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Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome (GSS) is an extremely rare, always fatal (due to it being caused by prions) neurodegenerative disease that affects patients from 20 to 60 years in age. It is exclusively heritable, and is found in only a few families all over the world. [ 1 ]
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").
used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine: without (usually written with a bar on top of the s) sing. singulorum: of each SL, s.l. sub lingua: sublingually, under the tongue SOB shortness of breath sol. solutio: solution s.o.s., si op. sit si opus sit: if there is a need s.s., SS
GSS disease Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker disease: GT/LD Gifted and learning disabled: GVHD Graft-versus-host disease: GWD Guinea worm disease: H. Acronyms
Maternal-fetal medicine – (MFM), also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Maxilla – in vertebrates , is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii ) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones.
American Board of Emergency Medicine: ABMS: American Board of Medical Specialties: ACCP: American College of Chest Physicians: ACEP: American College of Emergency Physicians: ACMPH: American College of Military Public Health: ACGME: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: ACP
The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) is a systematic, computer-processable collection of medical terms, in human and veterinary medicine, to provide codes, terms, synonyms and definitions which cover anatomy, diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, substances, etc. It allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and ...
Comprehensive list of medical abbreviations starting with the letter G.