| US/LS | upper strength/lower strength [ratio] |
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| OCP | octacalcium phosphate; ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; oral case presentation; oral contraceptive pil... |
| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
| OHI | Occupational Health Institute; operative hypertension indicator; oral hygiene index; Oral Hygiene In... |
| C&DB | cough and deep breath |
| whooping cough | <paediatrics> A bacterial infection that has become quite rare due to effective and widespread vaccination programs (DPT vaccine). Only about 4, 500 cases are reported annually in the U.S. Can present as a mild or severe illness. Symptoms include runny nose, low-grade fever, conjunctivitis and a characteristic cough. Coughing spells end in a whoop caused by the forceful inspiration of air. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| whooping-cough vaccine | See: diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cough | <clinical sign> A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cough fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of a rib or cartilage, usually the fifth or seventh, from vigorous coughing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cough reflex | <chest medicine, neurology, physiology> The reflex which mediates coughing in response to irritation of the larynx or tracheobronchial tree. Synonym: laryngeal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cough suppressant | <pharmacology> A medication which acts to suppress the cough reflex. Examples include codeine and dextromethorphan. (27 Sep 1997) |
| privet cough | An allergic cough, occurring in China during May and June, supposed to be caused by inhalation of the pollen of a species of privet (Lingustrum); it is analogous to the laurel fever seen in New England. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suppressant, cough | A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kennel cough | An imprecise term which has been used for a number of diseases in dogs which are characterised by bronchitis and caused by a variety of infectious agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bielschowsky, Max | <person> German neuropathologist, 1869-1940. See: Bielschowsky's disease, Bielschowsky's stain, Jansky-Bielschowsky disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bockhart, Max | <person> German physician, 1883-1921. See: Bockhart's impetigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burger, Max | <person> German physician, *1885. See: Burger-Grutz syndrome, Burger-Grutz disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Madlener, Max | <person> German surgeon, 1868-1951. See: Madlener operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Max | Transcription factor: forms homodimers which then interact with CACGTG motif of DNA repressively, but will form heterodimers with Myc that bind the same motif with greater affinity and activate the downstream gene. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Gruber, Max von | <person> German hygienist, 1853-1927. See: Gruber's reaction, Gruber-Widal reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |