| BD | barbital-dependent; barbiturate dependence; base deficit; base of prism down; basophilic degeneratio... |
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| CPD | calcium pyrophosphate deposition; cephalopelvic disproportion; cerebelloparenchymal disorder; childh... |
| MDS | Master of Dental Surgery; maternal deprivation syndrome; medical data screening; medical data system... |
| NSD | Nairobi sheep disease; neonatal staphylococcal disease; neurosecretory dysfunction; night sleep depr... |
| SDS | same day surgery; school dental services; self-rating depression scale; sensory deprivation syndrome... |
| sensory deprivation | The absence or restriction of the usual external sensory stimuli to which the individual responds. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sleep deprivation | The condition of being deprived of sleep either under experimental or under unusual real life conditions, as distinguished from being unable to sleep. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deprivation | The loss or absence of parts, organs, powers or things that are needed. Origin: L. De = from, privare = to remove (18 Nov 1997) |
| deprivation amblyopia | A suppression of central vision in one eye due to faulty image formation; for example, by a corneal scar, a cataract, or a droopy eyelid. Synonym: deprivation amblyopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxygen deprivation theory of narcosis | That narcotics inhibit oxidation, which causes the cell to be narcotised. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emotional deprivation | Lack of adequate and appropriate interpersonal or environmental experiences, or both, usually in the early developmental years. (05 Mar 2000) |
| food deprivation | The withholding of food in a structured experimental situation. (12 Dec 1998) |