| DDP | cisplatin; density-dependent phosphoprotein; difficult denture patient; digital data processing; dis... |
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| HDS | Hamilton Depression Scale; Health Data Services; health delivery system; Healthcare Data Systems; he... |
| PDQ | Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire; physician's data query; Premenstrual Distress Questionnaire; p... |
| PDMS | patient data management system; pharmacokinetic drug monitoring service; polydimethylsiloxane |
| AIDSLINE | on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [MEDLARS data base] |
| postal service | The functions and activities carried out by the u.s. Postal service, foreign postal services, and private postal services such as federal express. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| service | <botany> A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. Torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries. <botany> Service berry, the fruit of any kind of service tree. In British America the name is especially applied to that of the several species or varieties of the shad bush (Amelanchier) Origin: Properly, the tree which bears serve, OE. Serves, pl, service berries, AS. Syrfe service tree; akin to L. Sorbus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suburban population | The inhabitants of peripheral or adjacent areas of a city or town. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing service, hospital | The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental service, hospital | Hospital department providing dental care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture service | Those procedures performed in the diagnosis, construction, and maintenance of artificial substitutes for missing natural teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchronous cell population | <cell culture> A culture of cells that all divide in synchrony. Particularly useful for certain studies of the cell cycle, cells can be made synchronous by depriving them of essential molecules, which are then restored. Synchronisation breaks down after a few cycles, however, as individual cells have unique division rates. (19 Jan 1998) |
| direct service costs | Costs which are directly identifiable with a particular service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| q in population genetics | The frequency of the less common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (the frequency of the more common allele is p). (12 Dec 1998) |
| oncology service, hospital | The hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services for the cancer patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| topotypical population | <zoology> Population occurring at the type locality from which the type specimen was taken. (09 Jan 1998) |
| emergency medical service communication systems | The use of communication systems, such as telecommunication, to transmit emergency information to appropriate providers of health services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| emergency service, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states indian health service | A division of the united states public health service that is responsible for the public health and the provision of medical services to native american indian populations in the united states, primarily those residing on reservation lands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states public health service | See: USPHS. (12 Dec 1998) |