| CNS | central nervous system; clinical nurse specialist; coagulase-negative staphylococci; congenital neph... |
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| CNST | coagulase-negative staphylococci |
| CNV | choroidal neovascularization; contingent negative variation; cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis |
| CONS | coagulase-negative Staphylococcus; consultation; consultant |
| CPTN | culture-positive toxin-negative |
| negative thermotaxis | Repulsion of a plant or animal from heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| negative transference | Transference characterised by predominantly hostile feelings on the part of the patient toward the analyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eyepiece, negative | <microscopy> An ocular in which the real image of the object is formed between two lenses. The Huygens type. (05 Aug 1998) |
| false negative | <statistics> A term used to indicate a test showed an incorrect negative result. (16 Dec 1997) |
| false-negative reaction | <statistics> An erroneous or mistakenly negative response. Negative test results in subjects who possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of diseased persons as healthy when screening in the detection of disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lens, negative | <microscopy> A lens that is thicker on the edges than in the centre, and which causes parallel light rays to diverge. Synonym: diverging lens. (05 Aug 1998) |
| lower body negative pressure | External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated haemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acceptor control | <biochemistry> The regulation of the respiration rate, governed by ADP's ability to be a phosphate group acceptor. (06 May 1997) |
| anticipatory control | <physiology> The regulation of a system or process based on anticipated events, this isa feed-forward rather than a feedback system. (09 Oct 1997) |
| assist-control ventilation | Artificial respiration in which inspiration is produced automatically after a set interval if the person has not already begun to inspire. Compare: assisted ventilation, controlled ventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autogenous control | <molecular biology> Regulation of how much a gene gets transcribed by the gene's own products. (02 Jan 1998) |
| aversive control | <psychology> Control of the behaviour of another individual by use of psychologically noxious means; e.g., attempting to force better study habits by withholding a child's allowance, or withholding sexual contact unless the partner complies with a request. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biological control | <agriculture> The agricultural use of living things, such as parasites, diseases, and predators, to control or eliminate others, such as weeds and pests, rather than by using chemicals (herbicides and pesticides). (21 Mar 1998) |
| birth control | Restriction of the number of offspring by means of contraceptive measures, projects, programs, or methods to control reproduction, by either improving or diminishing fertility. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gate-control hypothesis | A theory to explain the mechanism of pain; small fibre afferent stimuli, particularly pain, entering the substantia gelatinosa can be modulated by large fibre afferent stimuli and descending spinal pathways so that their transmission to ascending spinal pathways is blocked (gated). Synonym: gate-control hypothesis. (05 Mar 2000) |