| AL | absolute latency; acinar lumen; acute leukemia; adaptation level; albumin; alcoholism [and other dru... |
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| AMSAODD | American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies |
| AODP | alcohol and other drug problems |
| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy (one of two fully recognized medical practioners in the US-the other being MD);... |
| delivery of health care, integrated | A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (coddington et al., integrated health care: reorganizing the physician, hospital and health plan relationship, 1994, p7) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| delivery rooms | Hospital units equipped for childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delivery system | A manmade system with the purpose of delivering a drug or another chemical directly into a cellular target, such as a via a manmade vesicle called a liposome. (09 Oct 1997) |
| delivery, vertex | In a vertex delivery, the top of the baby's head comes first. The vertex here refers to the top of the head The word vertex in Latin means a whirlpool, whirlwind, top of the mountain, or the top of the head. Why top of the head ? Because the hairs on the top of the head often form a whorl, a whirl-like pattern. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug delivery | The method and route used to provide medication. (16 Dec 1997) |
| drug delivery systems | Systems of administering drugs through controlled delivery so that an optimum amount reaches the target site. Drug delivery systems encompass the carrier, route, and target. (12 Dec 1998) |
| outlet forceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head when it has reached the perineal floor and is visible between contractions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| targeted drug delivery | Delivering a drug to a specific site in the body where it has the greatest effect, instead of allowing it to diffuse to various sites, where it may cause damage or trigger side effects. (14 Nov 1997) |
| forceps delivery | Assisted birth of the child by an instrument designed to grasp the foetal head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low forceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head after it is clearly visible, the skull has reached the perineal floor, and plus 2 (+2) station. This classification of forceps delivery may be with or without rotation of the foetal head. (05 Mar 2000) |