hi, it means Shortness Of Breath.
SOB is the abbreviation for Shortness of Breath, but it not commonly used nowadays. DOB or Difficulty Of Breathing is more acceptable.
It stands for a lot such as:SOB, Shortness of Breath (symptom). SOB, School Of Business. SOB, South of the Border. SOB, Summary of Benefits. It also may mean "son of a bitch" if used as an expletive.
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"One" has the same meaning in medical terminology and in lay language.
Via means through or by way of in medical terms, as in common language.
AM means morning, just as in lay language.
Resembling has the same meaning in medical terminology as in lay language: looking like.
The medical abbreviation ASL stands for American Sign Language, which is a visual language used by Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals for communication. It is not related to a medical condition or diagnosis.
"Color" has the same meaning in medical terminology and in lay language. "Calor" means "heat" in medical terminology.
It means range of motion.
Dyspnea is the medical term meaning shortness of breath. "Shortness of breath" is sometimes (disconcertingly) abbreviated in medical charts as "SOB."
the yz has a cytrifical clutch and is very slow