| CC | calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; card... |
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| CIS | carcinoma in situ; catheter-induced spasm; central inhibitory state; Chemical Information Service; c... |
| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
| DCP | dicalcium phosphate; Diploma in Clinical Pathology; Diploma in Clinical Psychology; District Communi... |
| KAP | knowledge, aptitude, and practice |
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| extramural practice | Delivery of health care services by university faculties or full-time hospital staff to persons beyond the physical confines of their respective medical centres. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| family practice | A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| family practice physician | <specialist> A physician expert in the management of a wide scope of health problems in adults and children. Once referred to as a general practitioner or family physician. (27 Sep 1997) |
| knowledge, attitudes, practice | Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviours which pertain to health-related events such as procedures, diseases, or family planning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adult-onset diabetes | <disease> An often mild form of diabetes mellitus of gradual onset, usually in obese individuals over age 35; absolute plasma insulin levels are normal to high, but relatively low in relation to plasma glucose levels; ketoacidosis is rare, but hyperosmolar coma can occur; responds well to dietary regulation and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents, but diabetic complications and degenerative changes can develop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alimentary diabetes | Glycosuria developing after the ingestion of a moderate amount of sugar or starch, which normally is disposed of without appearing in the urine, because rate of intestinal absorption exceeds capacity of the liver and the other tissues to remove the glucose, thus allowing blood glucose levels to become high enough for renal excretion to occur. Synonym: alimentary diabetes, digestive glycosuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alloxan diabetes | Experimental diabetes mellitus produced in animals by the administration of alloxan, which damages the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brittle diabetes | <endocrinology> A term used when the blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from low to high and is somewhat unstable. (13 Nov 1997) |
| bronzed diabetes | A genetic disease in which the body takes in too much iron from food, this causes excess iron to be deposited in the liver and heart and other organs, eventually leading to organ failure and death. This illness is called bronze diabetes because the kidneys often fail, leading to symptoms similar to those found with diabetes mellitus, and because the deposition of iron into the skin makes the person look like he or she has an all-over tan. It used to be believed that this disease was rare and mainly affected people of Caucasian descent, butin recent years scientists have realised it is more common and affects a wide range of ethnic groups. Some believe that this genetic defect actually helps people (especially women) survive in areas where malnutrition is widespread and iron is scarce in food. Regular venesection may help people suffering from this disease. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bronze diabetes | A genetic disease in which the body takes in too much iron from food, this causes excess iron to be deposited in the liver and heart and other organs, eventually leading to organ failure and death. This illness is called bronze diabetes because the kidneys often fail, leading to symptoms similar to those found with diabetes mellitus, and because the deposition of iron into the skin makes the person look like he or she has an all-over tan. It used to be believed that this disease was rare and mainly affected people of Caucasian descent, butin recent years scientists have realised it is more common and affects a wide range of ethnic groups. Some believe that this genetic defect actually helps people (especially women) survive in areas where malnutrition is widespread and iron is scarce in food. Regular venesection may help people suffering from this disease. (09 Oct 1997) |
| calcinuric diabetes | <biochemistry> The excretion of abnormally large amounts of calcium in the urine, seen in cases of hyperparathyroidism. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (11 Jan 1998) |
| galactose diabetes | <biochemistry> A rare genetic (autosomal recessive) disorder characterised by the inability a defect in the enzyme (galactose 1 phosphate uridyl transferase) that converts galactose 1 phosphate into glucose 1 phosphate is absent. Excess galactose 1 phosphate accumulates in the blood and a variety of problems result. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (27 Sep 1997) |
| pancreatic diabetes | Diabetes mellitus demonstrably dependent upon a pancreatic lesion, diabetes following removal of the pancreas in an animal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasopressin-resistant diabetes | Diabetes insipidus due to inability of the kidney tubules to respond to antidiuretic hormone; X-linked inheritance, with full expression in males and partial defect in heterozygous females. Synonym: vasopressin-resistant diabetes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gestational diabetes | A glucose intolerance which occurs in pregnancy, usually noticed between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy. In most cases the blood glucose level returns to normal after delivery. Although the symptoms of this form of diabetes are mild and nonserious for the mother, elevated blood glucose in the mother has been associated with an increased risk of foetal and newborn death. Risk factors for gestational diabetes include maternal age over 25, family history of diabetes, obesity, birth weight over 9 lb in a previous delivery or a history for congenital birth defect or death, in a previous newborn. (27 Sep 1997) |