| 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 |
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| training | The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. <botany> Fan training, the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc, so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal direction. Training day, a day on which a military company assembles for drill or parade. Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| training analysis | Psychoanalytic treatment for the purpose of training of an analytic candidate carried out under the official auspices of a psychoanalytic training institute. Synonym: didactic analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| training group | Any group emphasizing training in self-awareness and group dynamics. See: sensitivity training group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| training support | Financial support for training including both student stipends and loans and training grants to institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| escape training | The technique whereby an organism learns to terminate unpleasant or punishing stimuli by making the appropriate new response which stops the delivery of such stimuli. Compare: avoidance conditioning. Synonym: escape training. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bayley Scales of Infant Development | A psychological test used to measure the developmental progress of infants over the first two and one-half years of life; consists of three scales: mental, motor, and behaviour record. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone development | Gross development of bones from foetus to adult. It includes osteogenesis, which is restricted to formation and development of bone from the undifferentiated cells of the germ layers of the embryo. It does not include osseointegration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial development | The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child development | The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of the child from birth up to but not including adolescence. It includes healthy responses to situations, but does not include growth in stature or size (= growth). (12 Dec 1998) |
| child development disorders, pervasive | Severe distortions in the development of many basic psychological functions that are not normal for any stage in development. These distortions are manifested in sustained social impairment, speech abnormalities, and peculiar motor movements. (12 Dec 1998) |
| personality development | Growth of habitual patterns of behaviour in childhood and adolescence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pervasive development disorder | <neurology, psychiatry> A large group of developmental disabilities which are neurological disorders, usually of unknown cause. Characteristics include reduced abilities to understand language and communicate normally, reduced ability to socially interact with others in a normal manner, and limited variety in activities and interests. Individuals will also often respond in unusual ways to sensations, engage in repetitive activities, and resist changes to the environment or to daily routines. Types of pervasive development disorder include autism, Retts Syndrome, Hellers Syndrome, and Aspergers Syndrome. Acronym: PDD (12 Jan 1998) |
| consensus development conference | Designation for summary statements representing the majority and current agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals meeting to reach a consensus on a selected subject. (12 Dec 1998) |
| consensus development conferences | Presentations of summary statements representing the majority agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals convening for the purpose of reaching a consensus--often with findings and recommendations--on a subject of interest. The conference, consisting of participants representing the scientific and lay viewpoints, is a significant means of evaluating current medical thought and reflects the latest advances in research for the respective field being addressed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| consensus development conferences, nih | Articles on conferences sponsored by nih presenting summary statements representing the majority agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals convening for the purpose of reaching a consensus on a subject of interest. This heading is used for nih consensus conferences as a means of scientific communication. In indexing it is viewed as a type of review article and as a tag for any article appearing in any publication of the nih office of medical applications of research (omar). (12 Dec 1998) |