| SMMD | specimen mass measurement device |
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| SNA | specimen not available; Student Nurses Association |
| Sp | the most posterior point on the posterior contour of the sella turcica; species; specific; specimen;... |
| spec | special; specific; specimen |
| DV | dependent variable; diagnostic variable; difference in volume; digital vibration; dilute volume; dis... |
| foliage volume | <botany> The space, expressed in cubic metres, occupied by a tree. (12 Nov 1997) |
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| forced expiratory volume | Measure of the maximum amount of air during a forced vital capacity determination that can be expelled in a given number of seconds. It is usually given as fev followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| left ventricular volume overload | <radiology> VSD, patent ductus arteriosus, mitral incompetence, aortic incompetence (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung volume measurements | Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. (12 Dec 1998) |