| PA | partial pressure of arterial fluid |
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| PaCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood |
| PACWP | pulmonary arterial capillary wedge pressure |
| PAOD | peripheral arterial occlusive disease; peripheral arteriosclerotic occlusive disease |
| pa-pv | pulmonary arterial pressure-pulmonary venous pressure |
| liver abscess, amebic | Liver abscess caused by entamoeba histolytica. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lung abscess | A collection of pus within a cavity in the lung due to a bacterial infection (bacterial endocarditis). Certain bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Tuberculosis, Klebsiella) are more likely to cavitate the lung and cause abscess formation. (27 Sep 1997) |