| GTN | - Stages of GTN(FIGO, WHO) 1. Stage O; Molar Pregnancy(H-Mole... |
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| 99mTc | radioactive Technetium(used in Brain Skull, Thyroid, Liver, Spleen, Bone & Lung scans) |
| BESP | bovine embryonic spleen [cells] |
| CFU-S, | CFUS colony-forming unit, spleen; colony-forming unit, stem cells |
| GPS | Goodpasture syndrome; gray platelet syndrome; guinea pig serum; guinea pig spleen |
| vaginal birth after cesarean | Delivery of an infant through the vagina in a female who has had a prior cesarean section. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| vaginal birth after cesarian section | It was once the rule that after a c-section, the next delivery also had to be by c-section. Now vaginal delivery after cesarian section (vbac) is frequently feasible. See: vbac. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rate, birth | The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the population at midyear). This is termed the crude birth rate. In 1995, for example, the crude birth rate per 1,000 population was 14 in the united states, 16.9 in Australia, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cesarian section, vaginal birth after | It was once the rule that after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now vaginal delivery after Cesarian section (VBAC) is frequently feasible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple birth offspring | The offspring in multiple pregnancies (pregnancy, multiple): twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| crude birth rate | <epidemiology> The number of live births in a year divided by the population size. (05 Dec 1998) |
| infant, low birth weight | An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but infant, very low birth weight is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, very low birth weight | An infant having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abbreviated injury scale | Classification system for assessing impact injury severity developed and published by the american association for automotive medicine. It is the system of choice for coding single injuries and is the foundation for methods assessing multiple injuries or for assessing cumulative effects of more than one injury. These include maximum ais (mais), injury severity score (iss), and probability of death score (pods). (12 Dec 1998) |
| axillary nerve injury | <neurology> A condition involving dysfunction of the axillary nerve which normally supplies the deltoid and teres minor muscles and sensation to the lateral aspect of the shoulder. This condition is a type of peripheral neuropathy that may manifest as the result of a variety of disease processes or injuries. Conditions associated with axillary nerve dysfunction include mononeuritis multiplex, fracture of the humerus, abduction injury to the shoulder, pressure to the armpit from a cast, splint or crutches. Symptoms include numbness over the outer portion of the shoulder, shoulder weakness and difficulty lifting arm or objects over your head. An EMG, nerve conduction study or muscle biopsy can be helpful in making the diagnosis. Recovery is generally spontaneous if the underlying cause can be corrected and shoulder mobility is preserved. Corticosteroid injections may be indicated in some instances. (02 Jan 1998) |
| blast injury | Tearing of lung tissue or rupture of abdominal viscera without external injury, as by the force of an explosion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brain injury | Acute injuries to the brain, general or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reperfusion injury | Functional, metabolic, or structural changes, including necrosis, in ischemic tissues thought to result from reperfusion to ischemic areas of the tissue. The most common instance is myocardial reperfusion injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| closed head injury | A head injury in which continuity of the scalp and mucous membranes is maintained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold injury | Cold injuries include chilblains, trench foot, and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing of body tissues. The young and the elderly are especially prone to cold injury. Alcohol increases the risk of cold injury which can lead to loss of body parts and even to death. It is important not to thaw an extremity if there is a risk of it re-freezing. (12 Dec 1998) |