| HVS | herpesvirus of Saimiri; herpesvirus sensitivity; high vaginal swab; high-volt stiumulation; hyperven... |
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| BMQA | Board of Medical Quality Assurance |
| BQA | Bureau of Quality Assurance |
| CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
| COMAC/HRS/QA | Community Concerted Action Programme on Quality Assurance in Health Care [European] |
| kininogen, high-molecular-weight | A plasma protein, molecular weight of 110 kD, that normally exists in plasma in a 1:1 complex with prekallikrein. Hmwk is split by plasma kallikrein to produce bradykinin. The complex is a cofactor in the activation of coagulation factor xii. The product of this reaction, xiia, in turn activates prekallikrein to kallikrein. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lymphoma, high-grade | One of the three major prognostic groupings for non-hodgkin lymphomas as proposed in the working formulation of the non-hodgkin's lymphoma pathologic classification project sponsored by the national cancer institute (1981). Lymphomas falling within this group have a relatively unfavorable survival potential. (12 Dec 1998) |