| WB | waist belt; washable base; washed bladder; water bottle; Wechsler-Bellevue [Scale]; weight-bearing; ... |
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| XL | excess lactate; X-linked [inheritance]; xylose-lysine [agar base] |
| YCB | yeast carbon base |
| YNB | yeast nitrogen base |
| MMR | 1) Measles, Mumps, Rubella; 홍역, 멈프스, 풍진 2) Mass Miniature Radiography... |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry |
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| GC-MS | Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry |
| GC-NICI-MS | gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry |
| GC-C-IRMS | Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry |
| GC/MS | Gas chromatography/mass spectrometric |
| base in DNA | A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence of bases (for example, CAG) is the genetic code. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| base material | Any substance from which a denture base may be made, such as shellac, acrylic resin, vulcanite, polystyrene, metal, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base metal | A metal that is readily oxidised; e.g., iron, copper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base microscopical | <microscopy> The microscope's supporting structure such as the horseshoe type. Heavier bases, some containing the entire illuminating system, began to appear after World War II. (05 Aug 1998) |
| base of arytenoid cartilage | The part of the arytenoid cartilage that articulates with the cricoid cartilage and from which the muscular process extends laterally and the vocal process projects anteriorly. Synonym: basis cartilaginis arytenoideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of bladder | The fundus is formed by the posterior wall which is somewhat convex. Synonym: fundus vesicae urinariae, bas-fond, base of bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of brain | The inferior surface of the brain visible when seen from below. Synonym: facies inferior cerebri, basis cerebri, inferior cerebral surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of cochlea | The enlarged part of the cochlea that is directed posteriorly and medially and lies close to the internal acoustic meatus. Synonym: basis cochleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of heart | That part of the heart that lies opposite the apex, formed mainly by the left atrium but to a small extent by the posterior part of the right atrium; it is directed backward and to the right and is separated from the vertebral column by the oesophagus and aorta. Synonym: basis cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of hyoid bone | The body of the hyoid bone, from which the greater and lesser horns extend. Synonym: corpus ossis hyoidei, base of hyoid bone, basihyal, basihyoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of lung | The lower concave part of the lung that rests upon the convexity of the diaphragm. Synonym: basis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of mandible | The rounded inferior border of the body of the mandible. Synonym: basis mandibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of metacarpal bone | The expanded proximal extremity of each metacarpal that articulates with one or more of the distal row of carpal bones. Synonym: basis ossis metacarpalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of metatarsal bone | The expanded proximal extremity of each metatarsal bone; it articulates with one or more of the distal row of tarsal bones. Synonym: basis ossis metatarsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| base of modiolus | The part of the modiolus enclosed by the basal turn of the cochlea; it faces the lateral end of the internal acoustic meatus. See: cochlear area. Synonym: basis modioli. (05 Mar 2000) |