There are multiple definitions:
capsular polysaccharide(English)
Certification Practice Statement(English)
cardiopulmonary support(English)
cognitive processing speed(English)
- for MS quantified using primarily two neuropsychological tests, the PASAT and the SDMT
- MS, PASAT, SDMT
- Psychology, Cognitive function
- https://doi.org…352458517690821
cyber-physical system(English)
- engineered system that is built from, and depends upon, the seamless integration of computational algorithms and physical components
- Data exchange, Machine learning
- https://doi.org/10.17226/23686
clinical prediction of survival(English)
- outcome influences medical decisions and helps in planning of supportive care and allocation of resources. Crucial for patients and their families, allowing them to make the most of what time they have left. Clinicians are required to predict survival for patients to be considered for phase I clinical trials, as well as for hospice referrals. Used in terminally ill cancer patients
- CPU, KPS
- Prognosis, Oncology, Terminal / palliative care
- https://doi.org…-1015-1.00046-1
cervical pyogenic spondylodiscitis(English)
child protective service(English)
- a governmental agency responsible for investigating reports of child maltreatment, determining whether child abuse or neglect has occurred, and intervening to ensure a safe environment for the child
- CDRT, NYSPCC, CPSL, GPS
- Pediatrics, Safety and health, Misconduct
- https://doi.org…03004-5.50181-2
- http://pubmed.n…h.gov/33351411/
Comrey Personality Scales(English)
- a comprehensive, multidimensional personality assessment
- NEO, NEO-PI-R
- Psychology, Scoring systems/scales
- https://doi.org…6566(92)90056-A
Current Population Survey(English)
- with rich information about employment, union membership, health insurance, and taxes. These data are used to calculate the official poverty rate of the United States and have been used to measure health insurance coverage rates in the post-Affordable Care Act period
- ASEC
- Health insurance
- https://doi.org…3233/JEM-180447
conventional phacoemulsification surgery(English)
cancer predisposition syndrome(English)
- encompasses a multitude of familial cancers in which a clear mode of inheritance can be established, although a specific gene defect has not been described in all cases
- MEN, VHL
- Oncology, Genetics
- https://doi.org…48/rg.311105099
combined positive score(English)
- esophageal squamous cell carcinoma may be more sensitive to single agent PD-1 inhibition than esophageal adenocarcinoma, and selecting patients according to PD-L1 CPS of at least 10 or more may predict higher response rate
- PD-1, PD-L1, IO-IO
- Mouth, esophagus and stomach, Oncology, Scoring systems/scales, Therapeutic approaches, Biomarker, Histochemistry
- https://doi.org…000000000000542
- https://doi.org….1111/his.15184
critical print size(English)
- refers to acuity charts and contrast/glare sensitivity for assessing treatment of branch retinal vein occlusion
- BCVA, BRVO, CST, IVA, ME, TAE
- Ophthalmology, Disability
- https://doi.org…al.pone.0235897
chronic prostatitis syndrome(English)
- has a very negative impact on the patients’ quality of life. The classification proposed by the NIH is widely adopted. The disease is described as “Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome” and considers four categories. Category III includes chronic inflammatory prostatitis and prostatodynia. Also denoted as CPPS or CP
- BPH, CPPS, CP, PSA, QOL
- Prostate, Infection, Quality of life
- https://doi.org…eus.2006.10.002
- https://doi.org…immu.2017.00898
Child–Pugh score(English)
- a system for assessing the prognosis — including the required strength of treatment and necessity of liver transplant — of chronic liver disease, primarily cirrhosis. It provides a forecast of the increasing severity of the liver disease and the expected survival rate
- ALBI, LSR, NAFLD
- Liver disease, Prognosis
- https://doi.org…2/mco.2023.2676
- https://www.mdc…hosis-mortality
cardiopulmonary system(English)
conventional pedicle screw(English)
- refers to vertebral osteoporotic compressive fractures
- EPS, PPS, CICPS, OPS, PMMA
- Spine (or spinal cord), Surgery
- https://doi.org…jss.2010.09.009
- https://doi.org…002/jbm.b.33424