| ALP | acute leukemia protocol; acute lupus pericarditis; alkaline phosphatase; alveolar proteinosis; anter... |
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| APE | acetone powder extract; acute polioencephalitis; acute psychotic episode; airway pressure excursion;... |
| 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 |
| intermediate haemorrhage | Haemorrhage that is recurrent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| internal haemorrhage | Bleeding into organs or cavities of the body. Synonym: concealed haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracerebral haemorrhage | <neurology> A haemorrhage within brain tissue. most often from small arterioles within the brain and can be secondary to uncontrolled hypertension or congenital arterial aneurysm. (10 Jan 1998) |
| intracranial haemorrhage | Escape of blood within the cranium due to loss of integrity of vascular channels, frequently forming haematoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapartum haemorrhage | Haemorrhage occurring in the course of normal labour and delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraventricular haemorrhage | Extravasation of blood into the ventricular system of the brain. Grade Description, I GMH (bleed limited to germinal matrix), II GMH/IVH, without ventricular dilatation, III GMH/IVH leading to acute ventricular dilatation, IV GMH/IVH leading to extention into adjacent brain (21 Jun 2000) |
| oral haemorrhage | Bleeding from the blood vessels of the mouth, which may occur as a result of injuries to the mouth, accidents in oral surgery, or diseases of the gums; the term should not be used for the escape of blood from the mouth due to internal injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extradural haemorrhage | An accumulation of blood between the skull and the dura mater. Synonym: epidural haematoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eye haemorrhage | Intraocular haemorrhage from the vessels of various tissues of the eye, e.g., choroidal haemorrhage and retinal haemorrhage. It is to be differentiated from retrobulbar haemorrhage which refers to haemorrhage within the orbital cavity behind the eye. (12 Dec 1998) |
| unavoidable haemorrhage | An obsolete term for haemorrhage occurring during labour in cases of placenta previa, as distinguished from accidental haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper GI haemorrhage | <gastroenterology> Diagnostic considerations: duodenal ulcer (40%), gastric ulcer (10-20%), diffuse erosive gastritis (15-20%), oesophageal varices (10%), Mallory-Weiss tears (10%), gastric carcinoma (less than 5%) (25 Jun 1999) |
| uterine haemorrhage | The escape of blood from vessels in the uterus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abdomen, acute | Clinical syndrome characterised by abdominal pain of great severity associated with other symptoms and signs, usually those of acute peritonitis, which might well be the result of a ruptured abdominal viscus or a similar abdominal catastrophe requiring urgent surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute | 1. Sharp, poignant. 2. Having a short and relatively severe course. Origin: L. Acutus = sharp (18 Nov 1997) |
| acute abdomen | Any serious acute intra-abdominal condition (such as appendicitis) attended by pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity, and for which emergency surgery must be considered. Synonym: surgical abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |