| DHSS | Department of Health and Social Security; dihydrostreptomycin sulfate |
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| DSM | dextrose solution mixture; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [of Mental Disorders]; Diploma in Socia... |
| ELSI | ethical, legal, and social issues |
| IFHPMSM | International Federation for Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, and Social Medicine |
| SW | seriously wounded; short waves; sinewave; slow wave; soap and water; social worker; spike wave; spir... |
| Karnofsky scale | A performance scale for rating a person's usual activities; used to evaluate a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Udden-Wentworth scale | <plant biology> A geometric scale of grain sizes which classifies particles of siliciclastic sediment from 4096 millimetres (boulders) in size down to 0.00006 millimetres (clay). This scale is almost universally accepted by modern sedimentologists (a type of geologist). It was first proposed in 1898 by Udden and then modified and extended in 1922 by Wentworth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Kelvin scale | Temperature scale in which the triple point of water is assigned the value of 273.16 K; 캜 = K -273.15. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Zubrod scale | A 5-point scale similar to the 10-point Karnofsky scale; both measure the performance status of a patient's ambulatory nature, from normal activity to total dependence on others for care. See: Karnofsky scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French scale | A scale for grading sizes of sounds, tubules, and catheters as based on a measurement of 1/3 mm and equaling 1 fr on the scale (e.g., 3 fr = 1 mm); grading to scale is carried out using a metal plate with holes ranging from 1/3 mm to 1 cm in diameter. Synonym: Charriere scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leiter International Performance Scale | A nonverbal (performance) test for measuring intelligence which contains norms for each age between 2 and 18; originally developed as a method of assessing the comparative intellectual abilities of Caucasian, Chinese, and Japanese children, but now occasionally used for assessing slow learners and those who are blind, deaf, or verbally handicapped. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Likert scale | A method of measuring attitudes that asks respondents to indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement with statements, according to a three-or five-point scoring system, e.g., "strongly agree" "no opinion" or "strongly disagree." (05 Mar 2000) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algae and fungi | Algae represent a group of spore-propagating plants, unicellular or undifferentiated into root, stem, and leaf. They include seaweed and many unicellular fresh water plants, most of which contain chlorophyll. They account for about 90% of the earth's photosynthetic activity. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites and include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They lack chlorophyll. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alkyl and aryl transferases | <enzyme> A somewhat heterogeneous class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of alkyl or related groups (excluding methyl groups). Registry number: EC 2.5 (12 Dec 1998) |
| allergy and immunology | A medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alligators and crocodiles | Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order loricata. (12 Dec 1998) |