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managed health care
managed health care system of health-care delivery that aims to control costs by assigning set fees for services, monitoring the need for procedures such as tests and surgical operations, and stressing preventive care. Managed health-care systems include health maintenance organizations ; preferre...
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autonomic nervous system
autonomic nervous system The part of the nervous system which controls involuntary activities such as homoeostasis. The autonomic nervous system is regulated by the hypothalamus and comprises two antagonistic parts, the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. See also CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM...
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cgs system
cgs system system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the centimeter of length, the gram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other cgs units are the dyne of force and the erg of work or energy. The units of the cgs system are generally muc...
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computer-aided manufacturing
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the numerically controlled machines of the 1950s, which were directed by a set of coded instructions contained in a punched p...
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money
money term that actually refers to two concepts: the abstract unit of account in terms of which the value of goods, services, and obligations can be compared; and anything that is widely established as a means of payment. Frequently the standard of value also serves as a medium of exchange, but tha...
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sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system That part of the autonomic nervous system which generally acts to stimulate the body to cope with stress, such as increasing the rate of heart beat. Nerves of the sympathetic nervous system tend to form ganglia (ganglion) beside the vertebrae, preganglionic fibres leading ...
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs federal executive department established to operate programs to benefit veterans and their families. The department was established in 1989; its predecessor was an independent agency, the Veterans Administration, which had been created in 1930. The depar...
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auditing
auditing examination and statement of accounts and of other documents connected with accounts by persons who have had no part in their preparation. Systems of financial inspection have long been used, especially in connection with public accounts. In Italy the elaboration of commerce considerably i...
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endocrine system
endocrine system , body control system composed of a group of glands that maintain a stable internal environment by producing chemical regulatory substances called hormones . The endocrine system includes the pituitary gland , thyroid gland , parathyroid glands , adrenal gland , pancreas , ov...
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astronomical coordinate systems
astronomical coordinate systems A coordinate system is a method of indicating positions. Each coordinate is a quantity measured from some starting point along some line or curve, called a coordinate axis. There are four basic systems of astronomical coordinates: the equatorial coordinate system , ...
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