| soln | <abbreviation> Solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Hartmann, Alexis | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, 1898-1964. See: Hartmann's solution, Shaffer-Hartmann method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Arthur | <person> German laryngologist, 1849-1931. See: Hartmann's curette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann, Henri | <person> French surgeon, 1860-1952. See: Hartmann's operation, Hartmann's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's curette | A curette, cutting on the side, for the removal of adenoids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's operation | Resection of the rectosigmoid colon beginning at or just above the peritoneal reflexion and extending proximally, with closure of the rectal stump and end-colostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartmann's solution | A solution containing NaCl, sodium lactate, CaCl2(dihydrate), and KCl in distilled water; used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. Synonym: Hartmann's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shaffer-Hartmann method | An obsolete method for the quantitative determination of glucose in biological fluids, based on the reduction of copper by the reducing group of the sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ambu bag | Proprietary name for a self-reinflating bag with nonrebreathing valves to provide positive pressure ventilation during resuscitation with oxygen or air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bag | 1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter. 2. To swell with arrogance. 3. To become pregnant. 1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money. 2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow. 3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament. 4. The quantity of game bagged. 5. A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee. Bag and baggage, all that belongs to one. To give one the bag, to disappoint him. Origin: OE. Bagge; cf. Icel. Baggi, and also OF. Bague, bundle, LL. Baga. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bag cell neurons | <cell biology> Cluster of electrically coupled neurons in the abdominal ganglion of Aplysia that are homogeneous, easily dissected out and release peptides that stimulate egg laying. (18 Nov 1997) |
| bag-gel implant | An implant composed of a silicone rubber bag containing a silicone gel; used in augmentation mammaplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bag net | A bag-shaped net for catching fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bag of waters | The amniotic sac and amniotic fluid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| breathing bag | A collapsible reservoir from which gases are inhaled and into which gases may be exhaled during general anaesthesia or artificial ventilation. Synonym: reservoir bag. (05 Mar 2000) |