| DVS | Doctor of Veterinary Science; Doctor of Veterinary Surgery |
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| IPA | immunoperoxidase assay; incontinentia pigmenti achromians; independent physician or practice associa... |
| CONSENSUS | Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study |
| DUFSS | Duke-University of North Carolina Functional Social Support [questionnaire] |
| NACDS | North American Clinical Dermatological Society |
| veterinary medicine | The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pathology, veterinary | The field of veterinary medicine concerned with the causes of and changes produced in the body by disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schools, veterinary | Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of veterinary medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgery, veterinary | A board-certified specialty of veterinary medicine, requiring at least four years of special education, training, and practice of veterinary surgery after graduation from veterinary school. In the written, oral, and practical examinations candidates may choose either large or small animal surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, veterinary | Use for general articles concerning veterinary medical education. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, veterinary | Laws and regulations, pertaining to the field of veterinary medicine, proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| general practice | A term for physicians who care for all types of medical problems, including internal medical, paediatric, obstetrical, and surgical diseases. Post-graduate training for general practitioners was limited and there was no specialty certification; the field has been replaced by more extensively trained family practitioners. (05 Mar 2000) |
| general practice, dental | Nonspecialised dental practice which is concerned with providing primary and continuing dental care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| partnership practice | A voluntary contract between two or more doctors who may or may not share responsibility for the care of patients, with proportional sharing of profits and losses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| partnership practice, dental | A voluntary contract between two or more dentists who may or may not share responsibility for the care of patients, with proportional sharing of profits and losses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice | Any group of three or more full-time physicians organised in a legally recognised entity for the provision of health care services, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice, dental | Any group of three or more full-time dentists, organised in a legally recognised entity for the provision of dental care, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group practice, prepaid | An organised group of three or more full-time physicians rendering services for a fixed prepayment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician's practice patterns | Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mortuary practice | Activities associated with the physical burial of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as funeral rites. (12 Dec 1998) |