| FPS | farnesylpyrophosphate synthetase; Fellow of the Pathological Society; Fellow of the Pharmaceutical S... |
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| HOS | health opinion survey; Holt-Oram syndrome; human osteosarcoma; hypoosmotic swelling [test] |
| SOA | stimulus onset asynchrony; swelling of ankles |
| STL | serum theophylline level; status thymicolymphaticus; stereolithography; swelling, tenderness and lim... |
| STLOM | swelling, tenderness, and limitation of motion |
| PRP | capsular polysaccharide |
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| HOS | hypo-osmotic swelling test |
| PCP | pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide |
| capsular cirrhosis of liver | Chronic perihepatitis with thickening and subsequent contraction, resulting in atrophy and deformity of the liver. Synonym: capsular cirrhosis of liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| capsular flap pyeloplasty | A reconstructive procedure for correction of uteropelvic obstruction, whereby a flap of renal capsule is swung down from the renal hilus to enlarge an obstructed intrarenal pelvis and upper ureter; used to correct situations involving loss of renal pelvic tissue which preclude the use of renal pelvis for the reconstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsular glaucoma | Glaucoma occurring in association with widespread deposition of cellular organelles on the lens capsule, ocular blood vessels, iris, and ciliary body. See: pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsular ligament | <anatomy> Thickened portions of the fibrous membrane of an articular capsule. Synonym: ligamentum capsulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capsular precipitation reaction | Swelling of the capsule surrounding a bacterium as a result of interaction with anticapsular antibody, consequently the capsule becomes more refractile and conspicuous. (18 Nov 1997) |
| capsular space | The slitlike space between the visceral and parietal layers of the capsule of the renal corpuscle; it opens into the proximal tubule of the nephron at the neck of the tubule. Synonym: Bowman's space, filtration space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoexfoliative capsular glaucoma | Secondary glaucoma incident to a degenerative cyclitis producing deposits on anterior lens capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| specific capsular substance | A soluble type-specific polysaccharide produced during active growth of virulent pneumococci composing a large part of the capsule. Synonym: pneumococcal polysaccharide, soluble specific substance, specific soluble polysaccharide, specific soluble sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |