| FCAH | familial cytomegaly adrenocortical hypoplasia [syndrome] |
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| HPA | Health Care Practice Act; Health Policy Agenda for the American People; health promotion advocates; ... |
| NAP | nasion, point A, pogonion [convexity or concavity of the facial profile]; nerve action potential; ne... |
| PAMD | primary adrenocortical micronodular dysplasia |
| PAND | primary adrenocortical nodular dysplasia |
| hepatic insufficiency | Defective functional activity of the liver cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulmonary insufficiency | Pulmonary here refers to the valve between the right ventricle of the heart and the pulmonary artery. If this valve is insufficient (incompetant) in its performance, blood sloshes back from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulmonary valve insufficiency | Backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the pulmonary valve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pyloric insufficiency | Patulousness of the pyloric outlet of the stomach, allowing regurgitation of duodenal contents into the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divergence insufficiency | That condition in which an exophoria or exotropia is more marked for near vision than for far vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divergence insufficiency exotropia | Exotropia in which the strabismus is notably greater for near vision than for far vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| insufficiency | The condition of being insufficient or inadequate to the performance of the allotted duty. Origin: L. Insufficientia, from sufficiens = sufficient (18 Nov 1997) |
| thyroid insufficiency | Subnormal secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland. See: hypothyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tricuspid insufficiency | See: valvular insufficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tricuspid valve insufficiency | Backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium, owing to imperfect functioning of the tricuspid valve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | Lack of exocrine secretions of pancreas, due to destruction of acini, usually by chronic pancreatitis; lack of digestive enzymes from pancreas results in diarrhoea, usually fatty (steatorrhoea) because of lack of pancreatic enzymes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine insufficiency | Atony of the uterine musculature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CS2 secondary alkylsulfohydrolase | <enzyme> From comamonas terrigena Registry number: EC 3.1.6.- Synonym: cs2 sa sulfohydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| protein structure, secondary | The stage in the development of protein structure in which regular hydrogen-bond interactions within contiguous stretches of polypeptide chain give rise to alpha helices and beta sheets. This is the first folding level of protein building. (12 Dec 1998) |
| secondary | Second or inferior in order of time, place or importance, derived from or consequent to a primary event or thing. Origin: L. Secundarius, secundus = second (18 Nov 1997) |