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Caps
Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions
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- Environmental tobacco smoke Abbreviated ETS. Secondhand smoke. See: ETS.
- Secondary cataract See: Cataract, secondary
- USDA US Department of Agriculture
- Retrodiagnosis Retrospective diagnosis. The proposal that the mysterious illness that killed Alexander the Great more than…
- Adam's apple A familiar anatomic feature in the front of the neck that is due to the forward protrusion of the thyroid…
- Polle syndrome The Munchhausen syndrome by proxy. Polle was the fictional Baron Munchausen's only child and died at a year…
- PYY A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the…
- Continuous positive airway pressure See: CPAP.
- Vaginitis, yeast Infection of the vagina by a fungus known as Candida, characteristically causing itching, burning, soreness…
- Uvulitis Inflammation of the uvula
- Proctosigmoidoscopy See: Sigmoidoscopy