| ASI | addiction severity index; anxiety state inventory; anxiety status inventory; arthroscopic screw inst... |
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| BSI | behavior status inventory; blood stream infection; borderline syndrome index; bound serum iron; brai... |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| DSI | deep shock insulin; Depression Status Inventory; disulfide isomerase; Down Syndrome International |
| DSS | dengue shock syndrome; dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate; Disability Status Scale; discrete subaortic st... |
one and one-half syndrome
| nutritional status | State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ind status | Status given an experimental drug after the FDA approves an application for testing it in people. (09 Oct 1997) |
| educational status | Educational attainment or level of education of individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| karnofsky performance status | A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for dr. David a. Karnofsky, an american specialist in cancer chemotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anastomosis | <surgery> An opening created by surgical, traumatic or pathological means between two normally separate spaces or organs. (04 May 1997) |
| anastomosis arteriovenosa | <anatomy> A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anastomosis, roux-en-y | A y-shaped surgical anastomosis of any part of the digestive system which includes the small intestine as the eventual drainage site. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anastomosis, surgical | Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aneurysm by anastomosis | A mass of dilated anastomosing vessels that produce a pulsating tumour usually in a superficial position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriolovenular anastomosis | <anatomy> A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arteriovenous anastomosis | <anatomy> A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| A-V anastomosis | <anatomy> A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Beclard's anastomosis | An anastomosis between the right and the left end-branch of the deep lingual artery. Synonym: arcus raninus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bevelled anastomosis | Anastomosis performed after cutting each of the structures to be joined in an oblique fashion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Billroth I anastomosis | Excision of the pylorus with end-to-end anastomosis of stomach and duodenum. Synonym: Billroth I anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |