| PSD | particle size distribution; peptone, starch, and dextrose; periodic synchronous discharge; phase-sen... |
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| TBS | total body solids; total body solute; total body surface; total burn size; Townes-Brocks syndrome; t... |
| ABR | Absolute Bed Rest |
| ABO | abortion; absent bed occupancy; American Board of Orthodontists; blood group system consisting of gr... |
| ABR | abortus Bang ring [test]; absolute bed rest; auditory brainstem response |
| infrapatellar fat-pad | The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint. Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ischiorectal fat-pad | The fat within the ischiorectal fossa. Synonym: corpus adiposum fossae ischiorectalis, fat body of ischiorectal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fat-pad | The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball. Synonym: corpus adiposum orbitae, fat body of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat-pad | An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. Synonym: corpus adiposum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laparotomy pad | A pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge, for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations, and in other ways. Synonym: abdominal pad. (05 Mar 2000) |