| AVC | aberrant ventricular conduction; Academy of Veterinary Cardiology; aortic valve closure; associative... |
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| DBP | diastolic blood pressure; dibutylphthalate; distobuccopulpal; Dohle body panmyelopathy; vitamin D-bi... |
| HVDRR | hypocalcemic vitamin D-resistant rickets |
| PIVKA | protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonism |
| UBBC | unsaturated vitamin B12 binding capacity |
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| Day, Richard | <person> U.S. Physician, 1813-1892. See: Day's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Day, Richard L | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1905. See: Riley-Day syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| day sight | Night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night. Symptom of vitamin A deficiency. (27 Sep 1997) |
| day-star | 1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day. "A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts." (2 Peter i. 19) 2. The sun, as the orb of day. "So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Day's test | A test for blood by adding to the suspected fluid, or the washing of a suspected stain, tincture of guaiac and then hydrogen peroxide; the presence of blood results in a blue colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| three-day fever | Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| three-day measles | <disease, virology> An acute, usually benign, infectious disease caused by a togavirus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system. It is characterised by a slight cold, sore throat and fever, followed by enlargement of the postauricular, suboccipital and cervical lymph nodes and the appearances of a fine pink rash that begins on the head and spreads to become generalised. Synonym: German measles, rubeola. Origin: L. Rubellus = reddish, ruber = red (17 Dec 1997) |
| fever, five-day | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| five-day fever | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |