Change in the condition of the disk is a natural result of aging. This is part of our gradual loss of flexibility as we grow older. But disk degeneration is far more serious in some people than in others. Severe cases may be the result of a deficiency in collagen, the material that makes up cartilage.
There are two distinct types of FSEDs: a hospital outpatient department (HOPD), also referred to as an off-site hospital-based or satellite emergency department (ED), and independent freestanding emergency centers (IFECs).
Abbreviation Term Definition AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome A disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy b.i.d.he abbreviation t.i.d. is sometimes written. without a period either in lower-case letters as tid or in capital letters as TID. Tx Treatment Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy; the substance or remedy so applied.