| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
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| CHARGE | coloboma, heart disease, atresia choanae, retarded growth and retarded development and/or CNS anomal... |
| A&P | anterior and posterior; assessment and plans; auscultation and percussion |
| C&P | compensation and pension; complete and pain free [joint movement]; cystoscopy and pyelography |
| C&S | calvarium and scalp; conjunctiva and sclera; culture and sensitivity |
D factor
| micturition syncope | Syncope occurring in association with the act of emptying the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| postural syncope | Syncope upon assuming an upright position; caused by failure of normal vasoconstrictive mechanisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterical syncope | Fainting due to, or to avoid, emotional stress. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swallow syncope | Faintness or unconsciousness upon swallowing. This is nearly always due to excessive vagal effect on the heart that may already have bradycardia or atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syncope | <clinical sign> A temporary suspension of consciousness due to generalised cerebral ischaemia, a faint or swoon. (19 Jan 1998) |
| syncope, vasovagal | A transient vascular and neurogenic reaction marked by pallor, nausea, sweating, bradycardia, and rapid fall in arterial blood pressure which, when below a critical level, results in loss of consciousness and characteristic electroencephalographic changes. It is most often evoked by emotional stress associated with fear or pain. It is also called vasovagal attack and gowers' syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tussive syncope | Fainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in heavy-set male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym: Charcot's vertigo, laryngeal vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laryngeal syncope | A paroxysmal neurosis characterised by attacks of coughing, with unusual sensations, as of tickling, in the throat, followed by a brief period of unconsciousness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| local syncope | Limited numbness in a part, especially of the fingers; one of the symptoms, usually associated with local asphyxia, of Raynaud's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algae and fungi | Algae represent a group of spore-propagating plants, unicellular or undifferentiated into root, stem, and leaf. They include seaweed and many unicellular fresh water plants, most of which contain chlorophyll. They account for about 90% of the earth's photosynthetic activity. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites and include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They lack chlorophyll. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alkyl and aryl transferases | <enzyme> A somewhat heterogeneous class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of alkyl or related groups (excluding methyl groups). Registry number: EC 2.5 (12 Dec 1998) |