| IUPS | International Union of Physiological Sciences |
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| PAR | participating provider; passive avoidance reaction; perennial allergic rhinitis; photosynthetically ... |
| PE | Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia; pancreatic extract; paper electrophoresis; partial epilepsy; pelvic examina... |
| PHI | passive hemagglutination inhibition; past history of illness; phosphohexose isomerase; physiological... |
| VP | physiological volume; vapor pressure; variegate porphyria; vascular permeability; vasopressin; velop... |
| PCSA | Physiological cross-sectional area |
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| PS | Physiological saline |
| PSS | Physiological saline solution |
| SAPS | Simplified Acute Physiological Score |
| physiological processes | The functions of living organisms and their parts, and the physical and chemical factors and processes involved. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| physiological sphincter | A section of a tubular structure that acts as if it has a band of circular muscle to constrict it, although no such specialised structure can be found on morphological examination. Synonym: functional sphincter, radiological sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |