| PVS | percussion, vibration, suction; persistent vegetative state; persistent viral syndrome; Plummer-Vins... |
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| SHSS | Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale |
| Xe | electric susceptibility; xenon |
| AFB | Acid-Fast Bacillus(Type that causes Tuberculosis) |
| NTA | 1) Naso-Tracheal Aspiration 2) National Tuberculosis Association |
| tuberculosis, osteoarticular | Tuberculosis of the bones or joints. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tuberculosis papulonecrotica | Dusky-red papules followed by crusting and ulceration primarily on the extremities and predominantly in young adults with a deep focus of tuberculosis or with a history of preceding infection. Synonym: tuberculosis cutis follicularis disseminata, tuberculosis papulonecrotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, peritoneal | Tuberculosis of the serous lining of the abdomen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, pleural | Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, pulmonary | Tuberculosis of the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, renal | Infection of the kidney with species of mycobacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis societies | Voluntary agencies concerned with prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, spinal | Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, splenic | Infection of the spleen with species of mycobacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis ulcerosa | Any tuberculous lesion in or about the mouth or anus. Synonym: tuberculosis ulcerosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, urogenital | A general term for tuberculosis of the urinary and/or genital systems or urinary organs other than the kidney, which is tuberculosis, renal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis vaccine | <drug> Live attenuated vaccine for tuberculosis. For groups and health care workers in high endemic areas. Not to be given to individuals with HIV infection. (15 Nov 1997) |
| exudative tuberculosis | A stage of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing severe oedema and cellular inflammatory reaction without much necrosis or fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetic | <biology> Pertaining to reproduction or to birth or origin. (07 May 1998) |
| genetic amplification | A process for producing an increase in pertinent genetic material, particularly for increasing the proportion of plasmid DNA to that of bacterial DNA. Includes the production of extrachromosomal copies of the genes for RNA. (05 Mar 2000) |