| PBT | Paul-Bunnell test; phenacetin breath test; piebald trait; profile-based therapy |
|---|---|
| PIT | pacing-induced tachycardia; patella inhibition test; picture identification test; pitocin; pitressin... |
| RST | radiosensitivity test; reagin screen test; right sacrotransverse [fetal position]; rubrospinal tract... |
| SAST | Self-administered Alcoholism Screening Test; selective arterial secretin injection test; serum aspar... |
| STD | selective T-cell defect; sexually transmitted disease; skin-to-tumor distance; skin test dose; sodiu... |
| Keith and Flack node | sinoatrial node |
|---|---|
| far-and-near suture | A suture utilizing alternate near and far stitches, used to approximate fascial edges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc deficiency dermatitis and diarrhoea | A genetic disease called acrodermatitis enteropathica is characterised by the simultaneous occurrence of skin inflammation (dermatitis) and diarrhoea. The skin on the cheeks, elbows and knees and tissue about the mouth and anus are inflammed. There is also balding of the scalp, eyebrows and lashes, delayed wound healing and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections due to immune deficiency. The key laboratory finding is an abnormally low blood zinc level reflecting impaired zinc uptake. Oral treatment with zinc is curative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| zinc oxide and eugenol | Used as a base material beneath metallic dental restorations and as a temporary filling material or impression material; setting and hardening result from complex reactions between the powder and the eugenol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| united states agency for health care policy and research | An agency of the public health service established in 1990 to "provide indexing, abstracting, translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information on research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care to public and private entities and individuals engaged in the improvement of health care delivery.." it supersedes the national centre for health services research. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states dept. Of health and human services | A department of the united states government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states food and drug administration | An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to maintaining standards of quality of foods, drugs, therapeutic devices, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states health resources and services administration | A component of the public health service that provides leadership related to the delivery of health services and the requirements for and distribution of health resources, including manpower training. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states national aeronautics and space administration | An independent federal agency established in 1958. It conducts research for the solution of problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and develops, constructs, tests, and operates aeronautical and space vehicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states occupational safety and health administration | An office in the department of labour responsible for developing and establishing occupational safety and health standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states substance abuse and mental health services administration | An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym samhsa. On 1 october 1992, the united states alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration (adamha) became samhsa. (telephone communication with samhsa 7 april 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding and eating disorders of childhood | Mental disorders related to feeding and eating that are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fees and charges | Amounts charged to the patient as payer for health care services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fellowships and scholarships | Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferric and ammonium acetate solution | A clear, aromatic, reddish-brown liquid which has been used in iron-deficiency anaemia in animals and man; a source of iron. Synonym: Basham's mixture. (05 Mar 2000) |