| HR | heart rate; hemorrhagic retinopathy; high resolution; higher rate; histamine receptor; hormonal resp... |
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| LR | labeled release; laboratory references; laboratory report; labor room; lactated Ringer [solution]; l... |
| MMWR | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| NR | do not repeat [Lat. non repetatur]; nerve root; neural retina; neutral red; noise reduction; nonreac... |
| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
| female pattern baldness | <dermatology> Hair loss in women that may be associated with aging, hormones (androgens) or genetic predisposition. The pattern of baldness in women is different from that of men. In women there is thinning of the hair all over the scalp, but the frontal hairline is maintained. The hair loss is usually permanent. Treatment has been successful with topical minoxidil in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| female prostate | Term sometimes applied to the periurethral glands in the upper part of the urethra in the female. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female pseudohermaphroditism | Pseudohermaphroditism with skeletal and genital anomalies but with female gonads and an XX karyotype. Synonym: androgynism, androgyny. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female rhymes | Double rhymes, or rhymes (called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line. A rhyme, in which the final syllables only agree (strain, complain) is called a male rhyme; one in which the two final syllables of each verse agree, the last being short (motion, ocean), is called female. Female screw, the spiral-threaded cavity into which another, or male, screw turns. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| female sterility | The inability of the female to conceive, due to inadequacy in structure or function of the genital organs. Synonym: infecundity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female urethra | A canal about 4 cm long passing from the bladder, in close relation with the anterior wall of the vagina and having a long axis that parallels that of the vagina, opening in the vestibule of the vagina posterior to the clitoris and anterior to the vaginal orifice. Synonym: urethra feminina, urethra muliebris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female urethral syndrome | <syndrome, urology> Symptoms of a urinary tract infection although the urine is sterile when analysed. This suggests the infection is localised to the urethra (urethritis). Treated with antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fertility agents, female | Compounds which increase the capacity to conceive in females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urethral crest of female | A conspicuous longitudinal fold of mucosa on the posterior wall of the urethra. Synonym: crista urethralis femininae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health occupations | Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health personnel | Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allied health professional | An individual trained to perform services in the care of patients other than a physician or registered nurse; includes a variety of therapy technicians (e.g., pulmonary), radiology technicians, physical therapists, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| attitude of health personnel | Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |