| PFC | pair-fed control [mice]; patient-focused care; pelvic flexion contracture; perfluorocarbon; pericard... |
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| PyC | pyogenic culture |
| RCM | radial contour model; radiographic contrast medium; red cell mass; reinforced clostridial medium; re... |
| RNA | radionuclide angiography; Registered Nurse Anesthetist; ribonucleic acid; rough, noncapsulated, avir... |
| SCCM | Sertoli cell culture medium; Society of Critical Care Medicine |
| type culture | A type strain of microorganism preserved in a culture collection as the standard. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| faecal culture | <investigation, microbiology> A test used to identify pathogenic organisms in the stools that may be responsible for gastroenteritis. Often performed in cases of unexplained diarrhoea. May indicate bacterial, viral or parasitic disease. Cultures are also helpful in assisting the selection an appropriate antibiotic agent. See: traveler's diarrhoea. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Loeffler's blood culture medium | A culture medium consisting of beef blood serum, sheep blood serum, and beef bouillon containing peptone, glucose, and sodium chloride; used for the isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lowenstein-Jensen culture medium | Primary mycobacterial recovery media composed of fresh whole eggs, defined salts, glycerol, potato flour, and malachite green (as an inhibitory agent). Synonym: Lowenstein-Jensen medium. (05 Mar 2000) |