| serial | 1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. "Classification . . . May be more or less serial." 2. <botany> Of or pertaining to rows. Serial homology. <biology> See Symmetry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| serial extraction | The selective extraction of deciduous teeth during the stage of mixed dentition in accordance with the shedding and eruption of the teeth. It is done over an extended period to allow autonomous adjustment to relieve crowding of the dental arches during the eruption of the lateral incisors, canines, and premolars, eventually involving the extraction of the first premolar teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| serial film changer | A device that moves film for radiographic studies that require rapid serial X-ray exposures, such as angiography. Synonym: rapid film changer, serial film changer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serial learning | Learning to make a series of responses in exact order. (12 Dec 1998) |
| serial passage | Inoculation of a series of animals or in vitro tissue with an infectious bacterium or virus, as in virulence studies and the development of vaccines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| serial publications | Publications in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely. (ala glossary of library and information science, 1983, p203) (12 Dec 1998) |
| serial radiography | Making several X-ray exposures of a single region over a period of time, as in angiography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serial section | One of a number of consecutive microscopic section's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-H interval | The time from the initial rapid deflection of the atrial wave to the initial rapid deflection of the His bundle (H) potential; it approximates the conduction time through the A-V node (normally 50-120 msec). (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-N interval | The time between onset of the atrial deflection and the nodal potential (normally 40-100 msec). (05 Mar 2000) |
| atriocarotid interval | An obsolete term for the time between the beginning of the atrial and that of the carotid waves in a tracing of the jugular pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrioventricular interval | The time between depolarisation of the atria and of the ventricle. Synonym: atrioventricular interval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auriculoventricular interval | The time between depolarisation of the atria and of the ventricle. Synonym: atrioventricular interval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-V interval | The time from the beginning of atrial systole to the beginning of ventricular systole as measured from pressure pulses or cardiac volume curves in animals, or from the electrocardiogram in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| BH interval | The duration of the His bundle deflections (normally 15-20 msec). (05 Mar 2000) |