| IPPB | Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing; 간헐적 양압 호흡 |
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| IPPV | Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation; 간헐적 양압 환기 요법 |
| JVP | [POMD P 49 - 52] 1) Jugular Vein Pressure 2) Jugular Venous Pulse ... |
| PEEP | Positive End-Expiratory Pressure ? Ix 1. PaO2 < 60 mmHg, ... |
| ANAP | agglutination negative, absorption positive [reaction] |
| positive thermotaxis | Attraction of a plant or animal to heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| positive transference | Transference characterised by predominantly friendly, respectful, and positive feelings on the part of the patient toward the analyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermittent positive-pressure breathing | Application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase of spontaneous respiration. See: controlled mechanical ventilation (12 Dec 1998) |
| intermittent positive-pressure ventilation | Application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase when the patient has an artificial airway in place and is connected to a ventilator. See: controlled mechanical ventilation (12 Dec 1998) |
| t-lymphocytopenia, idiopathic CD4-positive | Reproducible depletion of CD4+ lymphocytes below 300 per cubic millimeter in the absence of HIV infection or other known causes of immunodeficiency. This is a rare, heterogeneous syndrome and does not appear to be caused by a transmissible agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| eyepiece, positive | <microscopy> An eyepiece in which the real image of the object is formed below the lower lens element, of the eyepiece. (05 Aug 1998) |
| false positive | <statistics> A test result that is read as positive when it is really negative. (27 Sep 1997) |
| false-positive reaction | <statistics> An erroneous or mistakenly positive response. Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukaemia, calla-positive | Acute leukaemia in which lymphocytes are positive for the common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia antigen (calla). (12 Dec 1998) |
| Aaron's sign | <clinical sign> In acute appendicitis, a referred pain or feeling of distress in the epigastrium or precordial region on continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abadie's sign of tabes dorsalis | Insensibility to pressure over the tendo achillis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abrahams' sign | <clinical sign> An obsolete sign: Rales and other adventitious sounds, changes in the respiratory murmurs, and increase in the whispered sound can be heard on auscultation over the acromial end of the clavicle some time before they become audible at the apex; heard primarily in pulmonary tuberculosis affecting the apical portion of the lung, a dull-flat note, i.e., one between the normal dullness at the right apex and absolute flatness, heard on percussion in that region, indicating progress from incipient to advanced tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory sign | <clinical sign> A finding frequently but not consistently present in a disease. Synonym: assident sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Allis' sign | <clinical sign> In fracture of the neck of the femur, the trochanter rides up, relaxing the fascia lata, so that the finger can be sunk deeply between the great trochanter and the iliac crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Amoss' sign | <clinical sign> In painful flexion of the spine, it is necessary to support a sitting position by extending the arms behind the torso with the weight placed on the hands. (05 Mar 2000) |