| APT | Anatomical pathology technologist |
| BMA | British Medical Association |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CPA | Clinical pathology accreditation |
| CPC | Clinicopathological correlation |
| CPD | Continuing professional development |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DCA | Department of Constitutional Affairs |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GRO | General Registrar's Office |
| HBV | Hepatitis B |
| HCV | Hepatitis C |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSAC | Health and Safety Advisory Committee |
| MRCPath | Member Royal College of Pathologists (qualification) |
| ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
| PM | Postmortem |
| RCPath | Royal College of Pathologists |
| SADS | Sudden adult death syndrome |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| SpR | Specialist registrar |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
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