| COGTT | cortisone oral glucose tolerance test |
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| COS | cheiro-oral syndrome; chief of staff; Clinical Orthopaedic Society; clinically observed seizures |
| IAOM | International Association of Oral Myology |
| KB | human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells; Kashin-Bek [disease]; ketone body; kilobyte; Kleihauer-Betke ... |
| MOPV | monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine |
| inguinal region | The topographical area of the inferior abdomen related to the inguinal canal, lateral to the pubic region. Synonym: regio inguinalis, groin, iliac region, inguen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intergenic region | <molecular biology> DNA sequences located between genes that comprise a large percentage of the human genome with no known function. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intermediate hypothalamic region | The infundibular portion of the hypothalamus, includes the medial tuberal nuclei and portions of the dorsomedial, ventromedial, arcuate (infundibular), posterior and lateral hypothalamic nuclei; located internally in the general area of the infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| I region | 1. The inducible gene region of the genome of E. Coli involved in the lactose operon. 2. Region of the murine genome coding for products involved in many aspects of the immune response (from Immune Region). most of the products are Class II histocompatibility antigens. (18 Nov 1997) |
| I region associated antigens | Class II major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens. (18 Nov 1997) |
| occipital region of head | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the occipital bone. Synonym: regio occipitalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| olfactory region of tunica mucosa of nose | The specialised olfactory receptive area that includes the upper one-third of the nasal septum and the lateral wall above the superior concha; it is lined with olfactory mucosa. Synonym: regio olfactoria tunicae mucosae nasi, olfactory region of tunica mucosa of nose, Schultze's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| operator region | <genetics> DNA sequences which signal the initiation of transcription when derepressed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orbital region | The region about the orbit. Synonym: regio orbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporal region of head | The surface region of the head corresponding approximately to the outlines of the temporal bone. Synonym: regio temporalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| termination region | <molecular biology> A DNA sequence that signals the end of transcription. (13 Jan 1998) |
| early region | <molecular biology> Part of a viral genome in which early genes genes that are transcribed and expressed early during infection of a cell are clustered. (18 Nov 1997) |
| epigastric region | The region of the abdomen located between the costal margins and the subcostal plane. Synonym: epigastrium, regio epigastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| J region | <molecular biology> The polypeptide chains coded for by J genes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| umbilical region | The central region of the abdomen about the umbilicus. Synonym: regio umbilicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |