| Rosenthaler-Turk reagent | A solution of potassium arsenate in sulfuric acid used in obtaining colour tests for various opium alkaloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Ehrlich-Turk line | Seldom-used term for the vertical, thin deposition of material on the posterior surface of the cornea in uveitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turk | 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; especially, one of the dominant race in Turkey. 2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. 3. A Mohammedan; especially, one living in Turkey. "It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to be a Christian." (Chillingworth) 4. <zoology> The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. Turk's cap. <botany> A plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot. Origin: Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Turk cell | A relatively large, immature cell with certain morphologic features resembling those of a plasma cell, although the nuclear pattern is similar to that of a myeloblast; found in circulating blood only in pathologic conditions. Synonym: irritation cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turk, Siegmund | <person> 20th century Swiss ophthalmologist. See: Ehrlich-Turk line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turk's leukocyte | A relatively large, immature cell with certain morphologic features resembling those of a plasma cell, although the nuclear pattern is similar to that of a myeloblast; found in circulating blood only in pathologic conditions. Synonym: irritation cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turk, Wilhelm | <person> Austrian haematologist, 1871-1916. See: Turk cell, Turk's leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |