| NEC | Necrotizing Entero-Colitis |
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| If | nec if necessary |
| NEC | National Electrical Code; necrotizing enterocolitis; neuroendocrine cell; neuroendocrine convertase;... |
| CRI | Cardiac Risk Index; catheter-related infection; chronic renal insufficiency; chronic respiratory ins... |
| PT | pain threshold; parathormone; parathyroid; paroxysmal tachycardia; part time; patient; pericardial t... |
| posttraumatic stress disorder | Development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is generally outside the range of usual human experience; symptoms include numbed responsiveness to environmental stimuli, a variety of autonomic and cognitive dysfunctions, and dysphoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posttraumatic stress syndrome | <syndrome> A disorder appearing after a physically or psychologically traumatic event outside the range of usual human experience, (e.g., a serious threat to one's life or seeing a loved one killed), characterised by symptoms of re-experiencing the event, numbing of responsiveness to the environment, exaggerated startle response, guilt feelings, impairment of memory, and difficulties in concentration and sleep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic syndrome | <syndrome> A clinical disorder that often follows head injury, characterised by headache, dizziness, neurasthenia, hypersensitivity to stimuli, and diminished concentration. Synonym: traumatic neurasthenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neoplasms, posttraumatic | Cancers, tumours, or other neoplasms caused by or resulting from trauma or other non-radiation injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stress disorders, posttraumatic | Anxiety disorders manifested by the development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is outside the normal range of usual human experience. Symptoms include re-experiencing the traumatic event and numbing of responsiveness to or reduced involvement with the external world. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immediate posttraumatic automatism | A posttraumatic state in which the patient performs automatically without immediate or later memory of that behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate posttraumatic convulsion | A convulsion beginning very soon after injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| early posttraumatic epilepsy | Seizures beginning within one week after severe head injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epilepsy, posttraumatic | Epileptic seizures occurring as the result of trauma such as a gunshot wound or other injury to the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abraded wound | 1. <pathology> The wearing away of a substance or structure (such as the skin or the teeth) through some unusual or abnormal mechanical process. 2. <clinical sign> A superficial injury to the skin or other body tissue caused by rubbing or scraping resulting in an area of body surface denuded of skin or mucous membrane. (11 Nov 1997) |
| avulsed wound | A wound caused by or resulting from avulsion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glancing wound | A tangential wound that makes a furrow without perforating the skin. Synonym: crease wound, glancing wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penetrating wound | A wound with disruption of the body surface that extends into underlying tissue or into a body cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating wound | A wound with an entrance and exit opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gunshot wound | A wound made with a bullet or other missile projected by a firearm. (05 Mar 2000) |