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Appendix C
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
The following list includes abbreviations used in this document.
A ampere
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation
BLU blue (color)
BPM beats per minute
dB decibel
°C degrees Celsius (centigrade)
CQM Contact Quality Monitor
DMM digital multimeter
EEPROM electrically erasable PROM
ECG electrocardiograph or electrocardiogram
ESU Electrosurgery Unit
EUT equipment under test
°F degrees Fahrenheit
GRA gray (color)
GRN green (color)