| AIM | Abridged Index Medicus; acute transverse myelopathy; area of interest magnification; artificial inte... |
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| AL | angiographic area of lateral projection |
| ALAO | angiographic area of left anterior oblique projection |
| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
| Ao | orifice area |
| catheterization, central venous | Placement of an intravenous catheter in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein for central venous pressure determination, chemotherapy, haemodialysis, or hyperalimentation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| measures of central tendency | General term for several characteristics of the distribution of a set of measurements or values around a value or values at or near the middle of the set; the principal measures of central tendency are mean, median, and mode. (05 Mar 2000) |
| relative basal area | An estimate of basal area for trees, such as produced by the Bitterlich sampling technique. (09 Oct 1997) |
| medial central nucleus of thalamus | A small cell group in the interthalamic adhesion of the thalamus, occupying the midline region of the internal medullary lamina, between the left and the right paracentral nucleus. Synonym: nucleus medialis centralis thalami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| relief area | In dentistry, the portion of the denture-bearing area over which the denture base is altered to reduce functional pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visual area | Area of the occipital lobe concerned with vision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pear-shaped area | A cushioned mass of tissue, frequently pear-shaped, located on the alveolar process of the mandible behind the area of the last natural molar tooth. Synonym: pear-shaped area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medically underserved area | A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Celsus' area | <dermatology> An obsolete term for alopecia areata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central africa | <geography> The geographical area of africa comprising cameroon, central african republic, chad, congo, equatorial guinea, gabon, and democratic republic of the congo. (12 Dec 1998) |
| central amputation | Amputation in which the flaps are so united that the cicatrix runs across the end of the stump. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central and lateral intermediate substance | The central gray matter of the spinal cord surrounding the central canal. Synonym: substantia intermedia centralis et lateralis, anterior gray column, Stilling's gelatinous substance, substantia gelatinosa centralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central angiospastic retinitis | An obsolete term for central serous choroidopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central angiospastic retinopathy | Detachment of the sensory retina induced by decreased adhesion between cells of the retinal pigment epithelium which permits plasma from the choriocapillaris to enter subretinal space. Synonym: central angiospastic retinopathy, central serous retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central apnea | Apnea as the result of medullary depression which inhibits respiratory movement. (05 Mar 2000) |