The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) which is a recognized leader and advisor on improving the Nation's health care, defines quality in health care as a direct correlation between the level of improved health services and the desired health outcomes of individuals and populations.
Medical Definition of phthisis bulbi. : wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye (as panophthalmitis)
Banti's syndrome. a chronic, progressive disorder involving several organ systems, characterized by portal hypertension, splenomegaly, anemia, leukopenia, GI tract bleeding, and cirrhosis of the liver.