| cDGS | complete form of DiGeorge syndrome |
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| CEEF | clinical evaluation encounter form |
| CKS | classic form of Kaposi sarcoma |
| CRF | case report form; chronic renal failure; chronic respiratory failure; coagulase-reacting factor; con... |
| CTMM-SF | California Test of Mental Maturity-Short Form |
| wave form | The form of a pulse; e.g., an arterial pressure or displacement wave; or of the pacemaker pulse as demonstrated on the oscilloscope under a specified load. Synonym: waveshape. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| wax form | A pattern of wax that, when invested and burned out or otherwise eliminated, will produce a mold in which a casting may be made. Synonym: wax form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| convenience form | The changes needed outside the basic outline form to enable proper instrumentation for the cavity preparation and insertion of a dental restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocardial infarction in dumbbell form | Infarction involving the septum along with both inferior and anterior walls to make an H-or dumbbell-shaped configuration. Synonym: Roesler-Bressler infarct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior tooth form | The distinguishing contours of the occlusal surface of the various posterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| half-chair form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sickle form | The male or female gametocyte(s) of Plasmodium falciparum, whose presence in human red blood cells is diagnostic of falciparum malaria. Synonym: crescent, sickle form. Myopic crescent, a white or grayish white crescentic area in the fundus of the eye located on the temporal side of the optic disk; caused by atrophy of the choroid, permitting the sclera to become visible. Synonym: myopic conus. Sublingual crescent, the crescent-shaped area on the floor of the mouth formed by the lingual wall of the mandible and the adjacent part of the floor of the mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skew form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spherical form of occlusion | An arrangement of teeth which places their occlusal surfaces on the surface of an imaginary sphere (usually 8 inches in diameter) with its centre above the level of the teeth. See: Monson curve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| involution form | An irregular or atypical bacterial cell produced as a result of exposure to unfavorable conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal form | The form of the occlusal surface of a tooth or a row of teeth. Synonym: occlusal pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| outline form | The shape of the area of the tooth surface included within the cavosurface margins of the cavity preparation of a dental restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth form | The characteristics of the curves, lines, angles, and contours of various teeth which permit their identification and differentiation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equivalent form reliability | In psychology, the consistency of measurement based on the correlation between scores on two similar forms of the same test taken by the same individual. See: reliability coefficient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| twist form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |