| NSI | negative self-image; no signs of infection/inflammation; non-syncytium-inducing |
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| OI | obturator internus; occasional insomnia; opportunistic infection; opsonic index; orgasmic impairment... |
| OPSI | overwhelming postsplenectomy infection |
| PI | first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pancreatic insufficiency;... |
| PNI | peripheral nerve injury; postnatal infection; prognostic nutritional index |
| emergency service, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| equipment and supplies, hospital | Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urology department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services for the urologic patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| financial management, hospital | The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laboratories, hospital | Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food service, hospital | Hospital department that manages and supervises the dietary program in accordance with the patients' requirements. (12 Dec 1998) |
| formularies, hospital | Formularies concerned with pharmaceuticals prescribed in hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laundry service, hospital | Hospital department which administers all activities pertaining to the hospital laundry service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, hospital | Laws and regulations concerning hospitals, which are proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| libraries, hospital | Information centres primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, hospital | The granting of a license to a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lock hospital | A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |