| Payne, J Howard | <person> U.S. Surgeon, *1916. See: Payne operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ricketts, Howard | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1871-1910. See: Rickettsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moloy, Howard | <person> U.S. Obstetrician, 1903-1953. See: Caldwell-Moloy classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hailey, W Howard | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, 1898-1967. See: Hailey-Hailey disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Howard, John Eager | <person> U.S. Internist and endocrinologist, 1902-1985. See: Howard test, Ellsworth-Howard test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Howard test | A differential ureteral catheterization test performed by the insertion of bilateral ureteral catheters to measure simultaneous urinary volume and sodium concentration in patients with suspected renovascular hypertension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tooth, Howard | <person> English physician, 1856-1925. See: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Synonym: dens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ellsworth-Howard test | Measurement of serum and urinary phosphorus after intravenous administration of parathyroid extract; used in the diagnosis of pseudohypoparathyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kelly, Howard | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1858-1943. See: Kelly clamp, Kelly's operation, Kelly's rectal speculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Usher, Charles Howard | <person> English ophthalmologist, 1865-1942. See: Usher's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Florey, Sir Howard | <person> Australian-British pathologist and Nobel laureate, 1898-1968. See: Florey unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Futcher, Palmer Howard | <person> U.S.-Canadian physician, *1910. See: Futcher's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbe's law of limiting resolution | <physics> For a periodic structure of units separated by distance d and obliquely illuminated by the unrefracted ray and one of the two diffracted rays (extremely oblique illumination). Abbe applied the law of diffraction: d = 0.5 lambda /NA, where: lambda = wavelength of the monochromic light or shortest of mixed wavelengths NA = the limiting numerical aperture (NA) of objective or condenser. (05 Aug 1998) |
| all or none law | Consistently total response to any effective stimulus. Synonym: all or none law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Law Institute formulation | Used in certain jurisdictions to determine criminal responsibility in legal proceedings. See: criminal insanity. (05 Mar 2000) |