| ROP | removal of pins or plates; removal of plaster [of Paris]; retinopathy of prematurity; right occipito... |
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| ERBSE | Endoscopic Retrograde Balloon Stone Extraction |
| GS | 1) Gall Stone 2) General Surgery |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| PCSM | percutaneous stone manipulation |
| stone cell | Type of sclerenchyma cell that differs from the fibre cell by not being greatly elongated. Often occurs singly (an idioblast) or in small groups, giving rise to a gritty texture in, for instance, the pear fruit, where it is known as a stone cell. May also occur in layers, for example in hard seed coats. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| stone heart | Irreversible contraction of the left ventricle of the heart as a complication seen in the early period of cardiopulmonary bypass and now avoided by appropriate cardioplegic solutions. Synonym: myocardial rigor mortis, stone heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stone-hearted | Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stone-mason's disease | Inflammation of the lung caused by foreign bodies (inhaled particles of silica): leads to fibrosis but unlike asbestosis does not predispose to neoplasia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tear stone | A concretion in the lacrimal apparatus. Synonym: lacrimal calculus, ophthalmolith, tear stone. Origin: dacryo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| kidney stone | <nephrology, urology> The presence of calculi in the kidney or collecting system. The calculi are usually small (2-12mm) solid, crystalline, concretions that develop in the kidney and eventually pass through the genitourinary tract. Stones may be composed of calcium, phosphate or uric acid. (27 Sep 1997) |