| AJKD | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
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| ICD | 1) International (statistical) Classification of Diseases, (injuries & causes of death)<... |
| STDs | Sexual Transmitted Diseases [Chap 88, HP 534-43] |
| AASK | African American Study of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Pilot Study |
| AMD | acid maltase deficiency; acromandibular dysplasia; actinomycin D; adrenomyelodystrophy; age-related ... |
| triangularity of the teeth | A well-marked indication of advancing age in the horse, shown by increasing depth from front to rear in the occlusal surfaces of the incisor teeth; at nine years, when the marks fail, this sign is of use in determining the age of the animal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tube teeth | Artificial teeth constructed with a vertical, cylindric aperture extending from the centre of the base up into the body of the tooth into which a pin may be placed or cast for the attachment of the tooth to a denture base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zero degree teeth | Prosthetic teeth having no cusp angles in relation to the horizontal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal numerical notation for teeth | <dentistry> The universal numerical notation is an alternative numerical notation for teeth. In this notation, your upper right third molar is designated as tooth#1, and then you number each tooth sequentially moving right to left and down across your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| flared teeth | <dentistry> A term used to indicate the position of the teeth. The upper teeth are flared lingually (toward the lip). (08 Jan 1998) |
| fluoridated teeth | <dentistry> Teeth exposed to fluorine salts during odontogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fused teeth | Two teeth united during development by the union of their tooth germs; the teeth may be joined by the enamel of their crowns, by their root dentin, or by both. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acoustic nerve diseases | Diseases of the eighth cranial nerve. These include vestibular neuronitis, cochlear neuritis and acoustic neuroma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adaptation diseases | Disease's falling theoretically into Selye's concept of the general-adaptation syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adnexal diseases | Diseases of the uterine appendages: the ovaries, uterine tubes, and ligaments of the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| agricultural workers' diseases | Diseases in persons engaged in cultivating and tilling soil, growing plants, harvesting crops, raising livestock, or otherwise engaged in husbandry and farming. The diseases are not restricted to farmers in the sense of those who perform conventional farm chores: the heading applies also to those engaged in the individual activities named above, as in those only gathering harvest or in those only dusting crops. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ape diseases | Diseases of apes (pongidae). This term includes diseases of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arterial occlusive diseases | Diseases in which arterial vessels are partially or completely obstructed or in which the blood flow through the vessels is impeded. (12 Dec 1998) |
| auditory diseases, central | Diseases of the auditory pathways from the bulbar cochlear nuclei to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe. Structures involved include the medial and lateral lemnisci, inferior colliculus, and the medial geniculate nucleus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| autoimmune diseases | Are illnesses which occur when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex organisation within the body that is designed normally to seek and destroy invaders of the body, particularly infections. Patients with these diseases have unusual antibodies in their blood that target their own body tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |