Tegan Raleigh (asker) Mar 3, 2009:

I did end up just leaving it as "a.r." but do wish I could have figured out what it stood for. Unfortunately, the websites referred to in your responses are not particularly trustworthy, as the translations are horrible (the first sentence on the ebreastcenter.org website, "We are reducing your info-stress and supporting quality at the beginning of the diagnosis and treatment pathway in case of breast health problems," does not inspire great confidence for me). I like the idea of "academiae rector" but didn't find it used in very many sources other than Latin ones, raising my doubts about whether it should be used in English or not.

Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Feb 22, 2009:

Groß- und Kleinschreibung lateinischer Abkürzungen ...nun, ich bin kein Lateiner - aber es gibt doch eine ganze Menge Abkürzungen aus dem Lateinischen (sowohl in Großbuchstaben: AB, PS; als auch in Kleinbuchstaben: et al, etc.) die einfach so und nicht anders geschrieben werden... siehe auch:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_lateinischer_Abkürzungen

Yasutomo Kanazawa Feb 19, 2009:

To Edith: I know what you mean. I'm not particularly talking about Tegan's question, but I have sometimes felt very uneasy about askers selecting wrong answers, where especially I have entered a correct one and am 120% sure.

Edith Kelly Feb 19, 2009:

To Yasutomo: Unfortunately, many askers select an incorrect answer (does not apply to Tegan), believe it or not.