| A&I | allergy and immunology |
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| CUMITECH | Cumulative Techniques and Procedures in Clinical Microbiology |
| FACAI | Fellow of the American College of Allergy and Immunology |
| JCAI | Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology |
| OCP | octacalcium phosphate; ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; oral case presentation; oral contraceptive pil... |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pathology, oral | A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharyngo-oral | Relating to the pharynx and the mouth; oropharyngeal. Origin: pharyngo-+ L. Os (or-), mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |