| AHI | active hostility index; Animal Health Institute; apnea-plus-hypopnea index |
|---|---|
| CONPA-DRI | III conpa-dri I plus intensified doxorubicin |
| DM-R | decayed plus missing teeth, minus replaced teeth |
| 4E | four-plus edema |
| FPG | fasting plasma glucose; fluorescence plus Giemsa; focal proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| dry dressing | Dry gauze or other material applied to a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| occlusive dressing | A dressing that hermetically seals a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tie-over dressing | A dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. Synonym: bolus dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed dressing | A dressing stiffened with a substance that produces immobilization when it dries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lister's dressing | The first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |