| PCR | patient contact record; phosphocreatinine; plasma clearance rate; polymerase chain reaction; post-co... |
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| PICD | primary irritant contact dermatitis |
| SCH | student contact hour; succinylcholine |
| SCL | scleroderma; serum copper level; sinus cycle length; soft contact lens; stromal cell line; subcostal... |
| DIT | Diet Induced Thermogenesis = Thermic Effect of Food = Specific Dynami... |
| dermatitis, allergic contact | A contact dermatitis due to allergic sensitization to various substances. These substances subsequently produce inflammatory reactions in the skin of those who have acquired hypersensitivity to them as a result of prior exposure. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dermatitis, contact | A type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin. It may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| initial contact | The first meeting of opposing teeth upon elevation of the mandible toward the maxillae, the initial occlusal contact of opposing teeth when the jaw is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interceptive occlusal contact | A condition of tooth contact's which diverts the mandible from a normal path of closure to centric jaw relation. Synonym: cuspal interference, interceptive occlusal contact, premature contact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| irritant contact dermatitis | Skin reactions ranging from erythema and scaling to necrotic burns resulting from nonimmunologic damage by chemicals in contact with the skin immediately or repeatedly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amber fish | <zoology> A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Carolinensis) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anadromous fish | Anadromous fish means fish which spawn in fresh water and spend a portion of their lives in the ocean. (09 Oct 1997) |
| angel fish | See Angel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archer fish | <zoology> A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chaetodon rostratus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| balloon fish | <zoology> A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable oesophagus. See Globefish, and Bur fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| band fish | <zoology> A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| barber fish | <zoology> See Surgeon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bellows fish | <zoology> A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows. Synonym: trumpet fish, and snipe fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bur fish | <zoology> A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (especially. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur. Synonym: ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vegetative fish cover | <ecology> Vegetation materials, such as algal mats and organic debris, capable of providing protection for fish and other aquatic organisms. (06 Mar 2000) |