| MID | maximum inhibiting dilution; mesioincisodistal; midinfarct dementia; minimum infective dose; minimum... |
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| BPRS | brief psychiatric rating scale; brief psychiatric reacting scale |
| SDS | same day surgery; school dental services; self-rating depression scale; sensory deprivation syndrome... |
| CR | calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie-restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitatio... |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| Binet-Simon scale | Forerunner of individual intelligence tests, particularly the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale, and sometimes referred to as the Binet scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Brazelton's Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale | A scale used by obstetricians, paediatricians, and paediatric psychologists to assess the sensory, motor, emotional and physical development of the neonate, usually beginning at birth or in the first month of life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gaffky scale | A numerical rating for the classification of tuberculosis according to the number of tubercle bacilli in the sputum, ranging from 1 (one to four organisms in the whole preparation) to 9 (an average of 100 per field). Synonym: Gaffky scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rankine scale | A thermometer scale in which each degree Rankine (캲ank) is equal to the Fahrenheit but applied to the absolute temperature scale with its zero point at absolute zero; 캲ank = 캟 + 459.67. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manifest anxiety scale | True-false questionnaire made up of items believed to indicate anxiety, in which the subject answers verbally the statement that describes him. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ratio scale | A scale that involves physical units and demonstrates their relations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Reaumur scale | A thermometer scale in which each degree Reaumur (캲) is 1/80 of the temperature difference between the freezing point and boiling point of pure water at 1 atmosphere pressure, with 0캲 set at the freezing point and 80캲 set at the boiling point of water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculinity-femininity scale | Any scale on a psychological test that assesses the relative masculinity or femininity of an individual; scale's vary and may focus, for example, on basic identification with either sex or preference for a particular sex role. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale | A standardised scale for assessment of the cognitive development of infants between the ages of 3 and 30 months. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glasgow coma scale | A scale that assesses the degree of coma in patients with craniocerebral injuries; also assesses brain function, brain damage, and patient progress. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Celsius scale | A temperature scale that is based upon the triple point of water (defined to be 273.16 K) and assigned the value of 0.01캜; this has replaced the centigrade scale because the triple point of water can be more accurately measured than the ice point; although, for most practical purposes, the two scales are equivalent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centigrade scale | A thermometer scale in which there are 100 degrees between the freezing point of water (assigned the value of 0.0캜) and the boiling point of water at sea level; technically, supplanted by the Celsius scale. Compare: Celsius scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Charriere scale | A scale for grading sizes of sounds, tubules, and catheters as based on a measurement of 1/3 mm and equaling 1 fr on the scale (e.g., 3 fr = 1 mm); grading to scale is carried out using a metal plate with holes ranging from 1/3 mm to 1 cm in diameter. Synonym: Charriere scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gray scale | <microscopy> The various shades of gray or luminance values in a video picture. As industrial test standards, gray wedges are used with discrete steps incrementing in brightness by factors of ~ 7. 3 (05 Aug 1998) |
| gray-scale ultrasonography | The display of the ultrasound echo amplitude or signal intensity as different shades of gray, improving image quality compared to the obsolete black and white presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |