| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of fetal membranes; prolonged rupture of fetal membranes;... |
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| prosth | prosthesis, prosthetic |
| PVE | premature ventricular extrasystole; prosthetic valve endocarditis |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device = RAM |
| ICD | 1) International (statistical) Classification of Diseases, (injuries & causes of death)<... |
| intrauterine device expulsion | Spontaneous loss of intrauterine devices from the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| focusing device | <microscopy> A device which effectively increases the angular aperture of the electron beam illuminating the object, rendering the focus more critical. (05 Aug 1998) |
| left-ventricular assist device | Mechanical pump inserted at some point in the circulation to parallel the activity of the left ventricle and thereby reduce its load. (05 Mar 2000) |