| double antibody method | A method of separating antibody-bound antigen (e.g., insulin) from free antigen by precipitating the former with antibody specific for immunoglobulin. Synonym: double antibody immunoassay, double antibody method. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| double-blind method | <statistics> A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunofluorescence method | Any method in which a fluorescent-labelled antibody is used to detect the presence or determine the location of the corresponding antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impedance method | A method for localizing brain structures by measuring impedance of electric current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian method | Rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the forehead. Synonym: Carpue's method, Indian method, Indian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indicator dilution method | hamilton-Stewart method |
| Quick's method | A quantitative test for prothrombin in the blood based on the clotting time of oxalated blood plasma in the presence of thromboplastin and calcium chloride; measures the integrity of the extrinsic and common pathways of coagulation. See: prothrombin time. Synonym: Quick's method, Quick's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indophenol method | A method of determining quantitatively the amount of vitamin C in plant and animal tissue based on the rapid reduction of a standardised indophenol solution to a colourless compound by vitamin C in acid solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| introspective method | In functionalism, the systematic study of mental phenomena by contemplating the processes in one's own conscious experiences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Italian method | Italian method rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the arm. Synonym: Italian method, Italian operation, tagliacotian operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ITO method | A concise matrix method for computing the distribution of genotypes of relatives that at one locus may share no genes in common, one, or both. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ochsner's method | An obsolete treatment for appendicitis (by peristaltic rest), when surgery is not advisable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ollier's method | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open circuit method | A method for measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production by collecting the expired gas over a known period of time and measuring its volume and composition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Orsi-Grocco method | Palpatory percussion of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |