| CPR | cardiopulmonary reserve; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; centripetal rub; cerebral cortex perfusion r... |
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| CPRI | Computerized Patient Record Institute |
| CR | calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie-restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitatio... |
| CRL | cell repository line; Certified Record Librarian; complement receptor location; complement receptor ... |
| CRT | cadaveric renal transplant; cardiac resuscitation team; cathode-ray tube; certified; Certified Recor... |
| zinco-polar | <physics> Electrically polarized like the surface of the zinc presented to the acid in a battery, which has zincous affinity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| law of polar excitation | A given segment of a nerve is irritated by the development of catelectrotonus and the disappearance of anelectrotonus, but the reverse does not hold; i.e., excitation occurs at the cathode when the circuit is closed and at the anode when it is opened. Synonym: Pfluger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |