| social problems | Situations affecting a significant number of people, that are believed to be sources of difficulty or threaten the stability of the community, and that require programs of amelioration. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care | A classification of diseases, conditions and problems arranged for use in primary care where diagnostic precision is seldom possible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortion, legal | Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal | 1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid. 2. According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation. According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses 3. Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. Legal cap. See Cap. Legal tender. The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits. That currency, or money, which the law authorises a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive. It differs in different countries. Synonym: Lawful, constitutional, legitimate, licit, authorised. See Lawful. Origin: L. Legalis, fr. Lex, legis, law; prob. Orig, that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. Lectus bed), and if so akin to E. Lie, law: cf. F. Legal. Cf. Lie to be prostrate, Loyal, Leal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| legal blindness | Generally, visual acuity of less than 6/60 or 20/200 using Snellen test types, or visual field restriction to 20 |
| legal brief | A detailed statement of the points of a client's case in a trial at law, giving the legal arguments, main content of a case, supporting statements, evidence, prior decisions, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Legal, Emmo | <person> German physician, 1859-1922. See: Legal's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| legal guardians | Individuals who are legally designated to care for persons who are considered legally incapable of acting in behalf of themselves, e.g., minors and mental incompetents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal medicine | The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Legal's test | A test for acetone; the urine is rendered alkaline by a few drops of a solution of potassium hydroxide, and to this are added 2 or 3 drops of a freshly prepared 10% solution of sodium nitroprusside; it is coloured red, then yellow; then a few drops of acetic acid are trickled down the side of the test tube and at the line of junction of the two fluids is formed a carmine or purple ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liability, legal | Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| action current | An electrical current induced in muscle fibres when they are effectively stimulated; normally it is followed by contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternating current | Electrical current which alternates direction periodically. (For instance, household electric current is AC alternating at 60 oscillations/sec (60 Hertz) in the United States, and 50 Hertz in many other countries.) Acronym: AC (09 Oct 1997) |
| anodal current | A current produced in tissues under the anode when the circuit is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |