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EXAM medical abbreviation

EXAM means "examination".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for EXAM), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What EXAM means

Also written: exam.

Example

Sample note heading: "exam."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

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Questions

What does EXAM mean in medical terms?

EXAM means "examination".

Where is EXAM used?

EXAM shows up in charting. Its category here is charting.

Is EXAM on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. EXAM is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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