| ACA | abnormal coronary artery; acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; acute cerebellar ataxia; adenocarcino... |
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| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
| ACP | accessory conduction pathway; acid phosphatase; acyl carrier protein; American College of Pathologis... |
| AAN | AIDS-associated nephropathy; alpha-amino nitrogen; American Academy of Neurology; American Academy o... |
| ADA | adenosine deaminase; American Dental Association; American Dermatological Association; American Diab... |
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| language tests | Tests designed to assess language behaviour and abilities. They include tests of vocabulary, comprehension, grammar and functional use of language, e.g., development sentence scoring, receptive-expressive emergent language scale, parsons language sample, utah test of language development, michigan language inventory and verbal language development scale, illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities, northwestern syntax screening test, peabody picture vocabulary test, ammons full-range picture vocabulary test, and assessment of children's language comprehension. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| language therapy | Rehabilitation of persons with language disorders or training of children with language development disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| language zone | A large area of the cerebral cortex on the left side (in right-handed persons) considered by some to embrace all the centres of memories and associations connected with language. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Cancer Society | <address, organisation> American Cancer Society, National Headquarters, 1599 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Tel: 00 1 404 320-3333 (05 Feb 1998) |
| american dental association | Professional society representing the field of dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american heart association | A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart and vascular diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american hospital association | A professional society in the united states whose membership is composed of hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| American Law Institute formulation | Used in certain jurisdictions to determine criminal responsibility in legal proceedings. See: criminal insanity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Law Institute rule | A test of criminal responsibility (1962): "a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law." (05 Mar 2000) |
| american medical association | Professional society representing the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american nurses' association | Professional society representing the field of nursing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| American Red Cross | The national Red Cross society of the United States, established by Congress to assist in caring for the sick and wounded, serving as a communications link between members of the U.S. Armed forces and their families, conducting disaster relief and prevention programs, and furnishing other humanitarian services, the largest of which is a network of regional blood centres providing blood and blood products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| american samoa | A group of islands of samoa, in the southwest central pacific. Its capital is pago pago. The islands were ruled by native chiefs until about 1869. An object of american interest beginning in 1839, pago pago and trading and extraterritorial rights were granted to the united states in 1878. The united states, germany, and england administered the islands jointly 1889-99, but in 1899 they were granted to the united states by treaty. The department of the interior has administered american samoa since 1951. (12 Dec 1998) |
| American tarantula | Eurypelma hentzii, the Arkansas tarantula; although greatly feared, its bite is relatively uncommon and harmless to humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American trypanosomiasis | Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma (or Schizotrypanum) cruzi and transmitted by certain species of reduviid (triatomine) bugs. In its acute form, it is seen most frequently in young children, with swelling of the skin at the site of entry, most often the face, and regional lymph node enlargement; in its chronic form it can assume several aspects, commonly cardiomyopathy, but megacolon and megaesophagus also occur; natural reservoirs include dogs, armadillos, rodents, and other domestic, domiciliated, and wild mammals. Synonym: Chagas' disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Cruz trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Sign Language |
for communication with the deaf - a code in which hand signs represent the letters of the alphabet, and
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| American Sign Language |
A formal method of communication used by people with hearing impairments. It is a system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body as well as facial expression, movements, postures and other nonmanual signs that enhance and emphasize the meaning of signs.
출처: www.ddrcco.com/glossarya.htm
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| American Sign Language |
Many people born profoundly deaf since birth (pre-lingually deaf) identify with this distinct language and culture. ASL is a rich, yet different language than English, used by deaf people in the United States. Students who use ASL rely primarily on a qualified ASL Interpreter in the classroom.
출처: www.fas.harvard.edu/~sdr/glossary.html
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| American Sign Language |
This is the most commonly used sign language in English Canada. Francophone Canadians with hearing loss often use Quebec Sign Language (QSL). Although ASL uses English words, grammatical and expressive rules in ASL differ from spoken and written English. For many deaf people in Ontario, English (or French) is a second language to ASL (or QSL). Many use a sign language interpreter to communicate with hearing people.
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