| APTA | American Physical Therapy Association |
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| APTF | American Physical Therapy Foundation |
| AS-SCORE | age, stage of disease, physiological system involved, complications, response to therapy |
| AT | abdominal thrusts; achievement test; Achilles tendon; Achard-Thiers [syndrome]; adaptive thermogenes... |
| ATh | Associate in Therapy |
| functional orthodontic therapy | Utilization of muscle forces to effect changes in jaw position and tooth alignment by removable appliances. Synonym: functional orthodontic therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| local therapy | Treatment that affects cells in the tumour and the area close to it. (16 Dec 1997) |