| CCC | care-cure coordination; cathodal closure contraction; chronic calculous cholecystitis; chronic catar... |
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| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| PCC | Pasteur Culture Collection; percutaneous cecostomy; pheochromocytoma; phosphate carrier compound; pl... |
| stat. | statim; Immediately; 즉시 |
| stat | immediately [Lat. statim]; radiation emanation unit [German] |
| bone marrow examination | Removal of bone marrow and evaluation of its histologic picture. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| breast self-examination | <procedure> A a regular, defined process of thorough examination of the breasts once a month to detect any changes or suspicious lumps. Exams should be practiced at the end of the period or seven days after the start of the period and be performed monthly at the same time. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Papanicolaou examination | Microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and it can show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation. Also called pap smear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physical examination | Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postmortem examination | <procedure> A surgical procedure, postmortem, which involves the examination of body tissues, often to determine cause of death. (02 Jan 1998) |
| cytologic examination | The microscopic examination of cells, especially for diagnosis of disease, performed by a specialist in pathology. (27 Sep 1997) |
| self-examination | The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., breast self-examination, testicular self-examination). (12 Dec 1998) |
| EMG examination | Needle electrode examination portion of the electrodiagnostic examination (limited sense), synonym for entire electrodiagnostic examination, including not only the needle electrode examination (electromyogram proper), but the nerve conduction studies as well (expanded sense). (05 Mar 2000) |
| examination | Any investigation or inspection made for the purpose of diagnosis; usually qualified by the method used. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultrasound examination | <investigation> The use of high-frequency sound waves to locate a tumour inside the body. Helps determine if a breast lump is solid tissue or filled with fluids. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fluorescein eye examination | A special test that allows the examiner to detect cornea abrasions or corneal foreign bodies. An orange dye (fluorescein) is placed into the eye and the eye is illuminated with a cobalt blue light (black light). This serves to highlight any irregularities in the corneal surface. (27 Sep 1997) |
| abdominal delivery | <obstetrics> A obstetric procedure that involves the delivery of the foetus through an abdominal incision. Cesarian sections account for about one fifth of all births in the us. Indications include: failure to progress, foetal distress, cephalopelvic disproportion (baby's too big for birth canal), placenta previa, placental abruption, placental insufficiency, breech baby, active genital herpes, multiple gestation, preeclampsia and excessive scarring from previous surgeries. The average hospital stay is about 4 days. The maternal death rate with cesarian section is three times higher than with natural delivery. (27 Sep 1997) |
| assisted cephalic delivery | Extraction of a foetus that presents by the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| breech delivery | <obstetrics> The extraction or expulsion of the foetus which occurs buttocks or feet first. (27 Sep 1997) |
| perimortem delivery | Extraction of the foetus after the death of its mother. Synonym: perimortem delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |