| UBBC | unsaturated vitamin B12 binding capacity |
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| EHP | di-(20-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate; Environmental Health Perspectives; excessive heat production;... |
| LP | labile peptide; labile protein; laboratory procedure; lactic peroxidase; lamina propria; laryngophar... |
| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
| HF | Hageman factor; haplotype frequency; hard filled [capsule]; hay fever; head of fetus; head forward; ... |
| pharyngo-oral | Relating to the pharynx and the mouth; oropharyngeal. Origin: pharyngo-+ L. Os (or-), mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
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| combination oral contraceptive | A mixture of a steroid having progestational activity and an oestrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptives, oral | Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally oestrogen or progesterone or both. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, combined | Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, hormonal | Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, sequential | Drugs administered orally and sequentially for contraceptive purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, synthetic | Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to synthetic preparations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| poliovirus vaccine, oral | A live vaccine containing attenuated poliovirus, types I, II, and III, grown in monkey kidney cell tissue culture, used for routine immunization of children against polio. This vaccine induces long-lasting intestinal and humoral immunity. Killed vaccine induces only humoral immunity. Oral poliovirus vaccine should not be administered to immunocompromised individuals or their household contacts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| heterotrophic oral gastrointestinal cyst | A cyst of the oral cavity lined by gastric or intestinal mucosa from misplaced embryonic rests. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Simplified Oral Hygiene Index | An index that measures the current oral hygiene status based upon the amount of debris and calculus occurring on six representative tooth surfaces in the mouth; often used in field surveys of periodontal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| naso-oral | Relating to the nose and mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgery, oral | A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnosis, oral | Examination of the mouth and teeth toward the identification and diagnosis of intraoral disease or manifestation of non-oral conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oral | <anatomy> Pertaining to the mouth, taken through or applied in the mouth, as an oral medication or an oral thermometer. (18 Nov 1997) |
| oral biology | That aspect of biology devoted to the study of biological phenomena associated with the oral cavity in health and disease (e.g., dental caries, mastication, periodontal disease). (05 Mar 2000) |