| ACV | acute cardiovascular [disease]; acyclovir; assisted controlled ventilation; atrial/carotid/ventricul... |
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| ASHCVD | atherosclerotic hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| CC | calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; card... |
| CCI | Cardiovascular Credentialing International; cholesterol crystallization inhibitor; chronic coronary ... |
| CCS | Canadian Cardiovascular Society; casualty clearing station; cell cycle specific; cholecystosonograph... |
| MONICA | MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease |
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| PRO-CAM | Prospective Cardiovascular Munster |
| CVD | cardiovascular |
| physiologic scotoma | The negative scotoma in the visual field, corresponding to the optic disk. Synonym: blind spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| physiologic tremor | Fine tremor, 8-13 Hz frequency, which is a normal phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic unit | The ultimate (hypothetical) vital unit of protoplasm, as conceived by Spencer, the smallest division of an organ that will perform its function; e.g., the uriniferous tubule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic vertigo | Dizziness as result of changes in inner ear resulting from absence of gravity. Synonym: physiologic vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monitoring, physiologic | The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experimental animal; includes pharmacologic monitoring, the measurement of administered drugs or their metabolites in the blood, tissues, or urine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neovascularization, physiologic | The development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease; in healthy tissue transplants to restore circulation between a transplant and surrounding tissue; and across anastomotic sites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nystagmus, physiologic | Involuntary rhythmical movements of the eyes in the normal person. These can be naturally occurring as in end-position (end-point, end-stage, or deviational) nystagmus or induced by the optokinetic drum (nystagmus, optokinetic), caloric test, or a rotating chair. (12 Dec 1998) |