| IAT | instillation abortion time; iodine azide test; invasive activity test |
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| IV | ichthyosis vulgaris; initial visit; interventricular; intervertebral; intravaginal; intravascular; i... |
| MIDCAB | minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass [surgery] |
| MIS | management information system; medical information service; meiosis-inducing substance; minimally in... |
| PHIHM | prehospital invasive hemodynamic monitoring |
| mole | <dermatology> A benign pigmented skin lesion or nevus. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| mole fraction | The ratio of the moles of one component of a system to the total moles of all the components present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mole rats | Any of several burrowing rodents of the families muridae and bathyergidae, found in eastern europe, africa, and asia. They have short limbs, small eyes with permanently closed lids, and no tail. Three genera spalax (muridae), heterocephalus (bathyergidae) and cryptomys (bathyergidae) are used frequently as experimental animals in biomedical research. (12 Dec 1998) |
| water mole | <zoology> The shrew mole. See Shrew. The duck mole. See Duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hairy mole | A mole covered with an abundant growth of hair. Synonym: hairy mole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystic mole | <gynaecology, oncology, tumour> A relatively rare mass or tumour that can form within the uterus at the beginning of a pregnancy. The cause of hydatidiform mole is unknown. Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, uterine growth, nausea and vomiting. Some hydatidiform moles may become malignant (cancerous) where they are referred to as a choriocarcinoma. Incidence: 1 in 1,500 births. (02 Jan 1998) |
| hydatiform mole | <radiology> Trophoblastic proliferation with avascularity of chorionic villi, marked oedema and enlargement of chorionic villi, severe eclampsia prior to 24 weeks, 1st trimester bleeding, abnormal elevation of beta-hCG, passing grapelike vesicles per vagina, uterus large for dates (50%), hyperechoic intrauterine tissue interspersed with numerous punctate hypoechoic areas (hydropic villi), in 25% atypical appearance: large hyperechoic areas (blood clots) and areas of cystic degeneration; resembles incomplete abortion, thick hyperechoic rim around central anechoic zone, bilateral theca lutein cysts (18-37%) see also: gestational trophoblastic disease, hydatiform mole: types (12 Dec 1998) |
| hydatiform mole: types | <radiology> Complete/classical mole, fertilization of an empty egg; diploid karyotype (paternal XX), no foetal parts; no chorionic membrane, 20% malignant complete mole with coexistent foetus (2%), molar degeneration of an identical twin partial mole, areas of molar change alternating with normal chorionic villi, triploid karyotype (66% XXY; 33% XXX), early onset of preeclampsia, foetal structures present (e.g., placenta), no malignant potential see: hydatiform mole (12 Dec 1998) |
| spider mole | spider angioma |
| false mole | <gynaecology> An intrauterine polyp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fleshy mole | A uterine mass occurring after foetal death and consisting of blood clots, foetal membranes, and placenta. Synonym: blood mole, carneous mole. (05 Mar 2000) |