| SV | saphenous vein; sarcoma virus; satellite virus; selective vagotomy; semilunar valve; seminal vesicle... |
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| HAM | hearing aid microphone; helical axis in motion; human albumin microsphere; human alveolar macrophage... |
| HBT | human brain thromboplastin; human breast tumor |
| HCS | Hajdu-Cheney syndrome; Hazard Communication Standard; health care support; hourglass contraction of ... |
| hCT | human calcitonin; human chorionic thyrotropin |
| intracystic papilloma | A papilloma growing within a cystic adenoma, filling the cavity with a mass of branching epithelial processes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intraductal papilloma | A small, often nonpalpable, benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple. Synonym: duct papilloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inverted papilloma | A mucosal tumour of the urinary bladder or nasal cavity in which proliferating epithelium is invaginated beneath the surface and is more smoothly rounded than in other papilloma's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transitional cell papilloma | <tumour> A benign papillary tumour of transitional epithelium; in the urinary tract, frequently called transitional cell carcinoma, grade 1, because of the likelihood of its recurrence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zymotic papilloma | <medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws. Origin: African yaw a raspberry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| laryngeal papilloma | A warty growth in the larynx, ususally on the vocal cords. Persistent hoarseness is a common symptom. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bovine virus diarrhoea virus | A virus of the genus Pestivirus, in the family Togaviridae, causing bovine virus diarrhoea; New York, Oregon, and Indiana strains of the virus are recognised. Synonym: mucosal disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenoviruses, human | Species of the genus mastadenovirus, causing a wide range of diseases in humans. Infections are mostly asymptomatic, but can be associated with diseases of the respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenovirus infections, human | Respiratory and conjunctival infections caused by 33 identified serotypes of human adenoviruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antigens, human platelet | Human alloantigens expressed only on platelets, specifically on platelet membrane glycoproteins. These platelet-specific antigens are immunogenic and can result in pathological reactions to transfusion therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bites, human | Bites inflicted by humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bonding, human-pet | The emotional attachment of individuals to pets. (12 Dec 1998) |
| packed human blood cells | Whole blood from which plasma has been removed; may be prepared any time during the dating period of the whole blood from which it is derived, but not later than six days after the blood has been drawn if separation of plasma and cell's is achieved by centrifugation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetic human male | An individual with a karyotype containing a Y chromosome, an individual whose cell nuclei do not contain Barr sex chromatin bodies, which are normally present in females. Patients with ambiguous sexual development and those with Turner's syndrome are classed as genetic male's or genetic females according to the absence or presence of Barr bodies even though their sex chromosome complement may suggest otherwise. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genome, human | All of the genetic information, the entire genetic complement, all of the DNA in a person. Humanity's DNA is the treasury of human inheritance. It is this extraordinary repository of genetic information which the Human Genome Project in the United States and comparable programs in other countries around the world that belong to HUGO (the HUman Genome Organisation) are designed to fully fathom. (12 Dec 1998) |