| SPA | 1) Single Photon Absorptiometry 2) Sperm Penetration Assay |
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| ADS | acute death syndrome; acute diarrheal syndrome; Alcohol Dependence Scale; alternative delivery syste... |
| LHD | lateral head displacement [sperm] |
| MS | Maffuci syndrome; maladjustment score; mandibular series; Marfan syndrome; Marie-Strumpell [syndrome... |
| SCA | self-care agency; severe congenital anomaly; sickle-cell anemia; single-camera autostereoscopic [ima... |
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| peritoneal fossae | Depressions or pouches formed between various peritoneal folds; they may be the sites of internal hernias. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| peritoneal lavage | Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peritoneal transfusion | The injection of saline solution or other fluid into the peritoneal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peritoneal villi | Villi on the surface of the peritoneum. Synonym: villi peritoneales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt | <radiology> Kinking, interruption, exit from peritoneal cavity with growth, through processus vaginalis to scrotum, CSFoma, mass effect exhibited on bowel gas pattern with malfunctioning shunt, lack of movement of shunt tip with positional or temporal change, perforation of hollow viscus (e.g., bowel or bladder) (12 Dec 1998) |
| continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis | Method of peritoneal dialysis performed in ambulatory patients with influx and efflux of dialysate during normal activities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sperm | A reproductive cell produced by the male of an animal species which, when united with an egg (of the same species), results in conception and the development of an embryo. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sperm agglutination | Agglutination of spermatozoa. (05 Mar 2000) Previous: Spens, Thomas, spent, speract, sperling, sperm, spermaceti, spermacytic seminomaNext: sperm agglutination, spermalist, spermaphore, spermary, sperm-astersperm agglutination Agglutination of spermatozoa by antibodies or autoantibodies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sperm-aster | Cytocentrum with astral rays in the cytoplasm of an inseminated ovum; it is brought in by the penetrating spermatozoon and evolves into the mitotic spindle of the first cleavage division. Origin: sperm + G. Aster, a star (aster) (05 Mar 2000) |
| sperm bank | A facility where sperm are kept frozen in liquid nitrogen for later use in artificial insemination. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sperm banking | <procedure> The freezing of sperm for future use. This procedure can allow men to father children after loss of fertility, as in the case following chemotherapy for cancer. (12 May 1997) |
| sperm banks | Centres for acquiring and storing semen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sperm capacitation | The process by which a spermatozoon becomes capable of fertilizing an ovum after it reaches the ampullary portion of the uterine tube. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sperm cell | Mature sperm cell (male gamete). (18 Nov 1997) |
| sperm count | The number of sperm in the ejaculate (when given as the number of sperm per millileter it is more accurately known as the sperm concentration or sperm density). (09 Oct 1997) |