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The first signs of MCD are cloudy regions that appear on the cornea during adolescence, although opacification may be noticed as early as the first decade. These minute, gray, punctate opacities will over time merge into larger areas, causing the entire corneal stroma to become opaque.
Visual acuity with eye chart at Near 15.7 inches (400 mm) and without (sc: Latin sine correctore) correctors (spectacles); Ncc is with (cc: Latin cum correctore) correctors. See Visual_acuity#Legal_definitions: VA OS Left visual acuity VA OD Right visual acuity VDU Visual display unit VF Visual field VPS Variable prism stereoscope WD
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
MCD: minimal change diseaseharmful can cause cancer MCDK: multicystic dysplastic kidney: MCP: metacarpophalangeal joint: MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration: MCH: mean cell hemoglobin; mean corpuscular hemoglobin: MC&S: microscopy, culture, and sensitivity (the investigation steps in processing microbiology samples) MCTD: mixed ...
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").
Coloboma of the eye, heart defects, atresia of the nasal choanae, retarded growth & or development, genital abnormalities, ear abnormalities CHD Congenital heart disease: CHD Congenital hip dysplasia: CHD Coronary heart disease: CHF Congestive heart failure: CIDP Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: CIPA
right eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with "omni die" o.m. omni mane: every morning omn. bih. omni bihora: every 2 hours omn. hor. omni hora: every hour o.n. omni nocte: every night OPD once per day o.s. oculus sinister: left eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.s.", meaning left ...
accommodation (eye) ACCU: acute coronary care unit: ACD: anemia of chronic disease: ACD: allergic contact dermatitis: ACDF: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Ace: acetone: ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme: ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor(s) ACh: acetylcholine: AChE: acetylcholine esterase ACL: anterior cruciate ligament ...