| TADAC | therapeutic abortion, dilatation, aspiration, curettage |
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| UD | ulcerative dermatosis; ulnar deviation; undetermined; underdeveloped; unit dose; urethral dilatation... |
| VD | vapor density; vascular disease; vasodilation, vasodilator; venereal disease; venous dilatation; ven... |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| AS-SCORE | age, stage of disease, physiological system involved, complications, response to therapy |
| expulsion, stage of | The part of labour from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal. The second stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| first stage of labour | The part of labour when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labour is also called the stage of dilatation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latent stage | incubation period |
| fourth stage of labour | The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again. (12 Dec 1998) |