| tag | See: label, tracer. 2. A small outgrowth or polyp. Anal skin tag, a fibrous polyp of the anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tag, ear | Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore, also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tag, preauricular | See Tag, ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tagamet | A class of anti-ulcer medication which work through the inhibition of basal and nocturnal gastric acid secretion by competitive inhibition of the action of histamine at histamine H2 receptor sites on the parietal cells. Examples include cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid) and ranitidine (Zantac). (27 Sep 1997) |
| tagatose | A ketohexose; d-tagatose is epimeric with d-fructose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tagatose kinase | <enzyme> Enzyme from mycobacterium butyricum that forms tagatose-6-phosphate Registry number: EC 2.7.1.101 Synonym: d-tagatose kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| tagaturonate reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the nad dependent oxidation of altronate to tagaturonate; online and index medicus search alcohol oxidorecuctases (75-77), carbohydrate dehydrogenases (78-82) Registry number: EC 1.1.1.58 Synonym: altronate oxidoreductase, d-altronate-nad+ 3-oxidoreductase, altronate-nad dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| tagbelt | <veterinary> Same as Tagsore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tagged atom | A radioactive atom, or a stable but rare one, which by its presence in a molecule helps localization or measurement of that molecule. Synonym: tagged atom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| taglia | <mechanics> A peculiar combination of pulleys. Origin: It, a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to cut. See Tailor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tagliacotain | <surgery> Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a Venetian surgeon; as, the Tagliacotian operation, a method of rhinoplasty described by him. [Also Taliacotian, and Tagliacozzian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tagliacotian | Pertaining to or described by Tagliacozzi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tagliacotian operation | Italian method rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the arm. Synonym: Italian method, Italian operation, tagliacotian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tagliacozzi, Gaspare | <person> Italian surgeon, 1546-1599. See: tagliacotian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tagnicate | <zoology> The white-lipped peccary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| affinity tag | <biochemistry, molecular biology> A short amino acid sequence, usually engineered onto the N- or C-terminus of a protein, to make its purification easier. (14 Nov 1997) |
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| preauricular tag | Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sentinel tag | Projecting edematous skin at the lower end of an anal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin tag | A polypoid outgrowth of both epidermis and dermal fibrovascular tissue, common terminology for any small benign cutaneous lesion. Synonym: acrochordon, fibroepithelial polyp, fibroma molle, senile fibroma, soft wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ear tag | Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Expressed Sequence Tag | <molecular biology> Expressed sequence tags are sequence tagged sites derived from cDNAs. See: sequence tagged site. Acronym: EST (06 Aug 1998) |