| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
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| ABCD | airway, breathing, circulation, differential diagnosis (or defibrillate) [in cardiopulmonary resusci... |
| ABCDE | airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure [in trauma patients]; botulism toxin pentavalen... |
| ABCIC | airway, breathing, circulation, intravenous crystalloid |
| ADCC | acute disorder of cerebral circulation; antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| hospitals, general | Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| surgeon general | The chief medical officer in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service. In some foreign military services any member of the medical corps who has the rank of general, not necessarily the chief medical officer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symptoms and general pathology | manifestations of disease and pathological conditions which may occur in various diseases and different organs (12 Dec 1998) |
| assisted circulation | Pumping that aids the natural activity of the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blood circulation | The course of the blood from the heart through the arteries, capillaries, and veins back again to the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood circulation time | Determination of the shortest time interval between the injection of a substance in the vein and its arrival at some distant site in sufficient concentration to produce a recognizable end result. It represents approximately the inverse of the average velocity of blood flow between two points. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capillary circulation | The course of the blood through the capillaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal circulation | The circulation of the blood through the vessels of the kidney. (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory circulation | The mechanisms of pulmonary circulation coordinated with the heart and systemic circulation. It involves the flow or interruption of the flow of blood to the lungs as it affects respiration. Pulmonary circulation, a circulatory concept, emphasizes the passage of blood from the right to the left heart through the lungs. Respiratory circulation coordinates this with heart action, systemic circulation, and breathing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebrovascular circulation | The circulation of blood through the vessels of the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| greater circulation | The circulation of blood through the arteries, capillaries, and veins of the general system, from the left ventricle to the right atrium. Synonym: greater circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| persistent foetal circulation syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn infant, without demonstrable cardiac disease. It is characterised by cyanosis and acidosis, severe pulmonary vasoconstriction, hypertrophy of pulmonary arterial muscle, and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, with resultant right-to-left shunting of blood through a patent ductus arteriosus and at times a patent foramen ovale. (12 Dec 1998) |
| circulation | <physiology> Movement in a regular or circuitous course, as the movement of the blood through the heart and blood vessels. Origin: L. Circulatio (18 Nov 1997) |
| circulation, foetal | The blood circulation in the foetus (the unborn baby). Before birth, the blood from the heart that is destined (in the pulmonary artery) for the lungs is shunted away from the lungs and returned to the greatest of arteries (the aorta). The shunt is through a short vessel called the ductus arteriosus. When this shunt is open, it is said to be a patent (pronounced pá tent) ductus arteriosus (PDA). The PDA usually closes at or shortly after birth and blood is permitted to course freely to the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| circulation time | The time taken for the blood to pass through a given circuit of the vascular system, e.g., the pulmonary or systemic circulation, from one arm to another, from arm to tongue, or from arm to lung; it is measured by the injection into an arm vein of a substance, such as sodium dehydrocholate, ether, fluorescein, histamine, or a radium salt, which can be detected when it arrives at another point in the vascular system. (05 Mar 2000) |