| NAS | nasal; National Academy of Sciences; National Association of Sanitarians; neonatal airleak syndrome;... |
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| N-CPAP, | n-CPAP nasal continuous positive airway pressure |
| ND | Doctor of Naturopathy; nasal deformity; natural death; Naval Dispensary; neonatal death; neoplastic ... |
| NSR | nasal septal reconstruction; nonspecific reaction; normal sinus rhythm; no sign of recurrence; not s... |
| NW | naked weight; nasal wash |
| diffuse pulmonary haemorrhage | <radiology> Thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis, Goodpasture syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegeners granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Behcet disease, D-penicillamine, lymphangiography (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Duret's haemorrhage | Small brainstem haemorrhage resulting from brainstem distortion secondary to transtentorial herniation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate haemorrhage | Haemorrhage that is recurrent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal haemorrhage | Bleeding into organs or cavities of the body. Synonym: concealed haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracerebral haemorrhage | <neurology> A haemorrhage within brain tissue. most often from small arterioles within the brain and can be secondary to uncontrolled hypertension or congenital arterial aneurysm. (10 Jan 1998) |
| intracranial haemorrhage | Escape of blood within the cranium due to loss of integrity of vascular channels, frequently forming haematoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapartum haemorrhage | Haemorrhage occurring in the course of normal labour and delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraventricular haemorrhage | Extravasation of blood into the ventricular system of the brain. Grade Description, I GMH (bleed limited to germinal matrix), II GMH/IVH, without ventricular dilatation, III GMH/IVH leading to acute ventricular dilatation, IV GMH/IVH leading to extention into adjacent brain (21 Jun 2000) |
| oral haemorrhage | Bleeding from the blood vessels of the mouth, which may occur as a result of injuries to the mouth, accidents in oral surgery, or diseases of the gums; the term should not be used for the escape of blood from the mouth due to internal injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extradural haemorrhage | An accumulation of blood between the skull and the dura mater. Synonym: epidural haematoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eye haemorrhage | Intraocular haemorrhage from the vessels of various tissues of the eye, e.g., choroidal haemorrhage and retinal haemorrhage. It is to be differentiated from retrobulbar haemorrhage which refers to haemorrhage within the orbital cavity behind the eye. (12 Dec 1998) |
| unavoidable haemorrhage | An obsolete term for haemorrhage occurring during labour in cases of placenta previa, as distinguished from accidental haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper GI haemorrhage | <gastroenterology> Diagnostic considerations: duodenal ulcer (40%), gastric ulcer (10-20%), diffuse erosive gastritis (15-20%), oesophageal varices (10%), Mallory-Weiss tears (10%), gastric carcinoma (less than 5%) (25 Jun 1999) |
| uterine haemorrhage | The escape of blood from vessels in the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| absent nasal septum | <radiology> Cocaine, Wegener's (midline lethal granuloma), surgery, trauma, syphilis, sarcoid (12 Dec 1998) |