| PTD | percutaneous transluminal dilatation; permanent total disability; personality trait disorder; preter... |
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| PVL | perivalvular leakage; permanent vision loss |
| CPX | cleft palate, X-linked; clinical practice examination; complete physical examination |
| NPE | neurogenic pulmonary edema; neuropsychologic examination; no palpable enlargement; normal pelvic exa... |
| OE | on examination; order entry [system]; orofacial cleft; orthopedic examination; otitis externa; out-s... |
| oesophageal smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the mouth (oral smear), oesophagus and stomach (gastric smear), duodenum (paraduodenal smear), and colon, obtained by specialised lavage techniques; used principally for the diagnosis of cancer of those areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oral smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the mouth (oral smear), oesophagus and stomach (gastric smear), duodenum (paraduodenal smear), and colon, obtained by specialised lavage techniques; used principally for the diagnosis of cancer of those areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectocervical smear | A cytologic smear of material obtained from the ectocervix, usually by scraping; used principally for the diagnosis of late cervical cancers involving the ectocervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endocervical smear | A cytologic smear of material obtained from the endocervical canal by swab, aspiration, or scraping; used principally for the detection of early cervical cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endometrial smear | A group of cytologic smear's containing material obtained directly from the endometrium by aspiration, lavage, or brushing of the uterine cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faecal smear | <investigation> A microscopic slide preparation that is used to identify pathogenic micro-organisms within a stool specimen. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fast smear | A cytologic smear containing material from the vaginal pool and pancervical scrapings, mixed and prepared on one microscopic slide, smeared, and fixed immediately; used principally for routine screening of ovaries, endometrium, cervix, vagina, and hormonal states. (05 Mar 2000) |
| FGT cytologic smear | Female genital tract cytologic smear, any cytologic smear obtained from the female genital tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urinary smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing processed urine obtained from bladder, ureters, or renal pelvis; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the urinary tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral vaginal wall smear | A cytologic smear containing material obtained by scraping the lateral wall of the vagina near the junction of its upper and middle third; used for cytohormonal evaluation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower respiratory tract smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs. Synonym: bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear. (05 Mar 2000) |