| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
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| PRD | partial reaction of degeneration; physician relations department; postradiation dysplasia |
| FNFMG | foreign national foreign medical school graduate |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language [for foreign medical graduates] |
| DMA | department of medical assistance; dimethylamine; dimethylaniline; dimethylarginine; direct memory ac... |
| host-parasite relations | The interactions between two organisms, one of which lives at the expense of the other. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sibling relations | Interactions and relationships between sisters and/or brothers. The concept also applies to animal studies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| static relations | Relationship between two parts that are not in motion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nurse-patient relations | Interaction between the patient and nurse. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentist-patient relations | The psychological relations between the dentist and patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dynamic relations | Relative movements between two objects, e.g., the relationship of the mandible to the maxillae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interdepartmental relations | The interactions between representatives of institutional departments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intergenerational relations | The interactions between individuals of different generations. These interactions include communication, caring, accountability, loyalty, and even conflict between related or non-related individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interinstitutional relations | The interactions between representatives of institutions, agencies, or organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interpersonal relations | The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interprofessional relations | The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extramarital relations | Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than the spouse. (12 Dec 1998) |
| family relations | Behavioural, psychological, and social relations among various members of the nuclear family and the extended family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| father-child relations | Interaction between the father and the child. (12 Dec 1998) |
| giant cells, foreign-body | Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form around exogenous material in the skin. They are similar in appearance to langhans giant cells (giant cells, langhans), but foreign-body giant cells have more abundant chromatin and their nuclei are scattered in an irregular pattern in the cytoplasm. (12 Dec 1998) |