| NYHA | New York Heart Association Heart Disease에 대한 Functional Classification &nbs... |
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| AVNFRP | atrioventricular node functional refractory period |
| DEFIANT | Doppler Flow and Echocardiography in Functional Cardiac Insufficiency Assessment of Nisoldipine Ther... |
| DUFSS | Duke-University of North Carolina Functional Social Support [questionnaire] |
| FAB | fast atom bombardment; formalin ammonium bromide; fragment, antigen-binding [of immunoglobulins]; Fr... |
| Kingsley splint | A winged maxillary splint used to apply traction to reduce maxillary fractures as well as immobilise them by having the wings attached to a head appliance by elastics. Synonym: reverse Kingsley splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| labial splint | An appliance of plastic, metal, or in combination, made to conform to the outer aspect of the dental arch and used in the management of jaw and facial injuries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ladder splint | A flexible splint consisting of two stout parallel wires with finer cross wires. Synonym: Cramer wire splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Frejka pillow splint | A pillow splint used for abduction and flexion of the femurs in treatment of congenital hip dysplasia or dislocation in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual splint | One similar to the labial splint, but conforming to the inner aspect of the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Liston's splint | A long splint extending from the axilla to the sole of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hearing loss, functional | Hearing loss without a physical basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthodontic appliances, functional | Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the muscle forces against the teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular action to effect bony growth and occlusal development. They are usually used in mixed dentition to treat paediatric malocclusions. (ada, 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
| functional | 1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official. 2. <physiology> Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general. <medicine> Functional disease, a disease of which the symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| functional albuminuria | A collective term denoting types of benign albuminuria that are associated with physical exertion or other conditions in which there are physiologic changes such as during pregnancy or adolescence. Synonym: physiologic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional anatomy | Anatomy studied in its relation to function. Synonym: morphophysiology, physiological anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional aphasia | Nonorganic aphasia related to conversion hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional apoplexy | A condition simulating apoplexy without any cerebral lesion; a form of conversion hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional blindness | Apparent loss of vision related to suggestibility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional cardiovascular disease | A euphemism for cardiovascular symptoms deemed to be psychogenic. More generally, sometimes used for abnormal cardiac function. (05 Mar 2000) |