| CTF | cancer therapy facility; certificate; Colorado tick fever; cytotoxic factor |
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| DFV | diarrhea with fever and vomiting |
| DHF | dengue hemorrhagic fever; dihydrofolate; dorsihyperflexion |
| DHF/DSS | dengue hemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome |
| DMF | decayed, missing, and filled [teeth]; N,N-dimethylformamide; diphasic milk fever |
| teaching hospital | A hospital that also functions as a formal centre of learning for the training of physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| economics, hospital | Economic aspects related to the management and operation of a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for administering educational and training activities pertaining to health for patients and staff. (12 Dec 1998) |
| emergency service, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| equipment and supplies, hospital | Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urology department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services for the urologic patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| financial management, hospital | The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laboratories, hospital | Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| food service, hospital | Hospital department that manages and supervises the dietary program in accordance with the patients' requirements. (12 Dec 1998) |
| formularies, hospital | Formularies concerned with pharmaceuticals prescribed in hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laundry service, hospital | Hospital department which administers all activities pertaining to the hospital laundry service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, hospital | Laws and regulations concerning hospitals, which are proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| libraries, hospital | Information centres primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, hospital | The granting of a license to a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lock hospital | A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |