| AKA | above-knee amputation; alcoholic ketoacidosis; also known as; antikeratin antibody |
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| AK amp | above-knee amputation |
| AMP | accelerated mental processes; acid mucopolysaccharide; adenosine monophosphate; amphetamine; ampicil... |
| amp | ampere; amplification; ampule; amputation, amputee |
| BEA | below-elbow amputation; bioelectrical activity; bromoethylamine |
| hip dislocation, congenital | Congenital dislocation of the hip generally includes subluxation of the femoral head, acetabular dysplasia, and complete dislocation of the femoral head from the true acetabulum. This condition occurs in approximately 1 in 1000 live births and is more common in females than in males. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hip dysplasia | A developmental disease of dogs in which joint instability due to disconformity of the head of the femur and the acetabulum allows excessive movement of the femoral head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip dysplasia, canine | A hereditary disease of the hip joints in dogs. Signs of the disease may be evident any time after 4 weeks of age. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hip-flexion phenomenon | When a hemiplegic attempts to rise from a lying posture, the hip on the paralysed side is flexed first; the same movement takes place on lying down. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip fracture | <orthopaedics> A fracture of the hip commonly occurs in the neck of the femur (thigh bone). The elderly and those who suffer from osteoporosis are at greatest risk. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hip fractures | Fractures of the femur head, the femur neck, the trochanters, or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region. For the fractures of the femur neck the specific term femoral neck fractures is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hip joint | The ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum. Synonym: articulatio coxae, coxa, thigh joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip phenomenon | Twitching of the glutei muscles when firm pressure is made on the nates, in cases of spastic paralysis. Synonym: hip phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip pointer | Sportstalk for an iliac crest contusion (a bruise of the upper edge of the ilium, one of the hip bones). (12 Dec 1998) |
| hip prosthesis | Replacement for a hip joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hip replacement | Surgery to replace all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device that re-establishes normal hip joint motion. Indicated in cases of severe intractable degenerative arthritis (DJD). (27 Sep 1997) |
| hip tree | <botany> The dog-rose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| senile hip disease | <orthopaedics> Deformity of the head of the femur caused by ischemic damage. Synonym: senile hip disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quiet hip disease | perthes disease |
| osteoarthritis, hip | Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the hip joint which usually appears in late middle or old age. It is characterised by growth or maturational disturbances in the femoral neck and head, as well as acetabular dysplasia. A dominant symptom is pain on weight-bearing or motion. (12 Dec 1998) |