| APE | acetone powder extract; acute polioencephalitis; acute psychotic episode; airway pressure excursion;... |
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| ARD | absolute reaction of degeneration; acute radiation disease; acute respiratory disease; adult respira... |
| ARN | acute renal necrosis; acute retinal necrosis; arcuate nucleus; Association of Rehabilitation Nurses |
| ASS | acute serum sickness; acute spinal stenosis; anterior superior spine; argininosuccinate synthetase |
| ABE | Acute Bacterial Endocarditis |
| septicaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| shirt-stud abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypostatic abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stellate abscess | A star-shaped necrotic area surrounded by histiocytes, seen within swollen inguinal lymph nodes in lymphogranuloma venereum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stercoral abscess | A collection of pus and faeces. Synonym: faecal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sterile abscess | An abscess whose contents are not caused by pyogenic bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stitch abscess | An abscess around a suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subdiaphragmatic abscess | An abscess beneath the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subepidermal abscess | A microscopic abscess located in the dermis just beneath the epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subhepatic abscess | An abscess located immediately beneath the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subperiosteal abscess | An abscess between the periosteum and cortical plate of the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subphrenic abscess | An abscess beneath the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subungual abscess | Suppuration extending beneath a fingernail or toenail, usually from a parenychia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sudoriparous abscess | A collection of pus in a sweat gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental abscess | <dentistry> A pocket of pus adjacent to or within (apical abscess) the tooth's root caused by plaque and calculus invasion. Symptoms include tooth pain and tenderness that may be accompanied by facial swelling and a fever. Treatment includes antibiotics and a thorough cleansing of the infected site by a dentist. See: apical abscess. (27 Sep 1997) |