| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| CHERS | Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy |
| VSM | Vascular Smooth Muscle |
| DCPBH | Double-channel Planar Buried Heterostructure |
| IMPROVE | Interagency Monitoring For Protected Visual Environments |
| FOLIBS | Fiber Optic Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| TNS | 6-p-Toluidino-2-naphthalenesulfonic Acid |
| PAZ | Protective Action Zone |
| HEPES | N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic Acid |
| HPL | Human Placental Lactogen |