PRS
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Plastic and reconstructive surgery |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Medical, Science & Engineering |
PRS has two meanings. It stands for Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medical specialty) or Polygenic risk score (genetics).
Meanings of PRS at a glance
| # | PRS stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plastic and reconstructive surgery | Medical › Medical Specialty |
| 2 | Polygenic risk score | Science & Engineering › Genetics |
1. Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Medical · Medical Specialty Abbreviations
Restores form and function to the body through reconstruction after cancer or trauma, burn care, hand surgery, cleft lip and palate repair, gender-affirming surgery and cosmetic procedures. US training is through integrated six-year residencies or independent pathways after general surgery.
Example: PRS will perform free flap coverage after the leg debridement.
The name comes from the Greek "plastikos", meaning to mold, not from plastic material. The American Board of Plastic Surgery certifies surgeons, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons represents them. "Plastics" is the usual hospital nickname for the service.
2. Polygenic risk score
Science & Engineering · Genetics Abbreviations
Single number summarizing a person's inherited predisposition to a trait or disease, calculated by adding up the small effects of many genetic variants identified in GWAS. PRSs are being studied for coronary artery disease, breast cancer and diabetes risk assessment.
Example: A man in the top 5% of the PRS distribution had roughly triple the average risk of heart disease.
Also called polygenic score (PGS) or genetic risk score. Scores derived mainly from European-ancestry data predict less accurately in other populations, a major equity concern. Use of PRSs to select embryos during IVF is offered commercially but is widely criticized by geneticists.
Related abbreviations
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- Path – Pathology
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- Peds – Pediatrics
- Psych – Psychiatry
- Pulm – Pulmonology
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More genetics abbreviations
- NGS – Next-generation sequencing
- NHEJ – Non-homologous end joining
- ORF – Open reading frame
- PAM – Protospacer adjacent motif
- QTL – Quantitative trait locus
- RFLP – Restriction fragment length polymorphism
- RNA-seq – RNA sequencing
- RNAi – RNA interference
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.