| NST | neospinothalamic [tract]; nonshivering thermogenesis; nonstress test; nutritional support team |
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| ODT | oculodynamic tract; right occipitotransverse [fetal position] [Lat. occipito-dextra transversa] |
| OT | objective test; oblique talus; occlusion time; occupational therapist, occupational therapy; ocular ... |
| PPT | parietal pleural tissue; partial prothrombin time; peak-to-peak threshold; Pfeiffer-Palm-Teller [syn... |
| PT | pain threshold; parathormone; parathyroid; paroxysmal tachycardia; part time; patient; pericardial t... |
| SCT | spino-cervical tract |
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| UAT | upper aerodigestive tract |
| URI | upper respiratory tract infection |
| VSCT | ventral spino-cerebellar tract |
| lower respiratory tract | <anatomy> The trachea, bronchi, and lungs. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| lower respiratory tract smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs. Synonym: bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear. (05 Mar 2000) |