| PAL | pathology laboratory; peptidyl-alpha-hydroxyglycine alpha-amidating lysine phase alteration plane; p... |
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| TOA | total quality assessment; tubo-ovarian abscess |
| A2C | apical two-chamber [view] |
| A4C | apical four-chamber [view] |
| AI | accidental injury; accidentally incurred; adiposity index; aggregation index; allergy and immunology... |
| brain abscess in kids | <radiology> Cyanotic congenital heart disease, e.g., tetralogy of Fallot, most important predisposing factor, blood not filtered by pulmonary capillaries (12 Dec 1998) |
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| brodie abscess | <radiology> Subacute osteomyelitis, distal end of long bones, well-defined, lytic, with or without sclerotic rim, treatment: open abscess, curette, pack with bone chips, prognosis: excellent after tx Differential diagnosis: osteoid osteoma, EG (12 Dec 1998) |
| Brodie's abscess | A chronic abscess of bone surrounded by dense fibrous tissue and sclerotic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursal abscess | Suppuration within a bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radicular abscess | Alveolar abscess, an abscess around a tooth root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal abscess | A lateral periodontal abscess associated with the lingual surface of a maxillary tooth, an alveolar abscess that has eroded the cortical plate, allowing extension into the palatal soft tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gas abscess | An abscess containing gas caused by Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, or other gas-forming microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic abscess | An abscess in the pancreatic or peripancreatic area usually related to pancreatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parafrenal abscess | An abscess that occurs on either side of the frenum of the penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parametric abscess | An abscess in the connective tissue of the broad ligament of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paranephric abscess | An abscess in the region of the kidney, outside the renal fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous abscess | Abscess due to parasitic worms or in which worms are found. Synonym: verminous abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parotid abscess | Rapidly progressive suppuration in the parotid gland; a complication of parotitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid abscess | An abscess of the mastoid air cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous abscess | An abscess containing white solid or semisolid material of cheesy consistency; usually tuberculous. See: cheesy abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |