| LTAS | lead tetra-acetate Schiff |
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| PASM | periodic acid-silver methenamine |
| PA-T-SP | periodic acid-thiocarbo-hydrazide-silver proteinate |
| AA | abdominal aorta; acetic acid; achievement age; active alcoholic; active assistive [range of motion];... |
| OA | obstructive apnea; occipital artery; occipito-anterior; occiput anterior; octanoic acid; ocular albi... |
| hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis | A form of periodic paralysis in which the serum potassium level is elevated during attacks; onset occurs in infancy, attacks are frequent but relatively mild, and myotonia is often present; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hypokalaemic periodic paralysis | <biochemistry> A rare inherited disorder, affecting men more often than women, characterised by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. One form, known as hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by bouts of muscle weakness (or paralysis) accompanied by low serum potassium levels. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Incidence: 1 in 100,000. (11 Jan 1998) |
| sodium-responsive periodic paralysis | A form of periodic paralysis in which the serum potassium level is within normal limits during attacks; onset usually occurs between the ages of 2 and 5 years; there is often severe quadriplegia, usually improved by the administration of sodium salts; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: sodium-responsive periodic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| normokalaemic periodic paralysis | A form of periodic paralysis in which the serum potassium level is within normal limits during attacks; onset usually occurs between the ages of 2 and 5 years; there is often severe quadriplegia, usually improved by the administration of sodium salts; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: sodium-responsive periodic paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| familial periodic paralysis | <neurology> A rare inherited disorder, affecting men more often than women, characterised by intermittent episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. One form, known as hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, is an autosomal recessive disorder that is characterised by bouts of muscle weakness (or paralysis) accompanied by low serum potassium levels. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Incidence: 1 in 100,000. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Belsey Mark IV procedure | A transthoracic hiatal hernia repair that restores the lower oesophageal sphincter zone to the high pressure region below the diaphragm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Belsey Mark V procedure | A modified Belsey Mark IV procedure often employing pledgetted sutures performed for patients with hiatal hernia plus disordered oesophageal motility in whom an oesophageal myotomy is also needed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Girdlestone procedure | Complete resection or excision of the head and neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vineberg procedure | Implantation of the internal mammary artery into the myocardium to improve blood flow to the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| V-Y procedure | A flap in which the incision is made in a V shape and sutured in a Y shape to gain additional tissue. Synonym: V-Y plasty, V-Y procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gomori procedure | <procedure> Cytochemical staining procedure used to localise acid phosphatases. Depends upon the production of phosphate ions from organic phospho esters such as _ glycerophosphate. The phosphate in the presence of lead ions causes the formation of a precipitate of lead salt that is converted to the brown sulphide of lead by the action of yellow ammonium sulphide. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Chamberlain procedure | A limited left anterior thoracostomy for biopsy of the mediastinal nodes out of reach by cervical mediastinoscopy. Synonym: anterior mediastinotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rittenhouse-Manogian procedure | Enlarges the aortic annulus by incising the left coronary-noncoronary commissure down unto the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clagett procedure | For empyema, a two-stage surgical procedure for expediting treatment of chronic empyema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Collis-Belsey procedure | A surgical method of treating oesophageal structure by creation of a neoesophagus and a fundoplication antireflux procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |