| IP | icterus praecox; imaging plate; immune precipitate; immunoblastic plasma; immunoperoxidase technique... |
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| LVBP | left ventricular bypass pump |
| PABP | pulmonary artery balloon pump |
| PBP | penicillin-binding protein; porphyrin biosynthesis pathway; prostate-binding protein; pseudobulbar p... |
| PIIP | portable insulin infusion pump |
| nasal feeding | The giving of nourishment through a flexible tube passed through the nasal passages into the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| feeding | Giving food or nourishment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| feeding and eating disorders of childhood | Mental disorders related to feeding and eating that are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding behaviour | Behavioural responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding, breast | The ability of the breast to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth without the stimulation of breastfeeding. Immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby to fight off infections. Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which aid the baby's digestion. Breast and formula feeding can be used together. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding centre | A region of the lateral zone of the hypothalamus, electrical stimulation of which in the rat elicits uninterrupted eating; destruction of the region causes long-lasting anorexia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| feeding methods | Methods of giving food to humans or animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding tube | A flexible tube passed through the oral pharynx and into the oesophagus and stomach, through which liquid food is fed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fictitious feeding | A procedure used in the study of the psychic phase of gastric secretion: in experiments on dogs, the food, after being eaten, does not enter the stomach but issues from an oesophageal fistula made in the neck; the chewing and swallowing of food causes an abundant secretion of gastric juice. Synonym: fictitious feeding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forced feeding | Giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach, forcing a person to eat more food than desired. Synonym: forced alimentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| formula feeding | The ability of the breast to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth without the stimulation of breastfeeding. Immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby to fight off infections. Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which aid the baby's digestion. Breast and formula feeding can be used together. (12 Dec 1998) |
| air pump | 1. <physics> A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air of force in into a closed space. 2. <engineering> A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| breast pump | A suction instrument for withdrawing milk from the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcium pump | A transport protein responsible for moving calcium out of the cytoplasm. See: calcium ATPase. (18 Nov 1997) |
| calf pump | Muscular activity of calf that promotes venous flow towards the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |