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  2. 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 every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID

  3. Aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Aortic aneurysm; Figure A shows a normal aorta. Figure B shows a thoracic aortic aneurysm (which is located behind the heart). Figure C shows an abdominal aortic aneurysm located below the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys.

  4. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Aortic unfolding - Wikipedia

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    Aortic unfolding is an abnormality visible on a chest X-ray, that shows widening of the mediastinum which may mimic the appearance of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. [1]With aging, the ascending portion of the thoracic aorta increases in length by approximately 12% per decade, whereas the diameter increases by just 3% per decade.

  6. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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    The terms atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis sound similar but are slightly different in meaning. Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. It refers to the build-up of plaque in blood vessels.

  7. Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    The mortality of AAA rupture is as high as 90 percent. 65 to 75 percent of patients die before they arrive at the hospital and up to 90 percent die before they reach the operating room. [17] The bleeding can be retroperitoneal or into the abdominal cavity. Rupture can also create a connection between the aorta and intestine or inferior vena ...

  8. How many lucky breaks do you get when your aorta is about to ...

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    Steve Rosenberg's enlarged aorta is the large gray structure in the center. The heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is to the right. The right atrium is white.

  9. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    Meaning ā (a with a bar over it) before (from Latin ante) before: A: assessment a.a. of each (from Latin ana ana) amino acids: A or Ala – alanine; C or Cys – cysteine; D or Asp – aspartic acid; E or Glu – glutamic acid; F or Phe – phenylalanine; H or His – histidine; I or Ile – isoleucine; K or Lys – lysine; L or Leu ...