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sham feeding test — (for assessment of completeness of a vagotomy) an appetizing meal is served and chewed but not swallowed, stimulating gastric acid secretion solely by vagal pathways; if vagotomy has been successful, there will be no acid secretion … Medical dictionary
feeding — Giving food or nourishment. fictitious f. SYN: sham f.. forced f., forcible f. 1. giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach; 2. forcing a person to eat more food than desired. SYN: forced alimentation. gastric f. giving of… … Medical dictionary
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Sf — Symbol for flotation constant. * * * Sabin Feldman [test]; safety factor; saltfree; scarlet fever; scatter factor; screen film; seminal fluid; serosal fluid; serum factor; serum ferritin; serum fibrinogen; sham feeding; shell fragment; shunt… … Medical dictionary
MSF — macrophage slowing factor; macrophage spreading factor; malignant senescent forgetfulness [Alzheimer disease]; meconium stained fluid; Medicins sans Frontieres [Doctors without Borders]; Mediterranean spotted fever; melanocyte stimulating factor; … Medical dictionary
MSF — • macrophage slowing factor; • macrophage spreading factor; • malignant senescent forgetfulness [Alzheimer disease]; • meconium stained fluid; • Medicins sans Frontieres [Doctors without Borders]; • Mediterranean spotted fever; • melanocyte… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
SF — • Sabin Feldman [test]; • safety factor; • saltfree; • scarlet fever; • scatter factor; • screen film; • seminal fluid; • serosal fluid; • serum factor; • serum ferritin; • serum fibrinogen; • sham feeding; • shell fragment; • shunt flow; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
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