| DGMS | Division of General Medical Sciences |
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| FMGEMS | Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Medical Sciences |
| HESCA | Health Sciences Communications Association |
| HSC | Hand-Schuller-Christian [syndrome]; Health and Safety Commission; health sciences center; health scr... |
| LS | lateral suspensor; left sacrum; left septum; left side; legally separated; leiomyosarcoma; length of... |
| ICHPPC | International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care |
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| ICIDH | International Classification of Impairments Disabilities and Handicaps |
| I.C.P.C. | International Classification of Primary Care |
| ICSD | International Classification of Sleep Disorders |
| ICRU | International Commission of Radiation Units and Measurements |
| transgenic plant | Genetically engineered plantor offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated organisms, such as from a virus, animal, or other plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| flax-plant | <botany> A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fibre which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |