| OCP | octacalcium phosphate; ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; oral case presentation; oral contraceptive pil... |
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| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
| OHI | Occupational Health Institute; operative hypertension indicator; oral hygiene index; Oral Hygiene In... |
| P-P factor | Pellagra Preventive factor = Vitamin G |
| VDRE | Vitamin D Responsive Element |
| Neisser, Max | <person> German bacteriologist, 1869-1938. See: Neisser's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Tarlov, Isadore Max | <person> U. S. Surgeon, *1905. See: Tarlov's cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Theiler, Max | <person> South African microbiologist in the U.S. And Nobel laureate, 1899-1972. See: Theiler's disease, Theiler's virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tieche, Max | <person> Swiss dermatologist, 1878-1938. See: Jadassohn-Tieche nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jaffe, Max | <person> German biochemist, 1841-1911. See: Jaffe reaction, Jaffe's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Frey, Max von | <person> German physician, 1852-1932. See: Frey's hairs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Levin, Max | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1901. See: Kleine-Levin syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid-ash diet | A diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, and milk (with minimal amounts of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and cereals), which, when catabolised, leave an alkaline residue to be excreted in the urine. Synonym: acid-ash diet, basic diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline-ash diet | A diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, and milk (with minimal amounts of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and cereals), which, when catabolised, leave an alkaline residue to be excreted in the urine. Synonym: acid-ash diet, basic diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanced diet | A diet containing the essential nutrients with a reasonable ration of all the major food groups. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal diet | A diet having a caloric value equal to the basal heat production and sufficient quanties of essential nutrients to meet basic needs, in experiments in nutrition, a diet from which a given constituent (e.g., a vitamin, mineral, or amino acid), the nutritional value of which is to be determined, is omitted for a period and the effects observed; the subject is observed for a second period during which the ingredient being studied is added to the diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basic diet | A diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, and milk (with minimal amounts of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and cereals), which, when catabolised, leave an alkaline residue to be excreted in the urine. Synonym: acid-ash diet, basic diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bland diet | A regular diet omitting foods that mechanically or chemically irritate the gastrointestinal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rachitic diet | A diet that will induce rickets in susceptible experimental animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrobiotic diet | A diet claimed to promote longevity, often by promoting an emphasis on natural foods and restrictions on non-cereal foods, as well as liquids. (05 Mar 2000) |