| ADM | abductor digiti minimi; administrative medicine; admission; Adriamycin; Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Ment... |
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| A+E | accident and emergency [department]; analysis and evaluation |
| ASSERT | improving Alcohol and Substance abuse Services and Educating providings to Refer patients to Treatme... |
| BTPS | at body temperature and ambient pressure, and saturated with water vapor [gas] |
| B&W | black and white [milk of magnesia and cascara extract] |
| AHRQ | Agency for Health Care Research and Quality |
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| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| ADAMHA | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration |
| AAO-HNS | American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery |
| ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
one and one-half syndrome
| perforating abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| perianal abscess | <surgery> An abscess that forms adjacent to the anal opening. Symptoms include a tender swelling adjacent to the anus and pain on defecation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| periapical abscess | <dentistry> Acute or chronic inflammation of tissues surrounding the apical portion of a tooth, associated with the collection of pus, resulting from infection following pulp infection through a carious lesion or as a result of an injury causing pulp necrosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periappendiceal abscess | An intraperitoneal abscess, usually in the right iliac fossa, resulting from extension of infection in acute appendicitis, especially with perforation of the appendix. Synonym: periappendiceal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periarticular abscess | An abscess surrounding a joint, not necessarily involving it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cheesy abscess | An abscess that contains necrotic tissue with a cheese-like consistency; typically seen in tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericemental abscess | An alveolar abscess located along the lateral root surface of a tooth. Synonym: pericemental abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericoronal abscess | An abscess developing in the inflamed dental follicular tissue overlaying the crown of a partially erupted tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perinephric abscess | An abscess within Gerota's fascia but outside the renal capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periodontal abscess | Localised circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gravitation abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perirectal abscess | An abscess in connective tissue adjacent to the rectum or anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peritonsillar abscess | An abscess in the peritonsillar tissue extending into the tonsil capsule, resulting from suppuration of the tonsil. (12 Dec 1998) |
| periureteral abscess | An abscess surrounding the ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periurethral abscess | An abscess involving the tissues around the urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |