| PCC | Pasteur Culture Collection; percutaneous cecostomy; pheochromocytoma; phosphate carrier compound; pl... |
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| AM | Academic Medicine [journal]; actomyosin; acute myelofibrosis; adult male; adult monocyte; aerospace ... |
| CCN | caudal central nucleus; community care network; coronary care nursing; critical care nursing |
| CCU | cardiac care unit; Cherry-Crandall unit; coronary care unit; critical care unit |
| CICU | cardiac intensive care unit; cardiovascular inpatient care unit; coronary intensive care unit |
| adult tuberculosis | Tuberculosis found in adults and characterised by lesions near the apex of an upper lobe, which may cavitate or heal with scarring without spreading to lymph nodes; theoretically, secondary tuberculosis may be due to exogenous reinfection or to reactivation of a dormant endogenous infection. Synonym: adult tuberculosis, postprimary tuberculosis, reinfection tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| respiratory distress syndrome, adult | A syndrome of life-threatening progressive pulmonary insufficiency in the absence of known pulmonary disease, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major trauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coeliac disease, adult | See Coeliac sprue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| still's disease, adult-onset | Systemic-onset rheumatoid arthritis in adults. It differs from classical rheumatoid arthritis in that it is more often marked by acute febrile onset, and generalised lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly are more prominent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, adult coeliac | This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related grains and present in many foods that we eat. Sprue causes impaired absorption and digestion of nutrients through the small intestine. Symptoms include requent diarrhoea and weight loss. A skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis can be associated with coeliac sprue. The most accurate diagnostic test for sprue is a biopsy of the involved small bowel. Treatment is to avoid gluten in the diet. Medications are used for refractory (stubborn) sprue. Known under a number of other names, including coeliac sprue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Smith-Boyce operation | An incision into the posterolateral renal parenchyma, gaining access to the calyceal system through an avascular plane between anterior and posterior branches of the renal artery; used for removal of calyceal and branched renal calculi, with maximum exposure yet minimal bleeding or parenchymal damage. Synonym: Smith-Boyce operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, David | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1926. See: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, G | <person> U.S. Neurosurgeon, 1917-1964. See: Smith-Robinson operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Henry | <person> Irish born British military surgeon in India, 1862-1948. See: Smith's operation, Smith-Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smith-lemli-opitz syndrome | <syndrome> Autosomal recessive disorder characterised by multiple congenital anomalies including microcephaly, mental retardation, unusual facies, and genital abnormalities. The biochemical defect is a lack of 7-dehydrocholesterol-delta-7-reductase, resulting in abnormally high levels of 7-dehydrocholesterol and low levels of cholesterol. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Smith-Petersen, Marius | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1886-1953. See: Smith-Petersen nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Petersen nail | A flanged nail for pinning a fracture of the neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Riley syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple haemangiomas, macrocephaly, and blurred optic disks; angiomas appear at birth or later, and enlarge and multiply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith, Robert | <person> Irish surgeon, 1807-1873. See: Smith's fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |