| PTFS | posttraumatic fibromyalgia syndrome |
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| PTPI | posttraumatic pulmonary insufficiency |
| PTS | para-toluenesulfonic acid; postthrombotic syndrome; posttraumatic syndrome; Pressure and Tension Sca... |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| PTSS | posttraumatic stress syndrome |
| immediate flap | A flap raised completely and transferred at the same stage. Synonym: immediate flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| immediate hypersensitivity | An exaggerated immune response mediated by antibodies, in particular IgE. See: allergy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate hypersensitivity reaction | An immune response mediated by antibody, usually IgE, which occurs within minutes after a second encounter with an antigen, resulting in the release of histamine and subsequent swelling and vasodilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate insertion denture | A complete or partial denture constructed for insertion immediately following the removal of natural teeth. Synonym: immediate insertion denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate percussion | The striking of the part under examination directly with the finger or a plessor, without the intervention of another finger or plessimeter. Synonym: direct percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate reaction | Local or generalised response that begins within a few minutes to about an hour after exposure to an antigen to which the individual has been sensitised. See: skin test, wheal-and-erythema reaction. Synonym: early reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate transfusion | Transfusion of blood from the donor to the receptor, either through a tube connecting their blood or by suturing the vessels together. Synonym: immediate transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic | Occurring as a result of or after injury. (21 Jun 2000) |
| posttraumatic arterial thrombosis | Posttraumatic venous thrombosis, intravascular clotting due to injury to a vessel wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic delirium | Delirium caused by a structural traumatic brain injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic epilepsy | A convulsive state following and causally related to head injury; with brain damage either manifested clinically or ascertained by special examinations such as computed tomography. To assume causal relationship, the individual must have had no previous epilepsy, no cerebral disease, and no other brain trauma. The attacks should have started, depending on the severity of the wounding, within 3 months to 2 years of the alleged trauma and be of a type compatible with the site of injury and the EEG abnormalities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic hydrocephalus | Ventricular dilation following injury, due either to impaired circulation and/or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid or due to loss of brain substance (h. Ex vacuo). (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic leptomeningeal cyst | A persistent cystic accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid with progressive loss of bone and dura, occurring at the site of a previous fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic neck syndrome | <syndrome> A clinical complex of pain, tenderness, tight neck musculature, vasomotor instability, and ill-defined symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision as the result of trauma to the neck. Also variously termed occipital or suboccipital neuralgia or neuritis; cervical tension syndrome; cervical myospasm, myositis, or fibrositis. Synonym: cervical fibrositis, cervical tension syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic neurosis | Any functional nervous disorder following an accident or injury. See: posttraumatic stress disorder. Synonym: accident neurosis, posttraumatic neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |