| ACT | achievement through counseling and treatment; actin; actinomycin; activated clotting time; advanced ... |
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| HT | Hashimoto thyroiditis; hearing test; hearing threshold; heart; heart transplantation, heart transpla... |
| PRICES | protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation, support [primary treatment of tendinitis and overuse ... |
| RTC | random control trial; rape treatment center; renal tubular cell; residential treatment center; retur... |
| TRAM | transport remote acquisition monitor; transverse rectus abdominis muscle; Treatment Rating Assessmen... |
| area health education centres | Education centres authorised by the comprehensive health manpower training act, 1971, for the training of health personnel in areas where health needs are the greatest. May be used for centres other than those established by the united states act. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| birthing centres | Free-standing facilities that provide prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care and usually incorporate family-centreed maternity care concepts and practices. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternal-child health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to mothers and children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation centres | Facilities which provide programs for rehabilitating the mentally or physically disabled individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Centres for Disease Control | The federal facility for disease eradication, epidemiology, and education headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, which encompasses the Centre for Infectious Diseases, Centre for Environmental Health, Centre for Health Promotion and Education, Centre for Prevention Services, Centre for Professional Development and Training, and Centre for Occupational Safety and Health. Formerly named Centre for Disease Control (1970), Communicable Disease Centre (1946). (05 Mar 2000) |
| centres for disease control and prevention | See: CDC. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child day care centres | Facilities which provide care for pre-school and school-age children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to people living in a community or neighborhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community mental health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| poison control centres | Facilities which provide information concerning poisons and treatment of poisoning in emergencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speech centres | Areas of the cerebral cortex centrally involved in speech function; one is in the left inferior frontal gyrus, a second one in the supramarginal, angular, and first and second temporal gyri. See: Broca's centre, Wernicke's centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| information centres | Facilities for collecting and organizing information. They may be specialised by subject field, type of source material, persons served, location, or type of services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| elbow ossification centres | <radiology> Order of ossification: CRITOE, Capitellum, Radius, Internal (medial) epicondyle, Trochlea, Olecranom, External (lateral) epicondyle (12 Dec 1998) |
| trauma centres | Specialised hospital facilities which provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for trauma patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| active treatment | A therapeutic substance or course intended to ameliorate the basic disease problem, as opposed to supportive or palliative treatment. Compare: causal treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |