| MPED | minimum phototoxic erythema dose |
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| TED | Tasks of Emotional Development; threshold erythema dose; thromboembolic disease |
| SSA | salicylsalicylic acid; sicca syndrome A; skin-sensitizing antibody; skin sympathetic activity; Sjogr... |
| ST | esotropia; scala tympani; scaphotrapezoid; sclerotherapy; sedimentation time; semitendinosus; sensor... |
| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
| erythema paratrimma | Erythema due to stasis over pressure points. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| erythema pernio | <symptom> Redness, itching and burning of the skin, especially the fingers, toes, heels, nose and ears on exposure to extreme cold and high humidity. Skin lesions may become blistered and or ulcerated. (05 Jan 1998) |
| erythema perstans | Probably a chronic form of erythema multiforme in which the relapses recur so persistently that the eruption is almost permanent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythema polymorphe | <dermatology> A rash that results from an allergic response, most often secondary to a drug. The rash is described as pink-red macules (flat), that may have clear centres (iris lesions) or appear as a dusky violet colour. Erythema multiforme most often results from reactions to sulpha drugs, penicillin's, phenytoin, barbiturates, phenolphthalein and carbamazepine. In some cases, erythema multiforme can result secondary to a Herpes simplex infection or Mycoplasma infection. (27 Sep 1997) |
| erythema simplex | Blushing or redness of the skin caused by a toxic reaction or a neurovascular phenomenon. Synonym: dermatitis simplex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythema solare | The burning or discolouration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythema threshold | The amount of radiation that causes redness of the skin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| erythema toxicum | Flushing of the skin due to allergic reaction to some toxic substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythema toxicum neonatorum | A common transient idiopathic eruption of erythema, small papules, and occasionally pustules filled with eosinophilic leukocytes overlying hair follicles of the newborn. Synonym: erythema neonatorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythema tuberculatum | Erythema multiforme in which the papules are of large size. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jacquet's erythema | Colloquially referred to as diaper, ammonia, or napkin rash; dermatitis of thighs and buttocks resulting from exposure to urine and faeces in infants' diapers. Formerly attributed to ammonia formation; moisture, bacterial growth, and alkalinity may all induce lesions. Synonym: ammonia rash, diaper rash, Jacquet's erythema, napkin rash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbed dose | The amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material at the target site; in radiation therapy, the former unit for absorbed dose is the rad; the current (S.I.) unit is the gray. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air dose | The radiation dose, expressed in roentgens, delivered at a point in free air. Synonym: air dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone marrow dose | The cumulative dose to the blood-forming organ from therapeutic or nuclear fallout irradiation; the presumed leukemogenic dose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| booster dose | A dose given at some time after an initial dose to enhance the effect, said usually of antigens for the production of antibodies. (05 Mar 2000) |