| CRD | carbohydrate-recognition domain; chronic renal disease; chronic respiratory disease; child restraint... |
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| IRDS | idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome; infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| LRI | lamina rara interna; lower respiratory [tract] illness; lower respiratory [tract] infection; lymphoc... |
| LRTI | lower respiratory tract illness; lower respiratory tract infection |
| MRV | minute respiratory volume; mixed respiratory vaccine |
| environmental tobacco smoke | A complex mixture of chemical constituents and particulates released into the atmosphere from the burning tip of a cigarette, pipe or cigar or from smoke exhaled by the smoker. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| environmental variance | Within a population, the measure of how much of the variation of a particular phenotype is due to environmental factors (as opposed to variations in genotype. An example might be the height of a human as determined by such factors as nutrition or infectious diseases during childhood. See: genetic variance. (09 Oct 1997) |
| united states environmental protection agency | An agency in the executive branch which endeavors to abate and control pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, noise, radiation, and toxic substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aestho-physiology | <study> The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. Origin: Gr. To perceive + E. Physiology. (04 Mar 1998) |
| bacterial physiology | Physiological processes and activities of bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blood physiology | Observable characteristics of blood activities and functions, such as blood groups, coagulation processes, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiovascular physiology | Functions and activities of the cardiovascular system as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| general physiology | The science of the functions or vital processes common to almost all living things, whether animal or plant, as opposed to aspects of physiology peculiar to particular types of animals or plants, or to the application of physiology to applied sciences such as medicine and agriculture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viral physiology | Biological processes and activities of viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathologic physiology | That part of the science of disease concerned with disordered function, as distinguished from anatomical lesions. Synonym: physiopathology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cell physiology | Characteristics and physiological processes of cells from cell division to cell death. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physiology | <study> The study of how living organisms function. (09 Oct 1997) |
| comparative physiology | The science concerned with the differences in the vital processes in different species of organisms, particularly with a view to the adaptation of the processes to the specific needs of the species, to illuminating the evolutionary relationships among different species, or to establishing other interspecific generalizations and relationships. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plant physiology | Physiological functions characteristic of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| musculoskeletal physiology | Functions and activities of the bones and muscles as a musculoskeletal unit or individually. (12 Dec 1998) |