| BSS | Bachelor of Sanitary Science; balanced salt solution; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; black silk suture; b... |
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| HAS | Hamilton Anxiety Scale; health advisory service; highest asymptomatic [dose]; hospital administrativ... |
| IDSA | Intravenous Digital Subtraction Angiography |
| ABCIC | airway, breathing, circulation, intravenous crystalloid |
| BIP | bacterial intravenous protein; biparietal; bismuth iodoform paraffin; Blue Cross interim payment; br... |
| intravenous narcosis | Administration of opiate medication intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intravenous pyelogram | <investigation, radiology> A special diagnostic test that follows the time course of excretion of a radiopaque contrast dye through the kidneys, ureters and bladder after it is injected into a vein. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous pyelography | Former name for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous regional anaesthesia | Regional anaesthesia by intravenous injection of local anaesthetic solution distal to an occlusive tourniquet in an extremity previously exsanguinated by pressure or gravity. Synonym: Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous tension | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intravenous urography | Excretory urography, radiography of kidneys, ureters, and bladder following injection of contrast medium into a peripheral vein. Retrograde urography, radiography of the urinary tract following injection of contrast medium directly into the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. Synonym: cystoscopic urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tension, intravenous | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fat emulsions, intravenous | Emulsions of fats or lipids used primarily in parenteral feeding. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetic solution | A vinegar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amaranth solution | A 1% solution of amaranth (trisodium naphthol sulfonic acid), a synthetic vivid red dye, stable in acid and intensified in sodium hydroxide solution; used as a red or pink colourant in liquid pharmaceuticals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aqueous solution | <chemistry> A solution in which water is the dissolving medium or solvent. (09 Jan 1998) |
| barium solution | A liquid containing barium sulfate, which shows up on X-rays. It outlines organs of the body so they can be seen on X-ray film. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Benedict's solution | <chemistry> An aqueous solution of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate, and copper sulfate which changes from its normal blue colour to orange, red, or yellow in the presence of a reducing sugar such as glucose. See: Benedict's test for glucose. (14 Aug 2000) |
| Burow's solution | A preparation of aluminium subacetate and glacial acetic acid, used for its antiseptic and astringent action on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gallego's differentiating solution | A dilute solution of formaldehyde and acetic acid used in a modified Gram stain to differentiate and enhance the basic fuchsin binding to Gram-negative microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |