| JVP | [POMD P 49 - 52] 1) Jugular Vein Pressure 2) Jugular Venous Pulse ... |
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| LSV | lateral sacral vein; left subclavian vein; longitudinal sound velocity |
| RPV | right portal vein; right pulmonary vein |
| SVC | saphenous vein cutdown; segmental venous capacitance; selective venous catheterization; slow vital c... |
| GCV | great cardiac vein |
| small bowel infiltration | <radiology> Whipple disease (proximal small bowel), small bowel lymphoma, amyloidosis, Waldenstrom macrogloblinaemia, sprue, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, abetalipoproteinaemia (increased fat droplets in mucosal cells) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| small bowel lymphoma | <radiology> Patterns:, infiltrative dilatation, nodular multiple filling defects, polypoid may cause intussiception from leading point associated with Burkitt lymphoma, endoexoenteric fistulae (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel nodules | <radiology> Lymphoid hyperplasia, lymphoma, metastasis (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel obstruction | <radiology> Fibrous adhesions (75%), secondary to previous peritonitis or surgery, hernia, external, internal, neoplasm, inflammatory disease See also: adynamic ileus simulating mechanical obstruction, large bowel (colon) obstruction (12 Dec 1998) |
| small bowel series | Radiographic examination of the small intestine following the oral administration of contrast medium, usually barium sulfate. Compare: small bowel enema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small calorie | The quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1캜, or from 14.5캜 to 15.5캜 in the case of normal or standard calorie. Synonym: gram calorie. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small canal of chorda tympani | A canal leading from the facial canal to the tympanic cavity through which the chorda tympani nerve enters this cavity. Synonym: canaliculus chordae tympani, iter chordae posterius, small canal of chorda tympani. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small cell carcinoma | <oncology, tumour> Common malignant neoplasm of bronchus. Cells of the tumour have endocrine like characteristics and may secrete one or more of a wide range of hormones, especially regulatory peptides like bombesin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| small cell lung cancer | A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small and round. Also called oat cell lung cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| small cleaved cell | A lymphoid cell of follicular centre cell origin that has an irregularly shaped nucleus with clumped chromatin, absent nucleoli, and one or more clefts in the nuclear membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small deep petrosal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> One of two sympathetic branches from the internal carotid plexus to the tympanic plexus. Synonym: nervus caroticotympanicus, small deep petrosal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small for gestational age | <obstetrics, paediatrics> A weight classification of newborns associated with poor health outcomes, the weight falling below the 10th percentile on the intrauterine growth curve for the infant's calculated gestational age. (27 Sep 1997) |
| small gallbladder | <radiology> Chronic cholecystitis, cystic fibrosis (seen in 30-50% of CF patients), congenital anomaly (multiseptate, hypoplastic) Cf: large gall bladder (12 Dec 1998) |
| small increment sensitivity index | The sounding of a tone 20 dB above threshold, followed by a series of 200-msec tones 1 dB louder; perception of these is indicative of cochlear damage. Synonym: small increment sensitivity index test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small increment sensitivity index test | The sounding of a tone 20 dB above threshold, followed by a series of 200-msec tones 1 dB louder; perception of these is indicative of cochlear damage. Synonym: small increment sensitivity index test. (05 Mar 2000) |