| AJKD | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
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| JOC | Journal of Oncologic Clinical(?) |
| AEM | Academic Emergency Medicine [journal]; analytical electron microscopy; ambulatory electrocardiograph... |
| AM | Academic Medicine [journal]; actomyosin; acute myelofibrosis; adult male; adult monocyte; aerospace ... |
| BMJ | bones, muscles, joints; British Medical Journal |
| occupational dentistry | The branch of dentistry concerned with maintaining oral health of employees in occupational environments. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| operative dentistry | Usually, the individual restoration of teeth by means of metallic or nonmetallic materials. Synonym: restorative dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| esthetic dentistry | A field of dentistry concerned especially with the appearance of a dental restoration as achieved through its form and colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forensic dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| camelids, new world | Ruminant mammals of south america. They are related to camels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| papua new guinea | A country consisting of the eastern half of the island of new guinea and adjacent islands, including new britain, new ireland, the admiralty islands, and new hanover in the bismarck archipelago; bougainville and buka in the northern solomon islands; the d'entrecasteaux and trobriand islands; woodlark (murua) island; and the louisiade archipelago. It became independent on september 16, 1975. Formerly, the southern part was the Australian territory of papua, and the northern part was the un trust territory of new guinea, administered by Australia. They were administratively merged in 1949 and named papua and new guinea, and renamed papua new guinea in 1971. (12 Dec 1998) |
| new | 1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife." 2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes. 3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction. 4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. "Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life." (Bk. Of Com. Prayer) "Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new." (Bacon) 5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous. 6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. "New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace." (Pope) 7. Fresh from anything; newly come. "New from her sickness to that northern air." (Dryden) New birth. See Birth. New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian. New heart, an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone. New style. See Style. New testament. See Testament. New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times. Synonym: Novel, recent, fresh, modern. See Novel. Origin: OE. OE. Newe, AS. Niwe, neowe; akin to D. Nieuw, OS. Niwi, OHG. Niuwi, G. Neu, Icel. Nr, Dan. & Sw. Ny, Goth. Niujis, Lith. Naujas, Russ. Novuii, Ir. Nua, nuadh, Gael. Nuadh, W. Newydd, Armor. Nevez, L. Novus, gr, Skr. Nava, and prob. To E. Now. 263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| new brunswick | A province of eastern canada, one of the maritime provinces with nova scotia, prince edward island, and sometimes newfoundland. Its capital is fredericton. It was named in honor of king george III, of the house of hanover, also called brunswick. (12 Dec 1998) |
| new caledonia | A group of islands in melanesia constituting a french overseas territory. The group includes new caledonia (the main island), ile des pins, loyalty island, and several other islet groups. The capital is noumea. It was discovered by captain cook in 1774 and visited by various navigators, explorers, and traders from 1792 to 1840. Occupied by the french in 1853, it was set up as a penal colony 1864-94. In 1946 it was made a french overseas territory. It was named by captain cook with the 5th and 6th century a.d. Latin name for scotland, caledonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| new combination | The new name that results from the transfer of a microorganism from one genus to another; the generic name changes but, in most cases, the specific epithet remains the same. (05 Mar 2000) |
| new duck disease | A contagious disease of young ducks and turkeys caused by the bacterium Pasteurella anatipestifer and characterised in ducks by ocular and nasal discharges, coughing and sneezing, and incoordination, and in turkeys by dyspnea, droopiness, lameness, and a twisted neck. Synonym: new duck disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| new england | The geographic area of new england in general and when the specific state or states are not indicated. States usually included in this region are maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachusetts, connecticut, and rhode island. (12 Dec 1998) |
| new growth | <oncology, pathology> New and abnormal growth of tissue, which may be benign or cancerous. (16 Dec 1997) |
| new guinea | Originally an island of the malay archipelago, the second largest island in the world. It divided, west new guinea becoming part of indonesia and east new guinea becoming papua new guinea. (12 Dec 1998) |