| genetic engineering | <molecular biology, technique> General term covering the use of various experimental techniques to produce molecules of DNA containing new genes or novel combinations of genes, usually for insertion into a host cell for cloning. (07 May 1998) |
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| genetic engineering technologies | See: recombinant DNAtechnologies. (09 Oct 1997) |
| environment and public health | Natural and man-made environments and their impact on public health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maintenance and engineering, hospital | Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health facility environment | Physical surroundings or conditions of a hospital or other health facility and influence of these factors on patients and staff. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social environment | The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| isotropic environment | Environments in which the properties are the same at all points and there are no vectorial or axial cues. (18 Nov 1997) |
| environment | <biology, zoology> The sum total of all the conditions and elements which make up the surroundings and influence the development and actions of an individual. (18 Nov 1997) |
| environment, controlled | A state in which the environs of hospitals, laboratories, domestic and animal housing, work places, spacecraft, and other surroundings are under technological control with regard to air conditioning, heating, lighting, humidity, ventilation, and other ambient features. The concept includes control of atmospheric composition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| environment design | The structuring of the environment to permit or promote specific patterns of behaviour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| extraterrestrial environment | <astronomy> The environment outside the earth or its atmosphere. The environment may refer to a closed cabin (such as a space shuttle or space station) or to space itself, the moon, or other planets. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical ethics | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, patients, and fellow practitioners, as well as the physician's actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethics | The philosophy or code pertaining to what is ideal in human character and conduct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics committees | Committees whose purpose may be to direct educational programs; to provide forums for discussion of ethical issues among hospital or medical professionals and others; to serve in an advisory capacity and/or as a resource to health professionals involved in biomedical decision making; or to review and evaluate institutional experiences related to decisions having biomedical ethical implications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, dental | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the dentist himself, his patients, and his fellow practitioners, as well as his actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |