| pap | 1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water. 2. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. 3. The pulp of fruit. Origin: Cf. D. Pap, G. Pappe, both perh. Fr. L. Papa, pappa, the word with which infants call for food: cf. It. Pappa. 1. <anatomy> A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. "The paps which thou hast sucked." (Luke xi. 27) 2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon. Origin: Cf. OSw. Papp. Cf. Pap soft food. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pap smear | (Papanicolao) a special stain performed usually on a smear taken from the neck of the womb - the cervix. (16 Dec 1997) |
| PAP technique | 1. <gynaecology> Colloquial abbreviation for Papanicolaou's stain. 2. <technique> Peroxidase antiperoxidase method for obtaining an enhanced peroxidase reaction to indicate antibody binding to antigen. In the first stage the material, for example a section, is reacted with a specific antiserum (say rat) against the antigen. In the next stage a large excess of say rabbit antirat immunoglobulin is applied so that only one of the binding sites is bound to the first antibody. Then a rat antiperoxidase antiserum is bound to the second antibody unfilled sites and finally peroxidase is added and binds to the third antiserum before the peroxidase is used to develop a colour reaction. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pap test | Microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and it can show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation. Also called pap smear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american nurses' association | Professional society representing the field of nursing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurses | Professionals qualified by education at an accredited school of nursing and licensed by state law to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurses' aides | Allied health personnel who assist the professional nurse in routine duties. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurses, male | Nurses of the male sex. (12 Dec 1998) |
| international council of nurses | An international professional organization composed of one association per country for the purpose of improving and developing nursing's contribution to the promotion of health and care of the sick. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians | Individuals licensed to practice medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Physicians Data Query | <oncology> A free enquiry service originating in the USA for physicians on all state of the art cancer diagnostic, preventive and treatment methods. The documents are provided by the US National Cancer Institute and includes electronic access of various forms. WWW: CancerNET Acronym: PDQ (12 Jan 1998) |
| physicians' desk reference | This thick volume the 1998 pdr runs 3,223 pages in length is a guide to all the prescription drugs available in the united states. Although not exactly redcommended fare for bedtime reading, the pdr is a key reference to the american pharmacopeia. It is available in many bookstores in the u.s. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians, family | Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the american academy of family physicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians' offices | The room or rooms in which the physician and his staff provide patient health care. The offices include all rooms in the physician's office suite. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians, women | Women licensed to practice medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |