| BNIST | National Bureau of Scientific Information [Fr. Bureau National d'Information Scientifique] |
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| CIS | carcinoma in situ; catheter-induced spasm; central inhibitory state; Chemical Information Service; c... |
| ERIC | Educational Resource Information Center; Educational Resource Information Clearinghouse |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set; health employer data and information set |
| HIS | health information system; Health Interview Survey; histatin; histidine; hospital information system... |
| fire extinguishing systems | Automatic or hand operated equipment used to control and extinguish fires. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| life support systems | Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining life and health. Provisions are made for the supplying of oxygen, food, water, temperature and pressure control, disposition of carbon dioxide and body waste. The milieu may be a spacecraft, a submarine, or the surface of the moon. In medical care, usually under hospital conditions, life support care is available. (12 Dec 1998) |