| alfa grass | A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fibre, used in paper making. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pancreatic dornase | A stabilised deoxyribonuclease preparation from beef pancreas; used by inhalation in the form of aerosols to reduce thick mucopurulent secretions in certain bronchopulmonary infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dornase | An obsolete contraction of deoxyribonuclease. See: streptodornase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epoetin alfa | <chemical> A 165-amino acid glycoprotein (approximately 62% protein and 38% carbohydrate by weight) that regulates red blood cell production. Epoetin alfa is produced by chinese hamster ovary cells into which the human erythropoetin gene has been inserted. Pharmacological action: haematinics. (12 Dec 1998) |