| MSD | material safety data; mean square deviation; mild sickle cell disease; most significant digit; multi... |
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| TOMHS | Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study |
| D&E | diet and elimination; dilation and evacuation [partial birth abortion] |
| BCM | B-cell maturation; birth control medication; blood-clotting mechanism effects; body cell mass; body ... |
| BH | base hospital; benzalkonium and heparin; bill of health; birth history; Bishop-Harman [instruments];... |
| Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation | <pharmacology, physiology> Paracrine cells of which argentaffin cells are an example. Usage of the term APUD is neither helpful nor memorable. Acronym: APUD (11 Nov 1997) |
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| amino acids, peptides, and proteins | Amino acids and chains of amino acids connected by peptide linkages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Anderson and Goldberger test | A test for typhus in which the patient's blood is injected into a guinea pig's peritoneal cavity. In typhus a typical temperature curve will be observed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anniversaries and special events | Occasions to commemorate an event or occasions designated for a specific purpose. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonyms and pseudonyms | Designations for persons whose names are not known or who wish to remain anonymous (anonyms) and for persons who wish to conceal or obscure their identity by assuming a fictitious name (pseudonyms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-allergic and respiratory system agents | A collective term for drugs used to treat allergic reactions as well as those drugs that produce an effect on the respiratory system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agents | Collective grouping for substances used to arrest the proliferation of malignant cells and those that suppress the immune response. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appointments and schedules | The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| artery of bernasconi and cassinari | <radiology> Tentorial artery, first branch of meningohypophyseal trunk (branch from juxtasellar ICA), can indicate pathology such as: meningioma, fistula, AVM (12 Dec 1998) |
| atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini | A form of slate-coloured atrophy of the skin occurring in discrete, 2-cm or larger lesions, either singly or multiply, and occasionally confluent, increasing in number and size over a period of years and then remaining constant; thought by some to be of two types: one preceded by morphea, and the other appearing with no preceding identifiable pathology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial infections and mycoses | Infections caused by bacteria and fungi, general, specified, or unspecified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ball-and-socket joint | A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. Synonym: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| b and t cell count | A test that measures the respective quantities of B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes. This test is often performed in the analysis of an immune deficiency disorder. Normal values include: 68 to 75% of total lymphocytes are T lymphocytes and 10 to 20% are B lymphocytes. Increased T-cell counts can indicate infectious mononucleosis, acute lymphocytic leukaemia or multiple myeloma. Increased B lymphocytes can indicate chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia or Di George syndrome. Decreased T-cells may indicate congenital T-cell deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome or AIDS. Decreased B-cells may indicate acute lymphocytic leukaemia or a congenital immunoglobulin deficiency disorder. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bedding and linens | Articles of cloth, usually cotton or rayon and other synthetic or cotton-blend fabrics, used in households, hospitals, physicians' examining rooms, nursing homes, etc., for sheets, pillow cases, toweling, gowns, drapes, and the like. (12 Dec 1998) |
| behavioural disciplines and activities | The specialties in psychiatry and psychology, their diagnostic techniques and tests, their therapeutic methods, and psychiatric and psychological services. (12 Dec 1998) |