| PO | by mouth, orally [Lat. per os]; parieto-occipital; parietal operculum; period of onset; perioperativ... |
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| p/o | postoperative |
| POC | particulate organic carbon; point of care; postoperative care; probability of chance; product of con... |
| POD | peroxidase; place of death; podiatry; polycystic ovary disease; pool of doctors; postoperative day; ... |
| POE | pediatric orthopedic examination; physician order entry; point of entry; polyoxyethylene; postoperat... |
| gastrointestinal haemorrhage | Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| parenchymatous haemorrhage | Bleeding into the substance of an organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingival haemorrhage | The flowing of blood from the marginal gingival area, particularly the sulcus, seen in such conditions as gingivitis, marginal periodontitis, injury, and ascorbic acid deficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal haemorrhage | Gross haematuria, the source of which is in the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vitreous haemorrhage | Haemorrhage into the vitreous body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebral haemorrhage | A sudden and abrupt bleeding into the tissue of the brain. Usually occurs as the result of a weakened artery from the effects of high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| retrobulbar haemorrhage | Haemorrhage within the orbital cavity, posterior to the eyeball. (12 Dec 1998) |
| petechial haemorrhage | Capillary haemorrhage into the skin that forms petechiae. Synonym: punctate haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choroid haemorrhage | Haemorrhage from the vessels of the choroid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| colonic diverticular haemorrhage | <radiology> Not related to diverticulitis, incidence: 3-47% of diverticulosis, location: 75% located in ascending colon (larger neck and dome of diverticula), massive painless rectal hemmorhage, extravasation of radionuclide tracer, angiographic contrast pooling in bowel lumen, Treatment: transcatheter infusion of vasoconstrictive agents (Pitressin), embolization (Gelfoam) see: diverticular disease of colon (12 Dec 1998) |
| concealed haemorrhage | Bleeding into organs or cavities of the body. Synonym: concealed haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pontine haemorrhage | Haemorrhage occurring in the substance of the pons, typically in hypertensive patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |