| NPV | negative predictive value; pressure value; negative pressure ventilation; net present value; nuclear... |
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| OAP | Office of Adolescent Pregnancy; old age pension, old age pensioner; ophthalmic artery pressure; oste... |
| OP | occipitoparietal; occipitoposterior; occiput posterior; octapeptide; olfactory peduncle; opening pre... |
| OPP | osmotic pressure of plasma; oxygen partial pressure |
| pa-pv | pulmonary arterial pressure-pulmonary venous pressure |
| lower body negative pressure | External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated haemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| low-pressure | Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. Low-pressure steam engine, a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |