| CWPEA | Childbirth Without Pain Education Association |
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| dol | pain [Lat. dolor] |
| DPS | delayed primary suture; descending perineum syndrome; dimethylpolysiloxane; dysesthetic pain syndrom... |
| EMPS | exertional muscle pain syndrome |
| IASP | International Association for Study of Pain |
| false pain | <obstetrics> Ineffective uterine contractions, preceding and sometimes resembling true labour, but distinguishable from it by the lack of progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| flashing pain syndrome | <syndrome> Sudden, intermittent, and severe brief episodes of pain, without apparent cause, in the distribution of a spinal dermatome; resembles in character the pain of tic douloureux. Compare: tic douloureux. (05 Mar 2000) |
| law of referred pain | Pain arises only from irritation of nerves which are sensitive to those stimuli that produce pain when applied to the surface of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low back pain | A continuous pain in the lower back or lumbar region. (12 Dec 1998) |