| pharmacology | <study> The medical science that deals with the discovery, chemistry, effects, uses and manufacture of drugs. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| pharmacology, clinical | The branch of pharmacology that deals directly with the effectiveness and safety of drugs in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| progress | 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. In the growth of an animal or plant; increase. In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art. In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school. Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress. 2. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions. "The king being returned from his progresse." (Evelyn) Origin: L. Progressus, from progredi, p. P. Progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. Progres. See Grade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| progress curve | A graphical representation of a chemical or enzyme-catalyzed reaction in which the product concentration or the substrate concentration or the ES binary complex are plotted against time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| progress zone | An undifferentiated population of mesenchyme cells beneath the apical ectodermal ridge of the chick limb bud from which the sucessive parts of the limb are laid down in a proximo distal sequence. (18 Nov 1997) |
| biochemical | Relating to biochemistry, characterised by, produced by or involving chemical reactions in living organisms. (18 Nov 1997) |
| biochemical conversion process | The use of living organisms or their products to convert organic material to fuels. (05 Dec 1998) |
| biochemical genetics | The study of genetics in terms of the chemical (biochemical) events involved, as in the manner in which DNA molecules replicate and control the synthesis of specific enzymes by the genetic code. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biochemical mechanism | This is the general term for any chemical reaction or series of reactions, usually mediated by enzymes, which produce a given physiological effect in a living organism. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biochemical metastasis | The transportation and induction of abnormal immunochemical specificities in apparently normal organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biochemical oxygen demand | The amount of oxygen aerobicorganisms need to carry out oxidative metabolism in watercontaining organic matter, such as sewage. (09 Oct 1997) |
| biochemical phenomena | Biochemical functions, activities, and processes at organic and molecular levels in humans, animals, microorganisms, and plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| biochemical profile | A combination of biochemical tests usually performed with automated instrumentation upon admission of a patient to a hospital or clinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetics, biochemical | A branch of genetics which deals with the chemical structure of the genes and with the mechanisms by which the genes control and regulate the structure and synthesis of proteins. (12 Dec 1998) |