| AQS | additional qualifying symptoms |
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| DOTES | dosage record and treatment emergent symptoms |
| MELAS | mitochondrial encephalomyopathy-lactic acidosis- and stroke-like symptoms [syndrome] |
| MOUS | multiple occurrence of unexplained symptoms |
| PESS | problem, etiology, signs and symptoms |
| pregnancy, ectopic, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| signs and symptoms | Objective evidence of disease perceptible to the examining physician (sign) and subjective evidence of disease perceived by the patient (symptom). (12 Dec 1998) |
| signs and symptoms, digestive | Digestive system manifestations of diseases of the gastrointestinal system or of other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| signs and symptoms, respiratory | Respiratory system manifestations of diseases of the respiratory tract or of other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| symptoms and general pathology | manifestations of disease and pathological conditions which may occur in various diseases and different organs (12 Dec 1998) |
| ectopic pregnancy, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| burns, first degree | A first degree burn is superficial and has similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The skin is red in colour and sensation is intact. In fact, it is usually somewhat painful. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventriculography, first-pass | Radionuclide ventriculography where a bolus of radionuclide is injected and data are recorded from one pass through the heart ventricle. Left and right ventricular function can be analyzed independently during this technique. First-pass ventriculography is preferred over gated blood pool imaging for assessing right ventricular function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mendel's first law | Factors that affect development retain their individuality from generation to generation, do not become contaminated when mixed in a hybrid, and become sorted out from one another when the next generation of gametes is formed. Synonym: Mendel's first law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mirror, first or front surface | <microscopy> An optical mirror on which the reflecting surface is applied to the front surface of the mirror instead of to the back, that is, to the first surface of incidence. (05 Aug 1998) |
| pregnancy trimester, first | Period of pregnancy from the first day of the last normal menstrual period through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| healing by first intention | Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or granulation tissue formation. Synonym: primary adhesion, primary union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double first | <engineering> A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics. One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| error of the first kind | See: Error, alpha. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberosity of first metatarsal | A tubercle at the base of the bone to which is attached the tendon of the peroneus longus muscle. Synonym: tuberositas ossis metatarsalis primi. (05 Mar 2000) |