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Definition Describes deposits of body fat or adipose tissue around the abdomen and/or upper body. It is defined via measurement of waist circumference.
ABI
A10A
▶ Ankle Brachial Index
Definition ATC code for insulin drugs.
Absolute Risk A10B Definition ATC code for orally taken anti-hyperglycemia drugs.
Definition The probability of developing a particular disease in a population over a given time period.
Abstainer
AABR Definition Automatic Auditory Brainstem Response. A Component of the National Screening Programs for Hearing Loss (Netherlands)
Definition A person who does not consume alcoholic beverages. In many studies no difference has been made whether abstinence is lifelong or due to previous alcoholism or other reasons, causing possible bias in assessing health consequences of abstinence.
AAC ▶ Alternative-Augmentative tion
Communica-
Accommodation Synonyms Focusing
Abdominal Obesity Synonyms Abdominal Adiposity; Central Obesity #
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Definition The ability of the eye to change focus from distant to near objects. The eye does this by
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changing the shape, and thereby the power of the crystalline lens of the eye.
ACS ▶ Acute Coronary Syndrome
Accuracy Definition When applied to mortality it means the probability that a person actually died on the day that a data source says he/she died.
ACT ▶ Activated Clotting Time
ACTH ACE Inhibitors Definition Drugs that diminish the formation of angiotensin II, by inhibiting the action of the angiotensin converting enzyme.
Achilles Foot-Screening Project Definition Pan-European foot-screening project conducted between 1997 and 1998 to obtain a more general overview of the foot pathology in Europe.
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome Synonyms SIDA (Syndrome d’immuno-deficience acquis) Definition Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the late stage of infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). People who have HIV may develop AIDS as their immune system becomes weaker and unable to fight off infections.
▶ Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Activated Clotting Time Definition Activated Clotting Time (ACT) is a measure of the anticoagulation effects of heparin. It measures the amount of time it takes for fibrin clot formation.
Active Case Finding Definition Activity that was the cornerstone of the control of West African Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) since colonial times. Mobile teams go from village to village in an endemic area with the objective of screening the whole population for sleeping sickness.
Active Epilepsy Definition Any person who suffered two or more unprovoked seizures in the 12 months immediately preceding identification is defined as having Active Epilepsy.
Glossary
Active Surveillance Definition Performed when research is actively done to obtain health-related information. For example, in this context where a specific study is planned, or particularly policy implemented, to collect a stool specimen on all patients with diarrhea and nasopharyngeal sp
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