| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| DFU | diabetic foot ulcer |
| EGF | epithelial growth factor |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| IL | interleukin |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MR-imagine/MRI | Magnet-resonance imaging, MRT |
| MU | Marjolin’s ulcer |
| PAD | peripheral arterial disease |
| PDGF | platelet derived growth factor |
| SCC | squamous cell cancer |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIMP | inhibitors of MMP |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |