| application | Employment as a means, specific use. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| packing | 1. Filling a natural cavity, a wound, or a mold with some material. 2. The material so used. 3. The application of a pack. (05 Mar 2000) |
| packing process | The method of placing denture base material in a flask for processing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meat-packing industry | The aggregate enterprise of technically producing packaged meat. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture packing | Filling and compressing a denture base material into a mold in a flask. (05 Mar 2000) |
| investigational new drug application | An application that must be submitted to a regulatory agency (the FDA in the united states) before a drug can be studied in humans. This application includes results of previous experiments; how, where, and by whom the new studies will be conducted; the chemical structure of the compound; how it is thought to work in the body; any toxic effects found in animal studies; and how the compound is manufactured. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Establishment License Application | <pharmacology> An application submitted concurrently with the Product License Application. The Establishment Licence Application provides data demonstrating the acceptability of the facilities and personnel for manufacturing of protein pharmaceuticals. Acronym: ELA (14 Nov 1997) |
| job application | Process of applying for employment. It includes written application for employment or personal appearance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH | <endocrinology, syndrome> Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion produces a disorder of fluid and electrolyte balance which results in the inability to excrete dilute urine. Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion is seen in association with certain cancers (for example oat cell lung cancer, pancreatic, prostate, Hodgkin's disease), central nervous system disorders, head injury, myxoedema, psychosis and certain drugs. Symptoms include weight gain, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, confusion and convulsions. Incidence: approximately 1 in 100,000. Acronym: SIADH (18 Nov 1997) |
| syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone | Continued secretion of antidiuretic hormone despite low serum osmolality and expanded extracellular volume. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inappropriate ADH syndrome | <syndrome> Hyponatraemia and renal salt loss attributed to overexpansion of body fluids resulting from sustained release of antidiuretic hormone despite the absence of appropriate stimuli. (12 Dec 1998) |
| inappropriate affect | An emotional tone or outward emotional reaction out of harmony with the idea, object, or thought accompanying it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inappropriate hormone | A hormone formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production; e.g., adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by a bronchogenic carcinoma. Synonym: inappropriate hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absolute temperature | Temperature reckoned in Kelvins from absolute zero. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anaesthesia, local | Anaesthesia confined to one part of the body. Infiltration anaesthesia produces local anaesthesia by deposition of a local anaesthesia solution in the area of small, terminal nerve endings. (12 Dec 1998) |