| AAFP | American Academy of Family Physicians; American Academy of Family Practice |
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| AAGP | American Academy of General Practice; American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry |
| ACOP | American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians; approved code of practice |
| APN | acute pyelonephritis; advanced practice nurse; average peak noise |
| CPGs | clinical practice guidelines |
| group B streptococci | A leading cause of a form of neonatal sepsis that has a 10-20% mortality rate and leaves a large number of survivors with brain damage. Also a leading cause of meningitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| group dynamics | A term used to represent the study of underlying features of group behaviour, e.g., motives, attitudes; it is concerned with group change rather than with static characteristics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group homes | Housing for groups of patients, children, or others who need or desire emotional or physical support. They are usually established as planned, single housekeeping units in residential dwellings that provide care and supervision for small groups of residents, who, although unrelated, live together as a family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group hospital | A private hospital organised and controlled by a group of physicians and restricted to the reception and care of their own patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group III mycobacteria | Mycobacteria that are either colourless or that slowly produce a light yellow pigment when grown in the presence of light. Organisms placed in this group belong to the species Mycobacterium intracellulare. Synonym: nonchromogens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group II mycobacteria | Mycobacteria that produce a yellow pigment even when grown in the dark; when grown in the light, the pigment is orange. These organisms behave as do saprophytes in humans and are nonpathogenic to laboratory animals. Synonym: scotochromogens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group immunity | <immunology> Resistance of a group to a pathogen due to immunity of a large proportion of the group to that pathogen. (09 Oct 1997) |
| group I mycobacteria | Mycobacteria that produce a bright yellow colour when grown in the presence of light. Organisms placed in this group appear to belong to the species Mycobacterium kansasii. Synonym: photochromogens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group IV mycobacteria | Mycobacteria that grow rapidly and that do not produce pigment. Organisms placed in this group belong to such species as Mycobacterium ulcerans and M. Marinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group processes | The procedures through which a group approaches, attacks, and solves a common problem. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group psychotherapy | A type of psychological treatment involving several patients participating together in the presence of one or more psychotherapists who facilitate both emotional and rational cognitive interaction to effect uniquely targeted changes in the maladaptive behaviour of the individual patient in his or her everyday interpersonal exchanges. See also entries under group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group purchasing | A shared service which combines the purchasing power of individual organizations or facilities in order to obtain lower prices for equipment and supplies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| group reaction | A reaction with an agglutinin or other antibody that is common (though usually in varying concentrations) to an entire group of related bacteria, e.g., the coli group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| group-specific protease | <enzyme> A serine protease, obtained from rat small intestine, which preferentially inactivates the apo forms of certain pyridoxal phosphate requiring enzymes Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| group structure | The informal or formal organization of a group of people based on a network of personal relationships which is influenced by the size and composition, etc., of the group. (12 Dec 1998) |