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scale (skāl)

1. a thin flake or compacted platelike structure, as of cornified epithelial cells on the body surface.

2. a thin fragment of tartar or other concretion on the surface of the teeth.

3. to remove material from a body surface, as encrustations from a tooth surface.

4. a scheme or device by which some property may be measured (as hardness, weight, linear dimension).

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absolute temperature scale  one with its zero at absolute zero (−273.15°C, −459.67°F).

Brazelton behavioral scale  a method for assessing infant behavior by responses to environmental stimuli.

Celsius scale  (C) a temperature scale on which 0° is officially 273.15 kelvins and 100° is 373.15 kelvins. Formerly (and still, unofficially), the degree Celsius was called the degree centigrade, with 0° at the freezing point of fresh water and 100° at the boiling point under normal atmospheric pressure.

centigrade scale  one in which the interval between two fixed points is divided into 100 equal units, as the Celsius scale.

Fahrenheit scale  (F) a temperature scale with the ice point at 32 degrees and the normal boiling point of water at 212 degrees (212°F).

French scale  a scale used for denoting the size of catheters, sounds, etc., each unit (symbol F) being roughly equivalent to 0.33 mm in diameter.

gray scale  a representation of intensities in shades of gray, as in gray scale ultrasonography.

Kelvin scale  an absolute temperature scale whose unit of measurement, the kelvin, is equivalent to the degree Celsius, the ice point therefore being at 273.15 kelvins.

temperature scale  one for expressing degree of heat, based on absolute zero as a reference point, or with a certain value arbitrarily assigned to such temperatures as the ice point and boiling point of water.

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scale ¹ (skl)

n.

1. A dry, thin flake of epidermis shed from the skin.

2. One of the many small, platelike dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes, reptiles, and certain mammals.

v.

1. To come off in scales or layers; flake.

2. To become encrusted.

3. To remove tartar from tooth surfaces with a pointed instrument.

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scale ² (skl)

n.

1. A system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement.

2. An instrument or device bearing such marks.

3. A proportion used in determining the dimensional relationship of a representation to that which it represents.

4. A standard of measurement or judgment; a criterion.

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scale ³ (skl)

n.

1. An instrument or a machine for weighing.

2. Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance.

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scale

Etymology: OFr, escale, husk

1  n, a small thin flake of keratinized epithelium.

2  v, to remove encrusted material from the surface of a tooth.

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scale [skāl]

1. a thin flake or compacted platelike body, as of cornified epithelial cells. See also squama.

2. a scheme or device by which some property may be measured (as hardness, weight, linear dimension).

3. to remove incrustations or other material from a surface, as from the enamel of teeth.

absolute scale (absolute temperature scale)

1. one with its zero at absolute zero (−273.15°C, −459.67°F).

2. Kelvin s.

ASIA scale a descriptive tool developed by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) as a part of the complete classification of patients with spinal cord injuries. Called also Frankel Classification. See accompanying table.

Bayley S's of Infant Development a psychological test for assessing development of infants, using motor, mental, and behavioral developmental scales.

Borg scale a numerical scale for assessing dyspnea, from 0 representing no dyspnea to 10 as maximal dyspnea.

Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment scale a behavioral assessment scale used to evaluate the interactive behavior of a newborn by its responses to environmental stimuli.

Celsius scale (C) a temperature scale with zero at the freezing point of water and the normal boiling point of water at 100 degrees. The abbreviation 100°C should be read “one hundred degrees Celsius.” (For equivalents of Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures, see Appendix.)

centigrade scale one with 100 gradations or steps between two fixed points, as the Celsius scale.

Fahrenheit scale (F) a temperature scale with the freezing point of water at 32 degrees and the normal boiling point of water at 212 degrees. The abbreviation 100°F should be read “one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.” (For equivalents of Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures, see Appendix.)

French scale one used for denoting the size of catheters, sounds, and other tubular instruments, each French unit (symbol F) being approximately 0.33 mm in diameter.

Glasgow Coma scale a standardized system for assessing response to stimuli in a neurologically impaired patient, assessing eye opening, verbal response, and motor ability. Reaction scores are depicted in numerical values, thus minimizing the problem of ambiguous and vague terms to describe the patient's neurologic status. (See accompanying Table.) The total score is obtained by adding E, M, and V; a score of 7 or less indicates coma and a score of 9 or more rules out coma.

Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale a hundred-point scale used as axis V of DSM-IV to assess a client's recent and current levels of social, psychological, and occupational functioning.

gray scale a representation of intensities in shades of gray, as in gray-scale ultrasonography.

interval scale a scale having equal numerical distances between intervals in addition to mutually exclusive categories, exhaustive categories, and rank ordering but no zero point.

Karnofsky scale (Karnofsky performance scale) a widely used performance scale, assigning scores ranging from 0 for a nonfunctional or dead patient to 100 for one with completely normal functioning.

Kelvin scale an absolute scale in which the unit of measurement, the kelvin, corresponds to that of the Celsius scale; therefore the ice point is at 273.15 kelvins.

Likert scale a tool used to determine opinions or attitudes; it contains a list of declarative statements, each followed by a scale on which the subject is to indicate degrees of intensity of a given feeling.

Neonatal Behavior Assessment scale Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

performance scale a scale that measures a patient's performance status, serving as a prognostic indicator of seriousness of disease or disability. The most widely used scale is the Karnofsky scale.

Problem Rating scale for Outcomes see problem rating scale for outcomes.

semantic differential scale a measurement device that consists of two opposite adjectives with a seven-point scale between them; each item under examination is assigned to a specific point on the scale.

temperature scale one for expressing degree of heat, based on absolute zero as a reference point, or with a certain value arbitrarily assigned to such temperatures as the ice point and boiling point of water.

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scale,

n a measuring system devised of units at regular intervals.

scale, 50 millesimal (LM) (fifˑ·tē m·leˑ·s·ml skālˑ),

n Hahnemann's potency scale for dispensing homeopathic medicines; developed by adding one part remedy to an alcohol/water solution of the rating 1 : 50,000. One drop is placed in 2 ml alcohol and succussed 100 times. A drop of this mixture is used to medicate 500 pellets or placed in a small amount of water for dosing.

Scale, Behavior Observation,

n.pr an observer-scored scale that rates activity, anxiety, and positive facial expressions with a three-point continuum on four scales. The observer is unaware of the subject's group identity.

Scale, Brief Psychiatric Rating,

n.pr a questionnaire that measures the severity of several psychiatric symptoms, such as self-neglect, hallucinations, conceptual disorganization, and suicidal tendencies.

Scale, Brief Social Phobia,

n.pr a questionnaire that measures characteristic symptoms in three categories: avoidance, fear, and psychologic arousal. The subscale results are combined to arrive at a total score.

Scale, Center for Epidemiology Studies—Depression,

n.pr a scale that is used to assess symptoms of depression.

scale, group environmental,

n in rehabilitation, a tool used to assess the patient's feelings about team conference, in which he or she plays an active role rather than being passively examined by a medical group.

Scale, Hamilton Anxiety and Depression,

n.pr commonly used rating scale to assess neurovegetative symptoms of anxiety and depression during a semistructured interview.

scale, potency,

n range of the amount of potency for a given homeopathic remedy. Scales include the following: centesimal, Hahnemannian potency, Korsakov potency, Dunham scale, decimal potency, fluxion potency, fluxion centesimal potency, LM or Q potency, millesimal potency, and mother tincture.

Scale, Profile of Mood States,

n.pr a measurement tool used to establish a person's frame of mind at a particular point in time. Used in clinical research, this self-report screening instrument specifically measures the following dimensions of mood: fatigue, anxiety, depression, confusion, vigor, and anger. Used for clinical research purposes, it only takes 3 to 5 minutes to complete. The participant is asked to assess how he or she has felt over a particular period of time on 65 adjectives, such as anxious, grouchy, or guilty. A higher score indicates a higher level of disturbance or distress on the dimension described. Also called
POMS.

Scale, Profile of Mood States Depression,

n.pr a questionnaire with 14 items to have subjects rate their current mood based on the adjectives listed.

Scale, Roland-Morris,

n.pr in chiropractic medicine, a parameter used to monitor the patient's progress throughout the treatment period. Specifically, the questionnaire evaluates changes in a patient's functions and focuses on activity intolerances associated with a patient's lower back problem. Versions with 18 or 24 questions are available. It is administered at the initial point of contact with a patient, with follow-up every 2 to 4 weeks. See also Oswestry instrument.

Scale, Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form C,

n.pr a standardized test used to measure an individual's ability to be hypnotized. Unlike the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A, this test is not recommended for use in routine clinical practice, and a skilled technician can administer the assessment to an individual within an hour. A larger percentage of participants also report the development of undesirable side effects—including nausea, disorientation, or headache—than those persons who take the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A. See also Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A.

Scale, StateTrait Anxiety,

n.pr a self-report screening instrument used to assess a person's feelings of overall tension, apprehension, worry, and nervousness at a particular point in time. A higher score indicates a higher level of anxiety.

Scale, Touch Sensitivity,

n.pr a 22-item scale used to collect feedback to various types of touch, such as dis-like of being touched unintentionally.

Scale, visual analog (viˑ·zhōō·l aˑ·n·lôg skalˑ),

n an instrument used to quantify the subjective experience of pain and other conditions and to communicate this information to a healthcare provider, usually in values rating on a 100 cm line with 0 indicating no pain and 100 indicating the most severe pain possible. Also called
VAS.

Scale, Vitas Pain,

n.pr scale used to indicate intensity of pain from headaches. The scale starts at zero with no pain and increases in intensity to 10, indicating the worst pain. Graphically represented faces are associated with the even numbers on the scale corresponding to the amount of pain with the faces indicating very happy, happy, contented, somewhat distressed, distressed, and very distressed.

Scales, Beck Anxiety and Depression,

n.pl a questionnaire that asses-ses severity of anxiety and depression in adolescents and adults.

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scale

1. a thin flake or compacted platelike body, as of cornified epithelial cells.

2. a scheme or device by which some property may be measured (as hardness, weight, linear dimension). See also celsius scale, centigrade, farenheit scale, kelvin scale.

3. to remove incrustations or other material from a surface, as from the enamel of teeth.

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absolute scale

a temperature scale with zero at the absolute zero of temperature.

contrast scale

the range of densities or contrasts on a radiograph.

French scale

see french gauge.

scale rot

a disease of snakes with no specific cause, characterized by ulceration of the skin at multiple sites. Death is the usual sequel.

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scale

Clinical research A group of related measures of a variable, which are arranged in some order of intensity or importance. See Abbreviated injury scale, Abnormal Involuntary Movement scale, ADL scale, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment scale, Baker scale, Barnes Akathisia scale, California relative value studies scale, Celsius scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies scale, Cerebral performance category scale, Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke scale, Conflicts Tactics scale, Crohn's disease activity scale, Economy of scale, Epworth sleepiness scale, Family Environment scale, Framingham Disability scale, Glasgow coma scale, General Perceived Health scale, Goldman scale, Heinrichs–Carpenter Quality of Life scale, HOME scale, International Nuclear Event scale, Injury Severity scale, Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric scale, Instrumental ADL scale, Intensity of Sexual Desire & Symptoms scale, Jackson scale, Jenkins Activity scale, Karnovsky scale, Katz ADL scale, Kenny Self-Care scale, Killip scale, Lanza scale, Life event scale, Likert scale, Marital adjustment scale, Miller Behavioral Style scale, MISS scale, Modified Rankin scale, MRC scale, Neonatal Behavioral Assessment scale, NIH Stroke scale, Nominal scale, Ordinal scale, Overall Quality of Life scale, Paling scale, Positive & Negative Symptom scale, Prostate Symptomatology scale, Quality of Life scale, QWB-quality of well-being scale, RBRVS scale, Richter scale, Rosenberg scale, Safety-degree scale, Schneider scale, Scoville scale, Sexual Symptom Distress scale, Simpson-Angus scale, Specific Activity scale, Spielberger scale, Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale, Visual analogue scale, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised scale, Zung Depression scale.

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Patient discussion about scale.

Q. how would recognize the severeness of every Autistic person? is there like a known chart and scale for it???

A. there's the "Social Responsiveness Scale" (SRS).
The SRS measures the severity of social impairment associated with autism spectrum disorders.

Q. how do i grade the severeness of my asthma? is there like a common scale for it?

A. Yes, it's graded according to the frequency of the day-time (from 2 days in a week to continuous symptoms) and night time (from 2 nights per month to every night) symptoms. The more frequent the disease, the more aggressive the treatment is.

You may read more here:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html