| hnRNP | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
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| HNRP | heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| HNRPG | heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein peptide G |
| nRNP | nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| SAS | sarcoma amplified sequence; self-rating anxiety scale; short arm splint; Sklar Aphasia Scale; sleep ... |
| mucosa of small intestine | The mucous coat of the small intestine. Synonym: tunica mucosa intestini tenuis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| muscular coat of small intestine | Muscular layer of the wall of the small intestine. Synonym: tunica muscularis intestini tenuis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcoma, small cell | A sarcoma characterised by the presence of small cells, cells measuring 9-14 micrometers with a faint or indistinct rim of cytoplasm and an oval-to-elongated nucleus with relatively dense chromatin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proximal small bowel disease | <radiology> Giardia, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Zollinger-Ellison (12 Dec 1998) |
| serosa of small intestine | Serous coat of the small intestine; the peritoneal covering of the external surface of the small intestine. Synonym: tunica serosa intestini tenuis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small | 1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. "To compare Great things with small." (Milton) 2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. 3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. "A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the reatest man." (Carlyle) 4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. 5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice." Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; used especially of persons. "His quests, great and small." . Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc, in distinction from cannon. Small beer. See Beer. Small coal. Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. Small craft, various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. Origin: OE. Small, AS. Sm$l; akin to D. Smal narrow, OS. & OHG. Smal small, G. Schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. Smal, Goth. Smals small, Icel. Smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. A sheep or goat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| small-area analysis | A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| small arteries | Unnamed muscular artery's, usually with fewer than six or seven layers of muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small bowel dilatation | <radiology> Mnemonic: SOS, sprue, obstruction / ileus, scleroderma (collagen-vascular disease) normal width: less than 3 cm (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel disease | <radiology> Main feature, nodules, dilatation, thick folds distribution, localised, generalised, includes stomach, proximal, terminal ileum (TI), mesentery (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel disease involving mesentery | <radiology> Lymphoma, metastasis, retractile mesenteritis (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel disease involving stomach | <radiology> Lymphoma, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel disease involving terminal ileum | <radiology> Crohn's, TB, Yersinia (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel enema | Radiographic examination of the small intestine, by retrograde filling from the contrast-filled large bowel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small bowel infiltration | <radiology> Whipple disease (proximal small bowel), small bowel lymphoma, amyloidosis, Waldenstrom macrogloblinaemia, sprue, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, abetalipoproteinaemia (increased fat droplets in mucosal cells) (12 Dec 1998) |