| AOB | accessory olfactory bulb; alcohol on breath |
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| AOT | accessory optic tract; Anderson Olsson table; anodal opening tetanus; Association of Occupational Th... |
| AP | accessory pathway; accounts payable; acid phosphatase; acinar parenchyma; action potential; active p... |
| MAGF | male accessory gland fluid |
| SCA | Superior Cerebellar Artery |
| colic lymph nodes | colic lymph nodes |
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| colic sphincter | One of the physiological sphincter's of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colic surface of spleen | The surface of the spleen in contact with the colon. Synonym: facies colica splenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colic teniae | teniae coli |
| colic veins | See: right colic vein, middle colic vein, left colic vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper colic | An affection similar to lead colic occurring in chronic poisoning by copper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Poitou colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salivary colic | Periodic attacks of pain in the region of a salivary duct or gland, accompanied by an acute swelling of the gland, occurring in cases of salivary calculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Devonshire colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant colic | A syndrome in early infancy characterised by episodic loud crying, apparent abdominal pain (legs drawn up and rigid abdomen) and irritability. This common condition occurs in about 1 in 10 babies and lasts from 2-3 weeks of age to 3-4 months. Factors include swallowing air during feedings, overfeeding, parental anxiety and cow's milk allergy. Parents should realize that colic is a benign condition and excessive crying is not harmful to the baby. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infantile colic | Episodes of abdominal pain due to abnormal muscular contraction of the intestine in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian colic | Lower abdominal pain due to torsion or twisting of an ovary, as with an ovarian cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubal colic | Lower abdominal pain due to spasmodic contraction of the oviduct excited by a blood clot, other irritant, or the injection of gas or oil. (05 Mar 2000) |