| CHC | chromosome condensation; community health center; community health computing; community health counc... |
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| DPH | Department of Public Health; diphenhydramine; diphenylhexatriene; diphenylhydantoin; Diploma in Publ... |
| HELP | Hawaii early learning profile; Health Education Library Program; Health Emergency Loan Program; Heal... |
| HHA | health hazard appraisal; hereditary hemolytic anemia; home health agency; home health aid; hypothala... |
| HPA | Health Care Practice Act; Health Policy Agenda for the American People; health promotion advocates; ... |
stabilized occlusion
| hospital record | The medical record generated during a period of hospitalization, usually including written accounts of consultants' opinions, physician observations, as well as nurses' observations and treatments. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| interocclusal record | A record of the positional relationship of the teeth or jaws to each other, recorded by placing a plastic material which hardens (such as plaster of Paris, wax, etc.) between the occlusal surfaces of the rims or teeth; the hardened material serves as the record; it may be registered in centric or eccentric positions, as (05 Mar 2000) |
| occluding centric relation record | A registration of centric relation made at the established occlusal vertical dimension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terminal jaw relation record | A record of the relationship of the mandible to the maxillae made at the vertical relation of occlusion and at the centric position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| three-dimensional record | A maxillomandibular record made at the occluding relation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jaw relation record | A registration of any positional relationship of the mandible in reference to the maxillae. These records may be any of the many vertical, horizontal, or orientation relations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| face-bow record | <dentistry> A registration utilizing a face-bow of the position of the hinge axis and/or the condyles; the face-bow record is used to orient the maxillary cast to the opening and closing axis of the articulator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional chew-in record | A record of the natural chewing movements of the mandible made on an occlusion rim by teeth or scribing studs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health occupations | Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health personnel | Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health professional | An individual trained to perform services in the care of patients other than a physician or registered nurse; includes a variety of therapy technicians (e.g., pulmonary), radiology technicians, physical therapists, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| area health education centres | Education centres authorised by the comprehensive health manpower training act, 1971, for the training of health personnel in areas where health needs are the greatest. May be used for centres other than those established by the united states act. (12 Dec 1998) |
| attitude of health personnel | Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| attitude to health | Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system. (12 Dec 1998) |