| accidental | Happening unexpectedly or by chance. (18 Nov 1997) |
|---|---|
| accidental abortion | Abortion due to a fall, blow, or other injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accidental falls | Falls due to slipping or tripping which result in injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accidental host | One that harbors an organism which usually does not infect it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accidental hypothermia | Unintentional decrease in body temperature, especially in the newborn, infants, and elderly, particularly during operations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accidental image | Continuation of visual impression after cessation of stimuli causing the original image. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accidental murmur | An evanescent cardiac murmur not due to valvular lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accidental symptom | Any morbid phenomenon coincidentally occurring in the course of a disease, but having no relation with it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-E amputation | Acronym for above-the-elbow amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-K amputation | Acronym for above-the-knee amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alanson's amputation | A circular amputation, the stump shaped like a cone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic amputation | Amputation produced in utero; attributed to the pressure of constricting bands (amniotic); autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: amniotic amputation, amputation, birth amputation, intrauterine amputation, spontaneous amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputation | Removal of an appending part (appendage) (27 Sep 1997) |
| amputation by transfixion | Amputation performed by transfixing the soft parts with a long knife and cutting the flap or flaps from within outward. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputation knife | A broad-bladed knife used primarily for transecting large muscles during major amputations. (05 Mar 2000) |