| ACFAO | American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine |
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| A&D | admission and discharge; ascending and descending |
| ADM | abductor digiti minimi; administrative medicine; admission; Adriamycin; Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Ment... |
| A+E | accident and emergency [department]; analysis and evaluation |
| ASSERT | improving Alcohol and Substance abuse Services and Educating providings to Refer patients to Treatme... |
| ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
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| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ASTRO | American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
| APUD | Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation |
| AMPS | Assessment of Motor and Process Skills |
| Pott's abscess | Tuberculous abscess of the spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| premammary abscess | An abscess in the subcutaneous tissue covering the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| satellite abscess | An abscess closely associated with a primary abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoas abscess | Abscess of the psoas muscle resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulp abscess | An abscess involving the soft tissue within the pulp chamber of a tooth, usually a sequela of caries or less frequently of trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hot abscess | A recently formed abscess with little or no fibrosis in the wall of the cavity. Synonym: hot abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septicaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shirt-stud abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypostatic abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate abscess | A star-shaped necrotic area surrounded by histiocytes, seen within swollen inguinal lymph nodes in lymphogranuloma venereum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stercoral abscess | A collection of pus and faeces. Synonym: faecal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sterile abscess | An abscess whose contents are not caused by pyogenic bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stitch abscess | An abscess around a suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subdiaphragmatic abscess | An abscess beneath the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |