| PRP | physiologic rest position; pityriasis rubra pilaris; platelet-rich plasma; polyribosyl ribitol phosp... |
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| PSR | pain sensitivity range; perspective surface rendering; portal systemic resistance; proliferative sic... |
| ROP | removal of pins or plates; removal of plaster [of Paris]; retinopathy of prematurity; right occipito... |
| VSR | venous stasis retinopathy |
| CNS | Central Nervous System; 중추신경계 |
| central africa | <geography> The geographical area of africa comprising cameroon, central african republic, chad, congo, equatorial guinea, gabon, and democratic republic of the congo. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| central amputation | Amputation in which the flaps are so united that the cicatrix runs across the end of the stump. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central and lateral intermediate substance | The central gray matter of the spinal cord surrounding the central canal. Synonym: substantia intermedia centralis et lateralis, anterior gray column, Stilling's gelatinous substance, substantia gelatinosa centralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central angiospastic retinitis | An obsolete term for central serous choroidopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central apnea | Apnea as the result of medullary depression which inhibits respiratory movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central apparatus | The centrosome and centrosphere. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central areolar choroidal atrophy | A slowly progressive pigmentary degeneration in young persons; characterised by black foci closely set together and coalescent at the posterior pole and macular region. Synonym: central areolar choroidal atrophy, central areolar choroidal sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central areolar choroidal sclerosis | A slowly progressive pigmentary degeneration in young persons; characterised by black foci closely set together and coalescent at the posterior pole and macular region. Synonym: central areolar choroidal atrophy, central areolar choroidal sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex on either side of the central sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci centralis, artery of central sulcus, central artery, Rolandic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central artery of retina | A branch of the ophthalmic artery which penetrates the optic nerve 1 cm behind the eye to enter the eye at the optic papilla in the retina; it divides into superior and inferior temporal and nasal branches. Synonym: arteria centralis retinae, arteria retinae centralis, Zinn's artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central atom | <physics> The atom to which the other atoms are bonded in a small molecule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| central bearing | In dentistry, application of forces between the maxillae and mandible at a single point located as near as possible to the centre of the supporting areas of the upper and lower jaws; used for the purpose of distributing closing forces evenly throughout the areas of the supporting structures during the recording of maxillomandibular (jaw) relations and during the correction of occlusal errors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing device | In dentistry, a device which provides a central point of bearing, or support, between upper and lower record bases; it consists of a contacting point which is attached to one base and a plate attached to the other which provides the surface on which the bearing point rests or moves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing point | The contact point of a central-bearing device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing tracing device | In dentistry, a central-bearing device used for making a tracing and/or for support between upper and lower bases. (05 Mar 2000) |