| CISC | complex-instructional-set computing |
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| MDS | Master of Dental Surgery; maternal deprivation syndrome; medical data screening; medical data system... |
| MDS+ | minimum data set (plus) |
| NMDS | nursing minimum data set |
| PASA | para-aminosalicylic acid; primary acquired sideroblastic anemia; proximal articular set angle |
| intravenous cholangiography | Cholangiography of bile ducts opacified by hepatic secretion of an intravenously injected contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intravenous drip | The slow but continuous introduction of solutions intravenously, a drop at a time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous fluid | The administration of a balanced electrolyte solution into the venous circulation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intravenous immunoglobulin | <pharmacology> A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people. IVIG is used to prevent bacterial infections in people with low or inappropriate antibody production. Injected into a vein or muscle. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intravenous injection | <pharmacology> The giving of drugs into a vein through a syringe. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous narcosis | Administration of opiate medication intravenously. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous pyelogram | <investigation, radiology> A special diagnostic test that follows the time course of excretion of a radiopaque contrast dye through the kidneys, ureters and bladder after it is injected into a vein. (30 Mar 1998) |
| intravenous pyelography | Former name for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous regional anaesthesia | Regional anaesthesia by intravenous injection of local anaesthetic solution distal to an occlusive tourniquet in an extremity previously exsanguinated by pressure or gravity. Synonym: Bier's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous tension | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intravenous urography | Excretory urography, radiography of kidneys, ureters, and bladder following injection of contrast medium into a peripheral vein. Retrograde urography, radiography of the urinary tract following injection of contrast medium directly into the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. Synonym: cystoscopic urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tension, intravenous | The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fat emulsions, intravenous | Emulsions of fats or lipids used primarily in parenteral feeding. (12 Dec 1998) |