| EPH | edema-proteinuria-hypertension; episodic paroxysmal hemicrania; extensor proprius hallucis |
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| LMWP | low molecular weight proteinuria |
| OP | occipitoparietal; occipitoposterior; occiput posterior; octapeptide; olfactory peduncle; opening pre... |
| PGP | phosphoglyceroyl phosphatase; postgamma proteinuria; prepaid group practice; progressive general par... |
| PP | diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pa... |
| Price-Jones curve | A distribution curve of the measured diameters of red blood cells; it is to the right of the normal curve (i.e., indicating larger diameters) in instances of pernicious anaemia and other forms in which macrocytes are present, and to the left (i.e., indicating smaller diameters) in iron deficiency and other forms of microcytic anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| davy jones | The spirit of the sea; sea devil; a term used by sailors. "This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe." (Smollett) Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean. Gone to Davy Jones's Locker, dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Jones, Ernest | <person> British psychiatrist, 1879-1958. See: Ross-Jones test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jones fracture | <radiology> Fracture base of 5th metatarsal (12 Dec 1998) |
| Jones reducer | <apparatus> An apparatus made up of a column filled with amalgamated zinc which isused to reduce solutions. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Jones' test | A test for patency of the lacrimal system; fluorescein instilled in the conjunctival sac can be recovered from the inferior nasal meatus. Synonym: Jones' test. (05 Mar 2000) |