| ECG | Electro-Cardio-Graphy(-Gram); 심전도 = EKG 1. Conducting System Structu... |
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| HPD | hearing protective device; high-protein diet; home peritoneal dialysis |
| HD | Haab-Dimmer [syndrome]; Hajna-Damon [broth]; Hansen disease; hearing distance; heart disease; helix ... |
| HEP | hemolysis end point; hepatoerythropoietic porphyria; high egg passage [virus]; high-energy phosphate... |
| HFHV | high frequency, high volume |
| diabetic diet | A diet prescribed in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, usually limited in the amount of sugar or readily available carbohydrate. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| diet | <nutrition> Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. This does not include diet therapy, a specific diet prescribed in the treatment of a disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet fads | Diets which become fashionable, but which are not necessarily nutritious. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, fat-restricted | A diet that contains limited amounts of fat with less than 30% of calories from all fats and less than 10% from saturated fat. Such a diet is used in control of hyperlipidemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, macrobiotic | An approach to nutrition based on whole cereal grains, beans, cooked vegetables and the chinese yin-yang principle. It advocates a diet consisting of organic and locally grown foods, seasonal vegetables, complex carbohydrates, and fewer fats, sugars, and chemically processed foods. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, protein-restricted | A diet that contains limited amounts of protein. It is prescribed in some cases to slow the progression of renal failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet records | Records of nutrient intake over a specific period of time, usually kept by the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, sodium-restricted | A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for edematous states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet surveys | Systematic collections of factual data pertaining to the diet of a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ornish reversal diet | A diet designed by Dean Ornish, who has evidence that it will reverse coronary artery disease. It consists of 10% of calories from fat (mostly polyunsaturated or monounsaturated, with 5 mg cholesterol per day), 70 to 75% from carbohydrate, and 15 to 20% from protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elimination diet | A diet designed to detect what ingredient of the food causes allergic manifestations in the patient; food items to which the patient may be sensitive are withdrawn separately and successively from the diet until that which causes the symptoms is discovered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kempner diet | A diet of rice, fruit, and sugar, plus vitamin and iron supplements, devised by Kempner to treat hypertension. In 2,000 calories, the diet contains 5 gm or less of fat, about 20 gm of protein, and not more than 150 mg of sodium. Synonym: Kempner diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ketogenic diet | A high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and normal protein diet causing ketosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full liquid diet | A diet consisting only of liquids but including cream soups, ice cream, and milk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver diet | A special diet for those with liver disease should be low in protein and higher in carbohydrates. (27 Sep 1997) |