| ESP | early systolic paradox; echo spacing; effective sensory projection; effective systolic pressure; end... |
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| HMSN | hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy |
| HSAN | hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy |
| HSN | hereditary sensory neuropathy; hospital satellite network |
| MSN | main sensory nucleus; Master of Science in Nursing; mildly subnormal |
| secondary retinitis | Retinitis that follows uveal inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| secondary saturation | A technique of nitrous oxide anaesthesia consisting of an abrupt curtailment of the oxygen in the inhaled mixture to produce a deep plane of anaesthesia, following which oxygen is administered to correct hypoxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary screw-worm | An accidental or facultative screw-worm that enters a prior wound or suppurated condition and feeds on infected rather than intact tissues. Many blowflies are included, such as Calliphora vicina, Phaenicia sericata, Phormia regina, Cochliomyia macellaria, Chrysomyia species, and other fleshflies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary sex characters | Those character's peculiar to the male or female that develop at puberty, e.g., the beard of men and the breasts of women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary site | A second site in which cancer is found. Example: cancer in the lymph nodes near the breast is a secondary site. (09 Oct 1997) |
| secondary spiral lamina | A ridge on the outer wall of the first turn of the cochlea opposite the spiral lamina. Synonym: lamina spiralis secundaria, secondary spiral plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary spiral plate | A ridge on the outer wall of the first turn of the cochlea opposite the spiral lamina. Synonym: lamina spiralis secundaria, secondary spiral plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary structure | <molecular biology> Structures produced in polypeptide chains involving interactions between amino acids within the chain. Especially _ helical and _ pleated sheet structures. Also applies to the complex folding of nucleic acids as, for example: the clover leaf structure of tRNA. (18 Nov 1997) |
| secondary succession | The progression of plant communities following disturbances such as fire, windthrow and timber harvesting. See Succession. (05 Dec 1998) |
| secondary suture | Delayed closure of a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary syphilid | A syphilitic skin lesion characteristic of the second stage of the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary syphilis | The second stage of syphilis See: syphilis. Synonym: mesosyphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary teeth | <dentistry> The permanent teeth, i.e. The second group of teeth to come in. (08 Jan 1998) |
| secondary telangiectasia | Telangiectasia related to a known cause of prolonged dermal vascular dilatation such as sunlight, varicose veins, and connective tissue diseases; often associated with atrophy of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary thrombus | A thrombus formed about an embolus as a nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |