| ACAT | acetocoenzyme A acetyltransferase; automated computerized axial tomography |
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| ACTA | American Cardiology Technologists Association; automatic computerized transverse axial [scanning] |
| CARE | comprehensive assessment and referral evaluation; computerized adult and records evaluation [system]... |
| CCT | carotid compression tomography; central conduction time; cerebrocranial trauma; chocolate-coated tab... |
| CDR | calcium-dependent regulator; clinical dementia rating; complementary determining region; computerize... |
| intravenous infusion | <pharmacology> The giving of antibiotics, blood products, anti-cancer drugs or nutrients into a patients vein over a prolonged period of time. (30 Mar 1998) |
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| intravenous injection | <pharmacology> The giving of drugs into a vein through a syringe. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous narcosis | Administration of opiate medication intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous pyelogram | <investigation, radiology> A special diagnostic test that follows the time course of excretion of a radiopaque contrast dye through the kidneys, ureters and bladder after it is injected into a vein. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous pyelography | Former name for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous regional anaesthesia | Regional anaesthesia by intravenous injection of local anaesthetic solution distal to an occlusive tourniquet in an extremity previously exsanguinated by pressure or gravity. Synonym: Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous tension | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intravenous urography | Excretory urography, radiography of kidneys, ureters, and bladder following injection of contrast medium into a peripheral vein. Retrograde urography, radiography of the urinary tract following injection of contrast medium directly into the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. Synonym: cystoscopic urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tension, intravenous | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fat emulsions, intravenous | Emulsions of fats or lipids used primarily in parenteral feeding. (12 Dec 1998) |