| HBP | heartbeat period; hepatic binding protein; high blood pressure; hospital-based practice |
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| ICP | incubation period; indwelling catheter program; infantile cerebral palsy; infection-control practiti... |
| IDP | immunodiffusion procedure; inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy; initial dose period; inosine dipho... |
| IHP | idiopathic hypoparathyroidism; idiopathic hypopituitarism; individualized health plan; inositol hexa... |
| LMP | large multifunctional protease; last menstrual period; latent membrane potential; left mentoposterio... |
| fertile period | The period in a regularly menstruating woman's cycle, during which conception is most likely. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| latency period | <psychology> The period from about 5 to 7 years to adolescence when there is an apparent cessation of psychosexual development. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latent period | A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestation of response or that between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of response. (18 Nov 1997) |
| functional refractory period | The minimum interval possible between successive responses to stimulation of a tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |