| A&A | aid and attendance; awake and aware |
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| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
| ACFAO | American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine |
| A&D | admission and discharge; ascending and descending |
| ADM | abductor digiti minimi; administrative medicine; admission; Adriamycin; Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Ment... |
| molecular behaviour | <psychology> Behaviour described in small response units rather than larger ones; a specific response. Compare: molar behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| competitive behaviour | The direct struggle between individuals for environmental necessities or for a common goal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| compulsive behaviour | The behaviour of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behaviour, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behaviour include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| consummatory behaviour | An act which constitutes the termination of a given instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraception behaviour | Behaviour patterns of those practicing contraception. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cooperative behaviour | The interaction of two or more persons or organizations directed toward a common goal which is mutually beneficial. An act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit, i.e., joint action. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary-prone behaviour | The behaviour that characterises type A personality pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| predatory behaviour | Instinctual behaviour pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health behaviour | Behaviours expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Lifestyle is closely associated with health behaviour and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural. (12 Dec 1998) |
| helping behaviour | Behaviours associated with the giving of assistance or aid to individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| homing behaviour | Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often over great distances using navigational clues such as those used in migration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| self-injurious behaviour | Behaviour in which persons hurt or harm themselves without the motive of suicide or of sexual deviation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hookean behaviour | The behaviour of a perfectly elastic body; i.e., the strain is directly proportional to the stress. See: Hooke's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sex behaviour | Sexual activities of humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sex behaviour, animal | Sexual activities of animals. (12 Dec 1998) |