| pudendal block |
A term used to describe a procedure that gives regional pain relief in the perineum area during birth. Also used when repairing an episiotomy.
Ãâó: pregnancytoday.com/reference/library/glossary.htm
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| PUD |
a type of residential, commercial, or industrial land development that provides more planning flexibility than traditional zoning and lot layout. Buildings are often clustered on smaller lots, permitting the preservation of natural features in common areas or open park-like areas. The development maintains the same or slightly greater density than is permitted by conventional zoning methods. ...
Ãâó: www.ots.treas.gov/glossary/gloss-p.html
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| PUD |
Peri-Urethral Diathermy (associated with superficial bladder cancer)
Ãâó: www.cancerindex.org/medterm/medtm10.htm
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| PUD |
Slang for the handle on a pull out pilot chute system.
Ãâó: grove.ufl.edu/~blueskys/GLOSSARY.htm
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| puddle s. |
a method for detecting ascites in the abdominal cavity: the patient lies prone for five minutes, then rises to hands and knees; the part of the ventral abdomen containing the fluid “puddle” shows a loss of high-frequency vibration that can be detected and measured by flicking a finger against the flank and abdomen and listening through a stethoscope.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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