| PCV | packed cell volume; polycythemia vera; postcapillary venule; pressure-control ventilation |
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| PCV-M | polycythemia vera with myeloid metaplasia |
| PV | pancreatic vein; papillomavirus; paraventricular; paravertebral; pemphigus vulgaris; peripheral vasc... |
| PRP | Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris |
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| PPP | Primary Proliferative Polycythaemia |
| SP | Secondary Polycythaemia |
| melena vera | <gastroenterology> True melena as distinguished from melena spuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| placenta accreta vera | The term applied when villi are juxtaposed to the myometrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugata vera | Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polycythemia vera | Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). Pv tends to evolve into acute leukaemia or a condition with the marrow replaced by scar tissue (myelofibrosis) (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemospermia vera | Haemospermia in which the bleeding is from the seminal vesicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutis vera | <anatomy, dermatology> Mesodermally derived connective tissue underlying the epithelium of the skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| neuralgia facialis vera | A severe paroxysmal lancinating pain deep in the ear, on the anterior wall of the external meatus, and on a small area just in front of the pinna. Synonym: geniculate otalgia, Hunt's neuralgia, neuralgia facialis vera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decidua vera | The altered mucous membrane lining the main cavity of the pregnant uterus other than at the site of attachment of the chorionic vesicle. Synonym: decidua vera. (05 Mar 2000) |