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BP
Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. On a medical chart, you might see 'BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg R15,' which signifies that the blood pressure (BP) is 90/60 mm Hg, the temperature (T) is 98.6° Fahrenheit, the heart rate (Ht) is 60…
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- Morton's toe See: Morton's syndrome
- NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a US Federal agency responsible for conducting…
- Micturition syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Elavil See: Amitriptyline
- Corns Corns: Small calloused areas of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns…
- Down syndrome critical region Down syndrome critical region: (Abbreviated DSCR) A region on the long (q) arm of chromosome 21 thought to be…
- Syndrome, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Telesurgery Surgical procedures carried out at a distance thanks to advances in robotic and computer technology and their…
- NCRR Stands for National Center for Research Resources, one of the Centers of the National Institutes of Health…
- Neonatal sepsis A serious blood bacterial infection in an infant less than 4 weeks of age. Babies with sepsis may be…