| Ia | immune response gene-associated antigen |
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| IAHA | idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia; immune adherence hemagglutination |
| IAS | immunosuppressive acidic substance; infant apnea syndrome; insulin autoimmune syndrome; interatrial ... |
| IB | idiopathic blepharospasm; immune body; inclusion body; index of body build; infectious bronchitis; I... |
| IDDT | immune double diffusion test |
| sicca complex | Dryness of the mucous membranes, as of the eyes and mouth, in the absence of a connective tissue disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| signal peptidase complex | A peptide present on proteins that are destined either to be secreted or to be membrane components. It is usually at the N terminus and normally absent from the mature protein. Normally refers to the sequence (ca 20 amino acids) that interacts with signal recognition particle and directs the ribosome to the endoplasmic reticulum where co translational insertion takes place. Could also refer to sequences that direct post translational uptake by organelles. Signal peptides are highly hydrophobic but with some positively charged residues. The signal sequence is normally removed from the growing peptide chain by signal peptidase, a specific protease located on the cisternal face of the endoplasmic reticulum. See: signal recognition particle. (18 Nov 1997) |
| spike and wave complex | A generalised, synchronous pattern seen on the electroencephalogram, consisting of a sharply contoured fast wave followed by a slow wave; particularly found in patients with generalised epilepsies. Spike and wave complexes are often characterised by their frequency, e.g., s low spike and wave, fast spike and wave. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neoplasms, complex and mixed | Neoplasms composed of more than one type of neoplastic tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nitrogenase complex | <biochemistry> A system of enzymes used by nitrogen-fixing ATP is present. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sucrase-isomaltase complex | <enzyme> An enzyme complex found in the brush border membranes of the small intestine. It is believed to be an enzyme complex with different catalytic sites. Its absence is manifested by an inherited disease called sucrase-isomaltase deficiency. Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| superiority complex | Term sometimes given to the compensatory behaviour, e.g., aggressiveness, self-assertion, associated with inferiority complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synaptinemal complex | A submicroscopic structure interposed between the homologous chromosome pairs during synapsis. Synonym: synaptonemal complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synaptonemal complex | <cell biology> Structure, identified by electron microscopy, lying between chromosomes during synapsis, consists of two lateral plates closely apposed to the chromosomes and connected to a central plate by filaments. It appears to act as a scaffold and is essential for crossing over. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Diana complex | Ideas leading to the adoption of masculine traits and behaviour in a female. Origin: Diana, L. Myth. Char. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diphasic complex | A complex consisting of both positive and negative deflections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| QRS complex | <cardiology> The deflections in an electrocardiographic tracing and represent ventricular activity of the heart. (13 Nov 1997) |
| inferiority complex | A sense of inadequacy which is expressed in extreme shyness, diffidence, or timidity, or as a compensatory reaction in exhibitionism or aggressiveness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| initiation complex | Complex between mRNA, 30S ribosomal subunit and formyl methionyl tRNA that requires GTP and initiation factors to function. (18 Nov 1997) |
| iron-dextran complex | <chemical> Iron dextran. A complex of ferric oxyhydroxide with dextrans of 5000 to 7000 daltons in a viscous solution containing 50 mg/ml of iron. It is supplied as a parenteral preparation and is used as a haematinic. (goodman and gilman's the pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 8th ed, p1292) Pharmacological action: haematinics. Chemical name: Iron dextran (12 Dec 1998) |