| HPA axis | Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis |
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| PULSES | physical condition, upper limb function, lower limb function, sensory component, excretory function,... |
| BC | Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Baccal-aureus Chirurgiae]; back care; bactericidal concentration; basal ce... |
| BP | Bachelor of Pharmacy; back pressure; barometric pressure; basic protein; bathroom privileges; bed pa... |
| BP II | bipolar II disorder |
| depression, bipolar | Formerly called manic- depressive illness. Not nearly as prevalent as other forms of depressive disorders, bipolar disorder involves cycles of depression and elation or mania. Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and rapid, but most often they are gradual. When in the depressed cycle, you can have any or all of the symptoms of a depressive disorder. When in the manic cycle, any or all symptoms listed under mania may be experienced. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behaviour in ways that cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase. Bipolar disorder is often a chronic recurring condition. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease, bipolar | A type of depressive disease, formerly called manic-depressive illness. Not nearly as prevalent as other forms of depressive disorders. Bipolar disorder involves alternating cycles of depression and elation or mania. Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and rapid, but most often they are gradual. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behaviour in ways that cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase. Bipolar disorder is often a chronic recurring condition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| familial bipolar mood disorder | <psychiatry> Bipolar mood disorder commonly inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and also occasionally as an X-linked one. (05 Mar 2000) |
| augmented lead | Electrocardiogram recorded between one limb and two other limbs. The augmented lead are designated aVF, aVL, and aVR for recordings made between the foot (left), left arm, and right arm, respectively, and the other two limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| black lead | Plumbago; graphite.It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead. See Graphite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| red lead | A bright orange-red powder that turns black when heated; used in ointments and plasters. Synonym: red lead, red oxide of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| red oxide of lead | A bright orange-red powder that turns black when heated; used in ointments and plasters. Synonym: red lead, red oxide of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CB lead | A bipolar chest lead with the negative electrode placed upon the subject's back. (05 Mar 2000) |
| V lead | A unipolar lead with the central terminal as the indifferent electrode; V is the symbol for unipolar (Latin "U"). (05 Mar 2000) |
| CF lead | A bipolar chest lead with the negative electrode placed on the subject's left leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CL lead | A bipolar chest lead with the negative electrode placed on the subject's left arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white lead | A heavy white powder that is insoluble in water; occasionally, it is used to relieve irritation in dermatitis, but it is used largely in the manufacture of paint and in the arts and is thus productive of lead poisoning. Synonym: ceruse, white lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CR lead | A bipolar chest lead with the negative electrode placed on the subject's right arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sugar of lead | Has been used as an astringent in diarrhoea, and in aqueous solution as a wet dressing in certain dermatoses. Synonym: sugar of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| de-lead | To cause the mobilization and excretion of lead deposited in the bones and other tissues, as by the administration of a chelating agent. (05 Mar 2000) |