| BO | Bachelor of Osteopathy; base of prism out; behavior objective; belladonna and opium; body odor; bowe... |
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| BSO | bilateral sagittal osteotomy; bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; British School of Osteopathy; butathi... |
| DPTPM | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus-poliomyelitis-measles [vaccine] |
| FCO | Fellow of the College of Osteopathy |
| IPC | intermittent pneumatic compression; International Poliomyelitis Congress; ion pair chromatography; i... |
| poliomyelitis, bulbar | A serious form of poliomyelitis in which the medulla oblongata is affected, and in which there may be dysfunction of the swallowing mechanism, and respiratory and circulatory distress. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| poliomyelitis immune globulin | A sterile solution of globulin's that contains those antibodies normally present in adult human blood; it is a passive immunologic agent that attenuates or prevents poliomyelitis, measles, and infectious hepatitis, and confers temporary but significant protection against paralytic polio. Synonym: poliomyelitis immunoglobulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poliomyelitis immunoglobulin | poliomyelitis immune globulin (human) |
| poliomyelitis vaccines | Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), an aqueous suspension of inactivated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) used by injection; has largely been replaced by the oral vaccine. See: Salk vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poliomyelitis virus | The picornavirus (genus Enterovirus) causing poliomyelitis in humans; the route of infection is the alimentary tract, but the virus may enter the bloodstream and nervous system, sometimes causing paralysis of the limbs and, rarely, encephalitis; many infections are inapparent; serologic types 1, 2, and 3 are recognised, type 1 being responsible for most paralytic poliomyelitis and most epidemics. Synonym: poliovirus hominis, poliovirus. (05 Mar 2000) |