolet |
