| BMS | Bachelor of Medical Science; betamethasone; biomedical monitoring system; biomedical science; bleomy... |
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| FMD | facility medical director; family medical doctor; fibromuscular dysplasia; foot and mouth disease; f... |
| FMDV | foot and mouth disease virus |
| MAGIC | microprobe analysis generalized intensity correction; mouth (or mucosal) and genital ulceration with... |
| MP | macrophage; matrix protein; mean pressure; melphalan and prednisone; melting point; membrane potenti... |
| ACCESS | Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Support |
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| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment |
| SUPPORT | Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment |
| 14C | 1) [3H]cholesterol and |
| 6-(14)C | 2-(14)C]-glucose, and |
| chemical burn | A burn due to a caustic chemical. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prescribed burn | <ecology> The process of burning an area of land in order to kill certain plant species and to favor the growth of others. (31 Dec 1997) |
| second degree burn | A burn involving the epidermis and dermis and usually forming blisters that may be superficial, or by deep dermal necrosis, followed by epithelial regeneration extending from the skin appendages. Synonym: partial-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial burn | A burn involving only the epidermis and causing erythema and oedema without vesiculation. Synonym: superficial burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thermal burn | A burn caused by heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| third degree burn | A burn involving destruction of the entire skin; deep third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often cause much scarring. Synonym: full-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kangri burn carcinoma | kang cancer |
| first degree burn | A burn involving only the epidermis and causing erythema and oedema without vesiculation. Synonym: superficial burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flash burn | A burn due to very brief exposure to intense radiant heat; the typical burn produced by atomic explosion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness burn | A burn involving destruction of the entire skin; deep third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often cause much scarring. Synonym: full-thickness burn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angle of mouth | <anatomy> The lateral limit of the oral fissure. See: labial commissure. Synonym: angulus oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| burning mouth syndrome | <syndrome> A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carp mouth | A mouth like that of the carp, with downturning of the corners; observed in Cornelia de Lange syndrome and Silver-Russel dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parrot mouth | A condition of the horse in which the upper jaw is relatively longer than the lower, resulting in elongation of the upper incisors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibule of mouth | That part of the mouth bounded anteriorly and laterally by the lips and the cheeks, posteriorly and medially by the teeth and/or gums, and above and below by the reflections of the mucosa from the lips and cheeks to the gums. Synonym: vestibulum oris, buccal cavity, vestibule of mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |