| PASM | periodic acid-silver methenamine |
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| PA-T-SP | periodic acid-thiocarbo-hydrazide-silver proteinate |
| RSS | rat stomach strip; rectosigmoidoscopy; Russell-Silver syndrome |
| SDS | same day surgery; school dental services; self-rating depression scale; sensory deprivation syndrome... |
| SRS | schizophrenic residual state; sex reassignment surgery; Silver-Russell syndrome; simple repeat seque... |
| HID-TCH-SP | hig-iron diamine-thiocarbohydrazide-silver proteinate |
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| AgNOR | silver-staining nucleolar organizer region |
| ALCA-PA | Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery |
| STA-MCA | Superficial temporal artery - middle cerebral artery |
| STA-MCA | Superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery |
| silver fluoride | AgF2-H2O;an antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| silver-fork deformity | The deformity resembling the curve of the back of a fork seen in Colles' fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver-fork fracture | A Colles' fracture of the wrist in which the deformity has the appearance of a fork in profile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Silver, Henry | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1918. See: Silver-Russell dwarfism, Silver-Russell syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver impregnation | Silver complexes employed to demonstrate reticulin in normal and diseased tissues, as well as neuroglia, neurofibrillae, argentaffin cells, and Golgi apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver iodate | A reagent for the determination of chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver lactate | Has been used as an astringent and antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver nitrate | <chemical> A powerful germicide, used as an antiseptic, applied topically to the conjunctiva as a prophylactic against opthalmia neonatorum, and also used as an antiseptic in infections of the skin and mucous membrane. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. Chemical name: Nitric acid silver(1+) salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver oxide | Has been used in epilepsy and chorea; it is explosive when mixed with readily combustible substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver picrate | An ionizable salt of silver; has been used in the treatment of trichomoniasis and moniliasis of the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver point | A solid core cone of silver used in filling root canals in conjunction with a cement or paste. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver poisoning | <dermatology> Deposition of silver salts in the skin from excessive oral intake. Signs: permanent blue to bronze discolouration of the skin and mucosa that is darker in regions exposed to light. (27 Sep 1997) |
| silver proteins | <chemical> Compounds of silver and proteins used as topical anti-infective agents. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver protein stain | <technique> A silver proteinate complex used in staining nerve fibres, nerve endings, and flagellate protozoa; also used to demonstrate phagocytosis in living animals by the cells of the reticuloendothelial system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Silver-Russell dwarfism | <syndrome> A disorder characterised by low birth weight, late closure of the anterior fontanel, bilateral bodily asymmetry, clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, triangular facies, and carp mouth; little useful genetic evidence. Synonym: Silver-Russell dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |