| crude birth rate | <epidemiology> The number of live births in a year divided by the population size. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| crude calcium sulfide | Used externally in the treatment of acne, scabies, and ringworm. Synonym: sulfurated lime. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crude death rate | <epidemiology> The number of deaths in a year divided by the population size. (05 Dec 1998) |
| crude drug | Any raw or unrefined medicinal compound in its natural form, especiallyone taken from a plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crude fibre | The indigestible parts of plant-based food. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crude protein | Incomplete proteins which lack essential amino acids. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crude urine | Pale urine of low specific gravity, with very little sediment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amine oxidase (copper-containing) | An oxidoreductase containing copper, and perhaps pyridoxal phosphate, and carrying out the same reaction as amine oxidase (flavin-containing). Synonym: amine oxidase (pyridoxal-containing), diamine oxidase, diamino oxyhydrase, histaminase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bodian's copper-protargol | Stain, a stain employing a silver proteinate complex (protargol) to demonstrate axis cylinders and neurofibrils. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper | <chemical> A trace element with the atomic symbol cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63. It is essential in nutrition, being a component of various proteins, including ceruloplasmin, erythrocuprein, cytochrome c oxidase, tyrosinase, etc. Deficiency, which is rare, may result in hypochromic microcytic anaemia, neutropenia, and bone changes. Chemical name: Copper (12 Dec 1998) |
| copper-64 | Beta and positron emitter with a half-life of 12.82 hr. Used in the study of Wilson's disease and in brain scans for tumours. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper-67 | Beta and gamma emitter with a half-life of 2.580 days. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper arsenite | CuHAsO3;a poisonous green crystalline powder, obsolete as a medicinal agent; now used as an insecticide and pigment. Synonym: copper arsenite, Scheele's green. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper bichloride | CuCl2-2H2O;has been used as an antiseptic in the treatment of water supplies, ponds, and pools. Synonym: copper bichloride, copper chloride, copper dichloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| copper cataract | chalcosis lentis |