| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
|---|---|
| AS-SCORE | age, stage of disease, physiological system involved, complications, response to therapy |
| CERD | chronic end-stage renal disease |
| CS | calf serum; campomelic syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid ... |
| CS | IV clinical stage 4 |
| L3 | larval stage 3 |
|---|---|
| PS | pathologic Stage |
| PS | pathological Stage |
| expulsion, stage of | The part of labour from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal. The second stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| first stage of labour | The part of labour when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labour is also called the stage of dilatation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latent stage | incubation period |
| fourth stage of labour | The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again. (12 Dec 1998) |