| ABIM | American Board of Internal Medicine |
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| ABIMCE | American Board of Internal Medicine certifying examination |
| APDIM | Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine |
| ASAIO | American Society for Artificial Internal Organs |
| ASIF | Association for Study of Internal Fixation |
| concealed haemorrhage | Bleeding into organs or cavities of the body. Synonym: concealed haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pontine haemorrhage | Haemorrhage occurring in the substance of the pons, typically in hypertensive patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postoperative haemorrhage | Haemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postpartum haemorrhage | <obstetrics> Haemorrhage occurring soon after labour or childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemorrhage | <physiology> The escape of blood from the vessels, bleeding. Small haemorrhages are classified according to size as petechiae (very small), purpura (up to 1 cm) and ecchymoses (larger). The massive accumulation of blood within a tissue is called a haematoma. Origin: Gr. Rhegnynai = to burst forth (18 Nov 1997) |
| haemorrhage per rhexis | Haemorrhage due to the rupture of a blood vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary haemorrhage | Haemorrhage immediately after an injury or operation, as distinguished from intermediate or secondary haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary haemorrhage | Haemorrhage at an interval after an injury or an operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate haemorrhage | Capillary haemorrhage into the skin that forms petechiae. Synonym: punctate haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous haemorrhage | An obsolete term for a profuse transudation of plasma through the walls of the capillaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal haemorrhage | <clinical sign> Nosebleed, haemorrhage from the nose. (18 Nov 1997) |
| subarachnoid haemorrhage | <neurology> A acute condition involving sudden haemorrhage into the space between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater (adjacent to the brain). Often secondary to a head injury or a blood vessel defect known as an aneurysm. The subarachnoid space also contains the cerebrospinal fluid. (11 Nov 1997) |
| subdural haemorrhage | Extravasation of blood between the dural and arachnoidal membranes; acute and chronic forms occur; chronic haematomas may become encapsulated by neomembranes. Synonym: subdural haematoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subgaleal haemorrhage | Collection of blood beneath the galea aponeurotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep intracerebral haemorrhage | <neurology> This implies an intracerebral haemorrhage that has occurred in the deeper structures of the brain, such as the thalamus, basal ganglia, pons, cerebellum and other locations in the brainstem. (27 Sep 1997) |