| VAD | venous access device; ventricular assist device; vinblastine and dexamethasone; vitamin A deficiency... |
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| MPA | 1) Mean Pulmonary Artery 2) Medroxy-Progesterone Acetate(Proveraⓡ) &nb... |
| APD | action potential duration; acute polycystic disease; advanced physical diagnosis; anteroposterior di... |
| MAP | malignant atrophic papulosis; mandibular angle plane; maturation-activated protein; maximal aerobic ... |
| PCT | peripheral carcinoid tumor; plasma clotting time; plasmacrit test; plasmacytoma; polychlorinated tri... |
| intrauterine contraceptive devices | Devices of plastic or metallic substance inserted into the uterus to prevent conception. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intrauterine devices | Devices of plastic or metallic substance inserted into the uterus to prevent conception. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrauterine devices, copper | Intrauterine contraceptive devices that depend on the release of metallic copper. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrauterine devices, medicated | Intrauterine devices that release contraceptive agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrauterine fracture | A fracture of one or more bones of a foetus occurring before birth. Synonym: foetal fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrauterine growth retardation | <radiology> Definition: less than 10th percentile for gestational age, usually not detectable before 32-34 weeks (maximal foetal growth), incidence: 3-7% of all deliveries, 12-47% of twin pregnancies complications: increased risk for perinatal asphysia, meconium aspiration, electrolyte imbalance from metabolic acidosis, polycythemia, 6-8 fold increase for intrapartum and neonatal death see also: IUGR: aetiology, IUGR: phenotypes, foetal doppler study, biophysical profile (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrauterine insemination | The artificial insemination of sperm, which have been washed free of seminal fluid, into the uterine cavity. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intrauterine pneumonia | Foetal pneumonia contracted in utero and manifesting itself in the early neonatal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrauterine transfusion | To treat erythroblastosis foetalis, Rh-negative blood is placed into the peritoneal cavity of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |