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Total hypermetropia: It is the total amount of hyperopia which is obtained after complete relaxation of accommodation using cycloplegics like atropine. Latent hyperopia : It is the amount of hyperopia normally corrected by ciliary tone (approximately 1 diopter).
before meals a.c.h.s., ac&hs ante cibum et hora somni: before meals and at bedtime a.d. auris dextra: right ear a single-storey a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.d.", meaning right eye ad., add. adde addatur: add let there be added ad lib. ad libitum: Latin, "at one's pleasure"; as much as one desires; freely
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
adult-onset diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 2) AOM: acute otitis media: AOE: acute otitis externa: a.p. before a meal (from Latin ante prandium) AP: action potential alkaline phosphatase angina pectoris anteroposterior apical area postrema: A&P: auscultation and percussion anatomy and physiology: A/P: anatomy and physiology ...
Past medical history (see also medical history) PSI: Pneumonia severity index: PSP: phenylsulphtalein: PSS: progressive systemic sclerosis (see scleroderma) PSVT: paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: PT: prothrombin time physical therapy (physiotherapy) Pt. patient (from Latin patiens, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers") PTA
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a vicious and smart adversary.It’s vicious because it greatly increases the odds of heart disease and stroke, some of the leading causes of ...
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