| ADC | AIDS Dementia Complex; AIDS Ä¡¸Å º¹ÇÕ |
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| ARC | AIDS Related Complex; AIDS °ü·Ã º¹ÇÕ |
| QRB | Quality Review Bulletin |
| MASA | Medical Association of South Africa; mental retardation-aphasia-shuffling gait-adducted thumbs [synd... |
| SWOG | South West Oncology Group |
| AIDS-KS | AIDS- related Kaposi's sarcoma |
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| AIDS-KS | AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma |
| AIDS-NHL | AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphomas |
| API | and Pacific Islander |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| alert | <neurology> Attentive and quick to think or act. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| pacific islands | The islands of the pacific ocean divided into micronesia, melanesia, and polynesia (including new zealand). The collective name oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding Australia, new zealand, and the malay archipelago (indonesia). (12 Dec 1998) |
| pacific states | The geographic designation for states bordering on or located in the pacific ocean. The states so designated are alaska, california, hawaii, oregon, and washington. (u.s. Geologic survey telephone communication) (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician payment review commission | A commission created by the consolidated omnibus reconciliation act of 1985, enacted in 1986, and given the mandate to advise congress on medicare-physician payment. The commission members are appointed by the u.s. Office of technology assessment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| commission on professional and hospital activities | The non-profit, non-governmental organization which collects, processes, and distributes data on hospital use. Two programs of the commission are the professional activity study and the medical audit program. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prospective payment assessment commission | The commission charged with evaluating issues and factors which affect the implementation of the prospective payment system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations | A private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization which establishes standards for the operation of health facilities and services, conducts surveys, and awards accreditation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states federal trade commission | An independent administrative agency concerned with maintaining competitive free enterprise by prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair deceptive acts or practices. (12 Dec 1998) |
| land conservation and development commission | (LCDC) A commission appointed to determine land use policy in Oregon. (05 Dec 1998) |
| africa south of the sahara | All of africa except northern africa (africa, northern). (12 Dec 1998) |
| south | Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. "At the south entry. <botany> " South-Sea tea See Yaupon. 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. 2. <astronomy> To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine. Origin: Southed; Southing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| south africa | A republic in southern africa, the southernmost part of africa. It has three capitals: pretoria (administrative), cape town (legislative), and bloemfontein (judicial). The history is a fabric interwoven with hostile activity among the native tribes, particularly the zulus, the boers (dutch settlers), and the british. Officially the republic of south africa since 1960, it was called the union of south africa 1910-1960. (12 Dec 1998) |
| South African tick-bite fever | A typhus-like fever of South Africa caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and usually characterised by primary eschar and regional adenitis, rigors, and maculopapular rash on the fifth day, often with severe central nervous system symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| South African type porphyria | Porphyria characterised by abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric abnormalities, by dermal sensitivity to light and mechanical trauma, by increased faecal excretion of proto-and coproporphyrin, and by increased urinary excretion of d-aminolevulinic acid, porphobilinogen, and porphyrins; due to a deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: protocoproporphyria hereditaria, South African type porphyria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| south american blastomycosis | A chronic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, characterised by primary pulmonary lesions with dissemination to many visceral organs. Common findings include ulcerative granuloma lesions to the buccal mucosa (inner lining of the cheek) and nasal mucosa that extend to the surrounding skin. Generalised lymphangitis is also typical. More commonly seen in South America and the tropics. (27 Sep 1997) |
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