| BSAP | brief short-action potential; brief, small, abundant potentials |
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| CSC | blow on blow (administration of small amounts of drugs at short intervals) [Fr. coup sur coup]; coll... |
| CTMM-SF | California Test of Mental Maturity-Short Form |
| EPS | ear-patella-short stature [syndrome]; elastosis perforans serpiginosa; electrophysiologic study; enz... |
| FAST | flow-assisted, short-term [balloon catheter]; fluorescent antibody staining technique; fluoro-allerg... |
| short ton | 2000 pounds. A ton, as commonly used in the U.S. And Canada. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| short vinculum | A triangular band that extends from the dorsal surface of each of the flexor tendons of a digit to the capsule of the nearby interphalangeal joint and to the phalanx proximal to the insertion of the tendon. Synonym: vinculum breve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short wave diathermy | Therapeutic elevation of temperature in the tissues by means of an oscillating electric current of extremely high frequency (10 to 100 million Hz) and short wavelength of 3 to 30 meters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-wave therapy | The use of focused short radio waves to produce local hyperthermia in an injured person or diseased body area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| short-winded | Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| LTDH short chain dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Has been sequenced; responsible for methotrexate resistance; isolated from leishmania sp. Registry number: EC 1.3.- Synonym: ltdh gene product, pteridine reductase 1, ptr1 gene product, hmtx(r) gene product (26 Jun 1999) |