| AMSAODD | American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies |
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| AODP | alcohol and other drug problems |
| Nutcracker syndrome | the vein from the left kidney is obstructed by one of the major arteries leaving the aorta. It can c... |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| AFP | Alpha(α) Feto-Protein [HP 1826, 1858, 1859, 2265] ; Oncofetal Antigens &nbs... |
| volatile organic compounds | (VOC) Emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons, measured by standard DEQ methods. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| substance-induced organic mental disorders | Mental disorders caused by use of drugs, e.g., cocaine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic | Any foods grown without the use of chemical fertilisers or pesticides, in soil made rich by composting and mulching. Pertaining to carbon-based compounds produced by living plants, animals or by synthetic processes. (27 Sep 1997) |
| organic acid | An acid made up of molecules containing organic radicals; e.g., acetic acid, citric acid, which contain the ionizable -COOH group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic brain syndrome | <syndrome> A constellation of behavioural or psychological signs and symptoms including problems with attention, concentration, memory, confusion, anxiety, and depression caused by transient or permanent dysfunction of the brain. Synonym: acute organic brain syndrome, OBS, organic mental syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic catalyst | A catalyst that is an organic molecule. See: enzyme, ribozyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic chemicals | A broad class of substances containing carbon and its derivatives. Many of these chemicals will frequently contain hydrogen with or without oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. They exist in either carbon chain or carbon ring form. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organic chemistry | <chemistry> A branch of chemistry that deals specifically with the structures, synthesis and reactions of carbon-containing compounds. (11 Jan 1998) |
| organic compound | <chemistry> A compound containing carbon. (11 Jan 1998) |
| organic contracture | Contracture, usually due to fibrosis within the muscle that persists whether the subject is conscious or unconscious. Synonym: fixed contracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic deafness | Deafness due to a pathologic process or an organic aetiology, as opposed to psychogenic deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic debris | <ecology> Debris consisting of plant or animal material. (11 Jan 1998) |
| organic delusions | False beliefs experienced in the delirium associated with dementia in conjunction with traumatic injury to the brain, or an organic change in the brain such as in Alzheimer's syndrome, or in cocaine or other drug intoxication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic dental cement | A dental cement consisting mainly of synthetic polymers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic disease | <disease> A disease process which occurs as the result of a demonstrable anatomic or physiologic abnormality. (27 Sep 1997) |