| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| AOBS | American Osteopathic Board of Surgery |
| AORT | Automatic Operative Robotic Therapy |
| AOSC | Athens Oral Surgery Center |
| AOTS | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery |
| AP | Anatomy and Physiology |
| APAS | Acute Primary Anterior Shoulder Luxation |
| APDS | Association of Program Directors in Surgery |
| APR | Abdominal Perineal Resectionn (colorectal surgery) |
| APR | Abdominal Perineal Resectionn (colo‐rectal surgery) |
| APR | Abdominal Perineal Resectionn (colo-rectal surgery) |
| APSA | American Pediatric Surgical Association |
| APSI | Austin Plastic Surgery Instititute |
| APSI | Austin Plastic Surgery Institute |
| APSS | Assessment of Procedural Surgical Skills |
| ARCS | Association of Residency Coordinators in Surgery |
| AROBF | Awaiting Return Of Bowel Function |
| ARSC | American Refractive Surgery Council |
| ASAF | American Surgical Association Foundation |
| ASAP | Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence |
| ASBO | Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction |