| ST | esotropia; scala tympani; scaphotrapezoid; sclerotherapy; sedimentation time; semitendinosus; sensor... |
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| CAPE | Clifton assessment procedures for the elderly; computer-assisted patient emulator |
| CUMITECH | Cumulative Techniques and Procedures in Clinical Microbiology |
| PAIC | procedures, alternatives, indications, and complications |
| TRAP | carpal tunnel syndrome, Raynaud phenomenon, aching muscles, proximal muscle weakness [rheumatic diso... |
| oral surgical procedures, preprosthetic | Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| otologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the external, middle, or internal ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thoracic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| endocrine surgical procedures | Surgery performed on any endocrine gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its organs and on the male or female genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, urologic surgical procedures, male is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic surgical procedures, male | Surgery performed on the male genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neurosurgical procedures | Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques and procedures | Methods, procedures, and tests performed to diagnose disease, disordered function, or disability. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthopedic procedures | Procedures used to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| unnecessary procedures | Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laboratory techniques and procedures | Methods, procedures, and tests performed in the laboratory with an intended application to the diagnosis of disease or understanding of physiological functioning. The techniques include examination of microbiological, cytological, chemical, and biochemical specimens, normal and pathological. (12 Dec 1998) |
| absorbable surgical suture | A surgical suture material prepared from a substance that can be digested by body tissues and is therefore not permanent; it is available in various diameters and tensile strengths, and can be treated to modify its resistance to absorption and be impregnated with antimicrobial agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anastomosis, surgical | Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side. (12 Dec 1998) |