| C&P | compensation and pension; complete and pain free [joint movement]; cystoscopy and pyelography |
|---|---|
| C&S | calvarium and scalp; conjunctiva and sclera; culture and sensitivity |
| DRIP | delirium and drugs-restricted mobility and retention-infection, inflammation and impaction-polyuria ... |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin [stain]; hemorrhage and exudate; heredity and environment |
| ICD | I-cell disease; immune complex disease; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; impulse-control diso... |
| ACCESS | Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Support |
|---|---|
| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment |
| SUPPORT | Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment |
| 14C | 1) [3H]cholesterol and |
| 6-(14)C | 2-(14)C]-glucose, and |
channel-shoulder-pin attachment
locked-in syndrome
| nonabsorbable ligature | A permanent ligature of inert material, such as silk, wire, or synthetic fibre, that does not undergo dissolution in human tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| suture ligature | A ligature applied by passing a needle with attached thread through or around a structure to more firmly secure the ligature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravascular ligature | Balloon occlusion of the feeding vessels of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occluding ligature | A ligature to shut off completely the distal blood supply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elastic ligature | A rubber ligature that slowly constricts, in orthodontics, a stretchable threadlike material that may be tied from a tooth to an archwire or from tooth to tooth to gain movement of these units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligature | 1. The act of binding. 2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. 3. <surgery> A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. 4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint. 5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. 6. A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. 7. A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, <filig/, <ffllig/. Origin: L. Ligatura, fr. Ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. Ligature. Cf. Ally, League, Legatura, Liable, Legament. <surgery> To ligate; to tie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ligature wire | A soft thin wire of stainless steel used in dentistry to tie an archwire to band attachments or brackets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algae and fungi | Algae represent a group of spore-propagating plants, unicellular or undifferentiated into root, stem, and leaf. They include seaweed and many unicellular fresh water plants, most of which contain chlorophyll. They account for about 90% of the earth's photosynthetic activity. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites and include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They lack chlorophyll. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alkyl and aryl transferases | <enzyme> A somewhat heterogeneous class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of alkyl or related groups (excluding methyl groups). Registry number: EC 2.5 (12 Dec 1998) |
| allergy and immunology | A medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alligators and crocodiles | Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order loricata. (12 Dec 1998) |