| ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
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| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ASTRO | American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
| APUD | Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation |
| AMPS | Assessment of Motor and Process Skills |
| saccule and utricle | Two membranous sacs within the vestibule of the inner ear. The smaller, the saccule, lies near the opening of the scala vestibuli. The larger, the utricle, is in the superoposterior part of the vestibule. Both receive filaments from the acoustic nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| health and human services | See HHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health care economics and organizations | The economic aspects of health care, its planning, and delivery. It includes government agencies and organizations in the private sector. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health care facilities, manpower, and services | The services provided in the delivery of health care, associated facilities in health care, and attendant manpower required or available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health care quality, access, and evaluation | The concept concerned with all aspects of the quality, accessibility, and appraisal of health care and health care delivery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| primary hyperoxaluria and oxalosis | A metabolic disorder characterised by calcium oxalate nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis, extrarenal oxalosis, and increased urinary output of oxalic and glycolic acids; usually evident clinically in the first decade of life, with progressive renal failure and uraemia; autosomal recessive inheritance. Type I is due to an alteration in alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase; type II is due to an alteration in d-glycerate dehydrogenase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| health services needs and demand | Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. It includes the identification and assessment of the needs as measured by objective criteria and standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| heart and lung transplant | A surgical procedure which replaces a diseased heart and lungs with a healthy heart and lungs from a donor. They have been used in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension and isolated severe heart and lung disease. They are not recommended for those with associated systemic disorders such as diabetes or autoimmune illness. Those with liver and/or kidney disease are also not candidates. Long-term outcomes are still being studied. (27 Sep 1997) |
| saint kitts and nevis | An independent federation of the leeward islands in the west indies, consisting of saint christopher, nevis, and sombrero. Its capital is basseterre. It was discovered by columbus in 1493, settled by the british in 1625, the first of the leeward islands to be colonised by them. It was held jointly by the french and english 1628-1713, but returned to great britain by the treaty of utrecht in 1713. It was held by the french 1782-83. Under the british for the next 200 years, it gained its independence in 1983. (12 Dec 1998) |
| saint vincent and the grenadines | A self-governing state of the windward islands in the west indies, comprising saint vincent and the northern islets of the grenadines. Its capital is kingstown. It is one of the original homes of the carib indians supposed to have been sighted by columbus in 1498. It was in english hands from 1627 till held by the french 1779-83. Saint vincent subsequently became a british possession and, with other nearby british territories, was administered by the governor of the windward islands till 1959. It attained a measure of independence in 1969 but achieved full independence as saint vincent and the grenadines in 1979. Saint vincent was the 4th century spanish martyr on whose feast day columbus discovered the island. Grenadines is derived from the spanish kingdom of granada. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salaries and fringe benefits | The remuneration paid or benefits granted to an employee. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hemic and immune systems | The organs involved in the production and functions of the blood and the cellular and molecular components providing defense against foreign organisms or substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hemic and lymphatic diseases | Haematologic diseases and diseases of the lymphatic system collectively. Hemic diseases include disorders involving the formed elements (e.g., erythrocyte aggregation, intravascular) and chemical components (e.g., blood protein disorders); lymphatic diseases include disorders relating to lymph, lymph nodes, and lymphocytes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatitis d, e, f, and g | Lesser known (than hepatitis a, b, and c), the most significant of these seems to be type d, or the delta agent, which only causes disease in the presence of the hepatitis b virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hereditary deafness and nephropathy | <nephrology, pathology> An inherited disorder involving damage to the kidneys, haematuria and hearing loss. In some individuals vision may also be affected. This genetic disease is uncommon. Symptoms include loss of hearing, abnormal colour to urine, swelling, cough and decline in vision. Inheritance: sex-linked autosomal dominant. Incidence: 1 in 50,000. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |