| PCP | parachlorophenate; patient care plan; pentachlorophenol; 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine; periphera... |
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| PEEP | positive end-expiratory pressure, peak end-expiratory pressure |
| PW | peristaltic wave; plantar wart; posterior wall [of the heart]; pressure wave; psychological warfare;... |
| RAP | recurrent abdominal pain; regression-associated protein; renal artery pressure; resident assessment ... |
| RVP | red veterinary petrolatum; resting venous pressure; right ventricular pressure |
| shepard fracture | <radiology> Fracture of the lateral tubercle of the posterior process of the talus (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Shepherd's fracture | A fracture of the external tubercle (posterior process) of the talus, sometimes mistaken for a displacement of the os trigonum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sideswipe elbow fracture | <radiology> Comminuted fracture of the distal humerus, due to direct trauma (elbow in car window hits approaching vehicle) (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver-fork fracture | A Colles' fracture of the wrist in which the deformity has the appearance of a fork in profile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple fracture | A fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture. Synonym: simple fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple skull fracture | Fracture with intact overlying scalp and/or mucous membranes. Synonym: simple skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Skillern's fracture | Fracture of distal radius with greenstick fracture of neighboring portion of ulna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skull fracture | <orthopaedics> A injury to the cranium with sufficient force to fracture one of the bones with comprise the skull. The temporal bone is the most often fractured. See: head injury. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Smith's fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the radius at the wrist that results in volar (palmar) angulation of the distal fracture fragment, opposite the Colles fracture. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spine fracture | A break in the bony cortex of the vertebrae. Spine fractures must be assessed as stable or unstable. Unstable spine fractures pose a risk of spinal cord injury due to abnormal movement at the fracture site. (27 Sep 1997) |
| spiral fracture | A fracture the line of which is helical in the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splintered fracture | A comminuted fracture in which the fragments are long and sharp-pointed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spontaneous fracture | A fracture occurring without any external injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sprain fracture | An avulsion fracture in which a small portion of adjacent bone has been pulled or pushed off. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stable fracture | A fracture that does not tend to displace once it has been reduced and immobilised. (05 Mar 2000) |