| NINCDS/ADRDA | National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Rel... |
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| SBLA | sarcoma, breast and brain tumors, leukemia, laryngeal and lung cancer, and adrenal cortical carcinom... |
| VACTERL | vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, cardiac abnormalities, tracheoesophageal fistula and/or esoph... |
| A&A | aid and attendance; awake and aware |
| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
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| Mogen clamp | <instrument, surgery> A circumcision instrument. Origin: Hebrew star (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mosquito clamp | A small haemostat, straight or curved, with or without teeth; used to hold delicate tissue or for haemostasis. Synonym: mosquito forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cope's clamp | A clamp used in excision of colon and rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crafoord clamp | A clamp used in heart, lung, and vascular operations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crile's clamp | A clamp for temporary stoppage of blood flow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potts' clamp | A fine-toothed, multiple-point, vascular fixation clamp that imparts limited trauma to the vessel while securely holding it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ochsner clamp | A straight haemostat with teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Joseph's clamp | A clamp used after rhinoplasty to maintain or improve the alignment of the bony support of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kelly clamp | A curved haemostat without teeth, introduced for gynecological surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kocher clamp | A heavy, straight haemostat with interlocking teeth on the tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fogarty clamp | A clamp with rubber-shod blades having serrated surfaces, to provide an atraumatic grip on tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver-shod clamp | A clamp with jaws covered by cloth to prevent injury to structures such as bowel when clamp is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |