| FAB classification | French, American, British classification |
|---|---|
| ICD | I-cell disease; immune complex disease; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; impulse-control diso... |
| BCD | binary-coded decimal; bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin |
| D10 | decimal reduction time |
| dec | deceased; deciduous; decimal; decompose, decomposition; decrease, decreased |
| UP | Universal Precautions |
|---|---|
| UNHS | Universal newborn hearing screening |
| CART | Classification And Regression Tree |
| ICNP | International Classification for Nursing Practice |
| ICD | International Classification of Dis eases |
| universal | 1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. "Anointed universal King." "The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws." (Pope) "This universal frame began." (Dryden) Universal and its derivatives are used in common discourse for general and its derivatives. See General. 2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world. "At which the universal host up dent A shout that tore Hell's concave." (Milton) 3. <mechanics> Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine. 4. <logic> Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; opposed to particular; e. G. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient. 5. Universal dial, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole. 6. <astronomy> Universal instrument, a contrivance used for joining two shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with it, or may move freely in all directions with respect to the other, as by means of a cross connecting the forked ends of the two shafts. Since this joint can not act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140 deg, a double joint of the same kind is sometimes used for giving rotary motion at angles less than 140 deg. 7. <botany> Universal umbel, a primary or general umbel; the first or largest set of rays in a compound umbel; opposed to partial umbel. A universal involucre is not unfrequently placed at the foot of a universal umbel. Synonym: General, all, whole, total. Origin: L. Universalis: cf. F. Universel, OF. Also universal. (10 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| universal antidote | <pharmacology> A preparation of activated charcoal that can adsorb and therefore neutralise many toxic chemicals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| universal appliance | A combination of the edgewise and ribbon arch appliance techniques, affording precise control of individual teeth in all planes of space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal coverage | Health insurance coverage for all persons in a state or country, rather than for some subset of the population. It may extend to the unemployed as well as to the employed; to aliens as well as to citisens; for pre-existing conditions as well as for current illnesses; for mental as well as for physical conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| universal donor | In blood grouping, a person belonging to group O; i.e., one whose erythrocytes do not contain either agglutinogen A or B and are, therefore, not agglutinated by plasma containing either of the ordinary isoagglutinins, alpha or beta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal gas constant | <radiobiology> R = 8.314 x 10^7 ergs per degree C per mole. (09 Oct 1997) |
| universal infantilism | Dwarfism generally associated with hypogonadism; may be caused by deficient secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. Synonym: Lorain's disease, proportionate infantilism, universal infantilism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal instability | <radiobiology> Low-frequency instability resulting from the presence of density gradients perpendicular to the magnetic field lines. An instability of this type is generally localised and usually has a small rate of growth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| universal numerical notation for teeth | <dentistry> The universal numerical notation is an alternative numerical notation for teeth. In this notation, your upper right third molar is designated as tooth#1, and then you number each tooth sequentially moving right to left and down across your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| universal precautions | Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of aids patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| universal solvent | A substance sought by the alchemists, and claimed by some to have been found, supposedly capable of dissolving all substances; sometimes, in a physiological sense, applied to water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal tube | A straight, cylindrical glass vial that holds about 25 millilitres and istopped with a screw-on cap. (09 Oct 1997) |
| adansonian classification | The classification of organisms based on giving equal weight to every character of the organism; this principle has its greatest application in numerical taxonomy. Origin: M. Adanson (05 Mar 2000) |
| Angle's classification of malocclusion | A classification of different types of malocclusion, based on the mesiodistal relationship of the permanent molars upon their eruption and locking, and comprised of three classes; Class I: normal relationship of the jaws, wherein the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes in the buccal groove of the mandibular first permanent molar; Class II: distal relationship of the mandible, wherein the distobuccal cusp of the maxillary first permanent molar occludes in the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar, and further classified as Division 1, labioversion of maxillary incisor teeth, and Division 2, linguoversion of maxillary central incisors, both of which may be unilateral conditions; Class III: mesial relationship of the mandible, wherein the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes in the embrasure between the mandibular first and second permanent molars, further classified as a unilateral condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic dissection: classification | <radiology> DeBakey: I ascending aorta to arch with or without descending aorta (30%), II ascending aorta only (20%), III descending aorta to thoracic aorta (50%), Stanford: A involvement of ascending aorta (regardless of origin), B aortic arch and distal aorta see also: aetiology mnemomics: 1 A.D. (DeBakey), A = Ascending (12 Dec 1998) |
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|
Á¦Ç°¸í |
ÆÇ¸Å»ç |
º¸ÇèÄÚµå | ¼ººÐ/ÇÔ·® | ±¸ºÐ/º¸Çè±Þ¿© |
|---|