| HOI | hospital onset of infection |
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| IAO | immediately after onset; intermittent aortic occlusion; International Association of Orthodontists |
| JOD | juvenile-onset diabetes |
| JODM | juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus |
| MOD | magnetic optic disk; maturity onset diabetes; Medical Officer of the Day; mesio-occlusodistal |
| labour, premature | Onset of labour before term but after the foetus has become viable, usually sometime during the 29th through 38th week of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| labour presentation | The part of the foetal body that is in advance in the birth canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fourth stage of labour | The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again. (12 Dec 1998) |