| ANLI | antibody-negative with latent infection |
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| CNP | community nurse practitioner; continuous negative pressure; cranial nerve palsy; 2',3'-cyclic nucleo... |
| CNPV | continuous negative pressure ventilation |
| CNS | central nervous system; clinical nurse specialist; coagulase-negative staphylococci; congenital neph... |
| CNST | coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| Ochsner's method | An obsolete treatment for appendicitis (by peristaltic rest), when surgery is not advisable. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ollier's method | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open circuit method | A method for measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production by collecting the expired gas over a known period of time and measuring its volume and composition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Orsi-Grocco method | Palpatory percussion of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ouchterlony method | Double (gel) diffusion test in two dimensions. See: gel diffusion precipitin tests in two dimensions. Synonym: Ouchterlony method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thane's method | A method for indicating the position of the central sulcus (Rolando's fissure) of the brain; the upper end of the sulcus corresponds to the midpoint of a line drawn from the glabella to the inion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theden's method | Treatment of aneurysms or of large sanguineous effusions by compression of the entire limb with a roller bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thezac-Porsmeur method | Heat treatment of infected wounds by focusing of sun's rays on suppurating area by means of a lens mounted in a cylinder of canvas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thiersch's method | ollier graft |
| thiochrome method | A method for the determination of thiamin based upon the production of thiochrome when the vitamin is oxidised by alkaline ferricyanide to yield the fluorescent compound, thiochrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Edman method | C6H5-N==C==S, a reagent that condenses with the free N-terminal amino group of a peptide chain to form a phenylthiohydantoin in the Edman method of identifying N-terminal amino acids. Synonym: Edman's reagent. Acronym: PITC (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eggleston method | An obsolete term for rapid digitalization by means of large doses of digitalis leaf or tincture frequently repeated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eicken's method | Facilitation of hypopharyngoscopy by means of forward traction on the cricoid cartilage by a laryngeal probe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encu method | A means of simplifying the calculation of risk in genetic counseling for autosomal dominant traits by converting all pertinent evidence into encu units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ensu method | A means of simplifying the calculation of risk in genetic counseling for X-linked traits by converting all pertinent evidence into ensu units. (05 Mar 2000) |