| ECU | environmental control unit; extended care unit; extensor carpi ulnaris |
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| ENC | environmental control |
| FCS | faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome; fecal containment system; feedback control system; fetal calf serum; ... |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Administration |
| HC | hair cell; hairy cell; handicapped; head circumference; head compression; health care; healthy contr... |
| feedforward control | The process in which one of the products of a metabolic pathway induces an enzyme which participates in the metabolic pathway to act. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| forms and records control | A management function in which standards and guidelines are developed for the developing, maintaining, and handling of forms and records. (12 Dec 1998) |
| locus control region | A regulatory region first identified in the human beta-globin locus but subsequently found in other loci. The region is believed to regulate transcription by opening and remodeling chromatin structure. It may also have enhancer activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| locus of control | A theoretical construct designed to assess a person's perceived control over his/her own behaviour; classified as internal if the person feels in control of events, external if others are perceived to have that control. (05 Mar 2000) |