| G2 | postsynthetic gap [phase of cells following DNA synthesis] |
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| HFO-A | high-frequency oscillatory [ventilation]-active [expiratory phase] |
| IPD | idiopathic Parkinson disease; idiopathic protracted diarrhea; immediate pigment darkening; increase ... |
| IPG | impedance plethysmography; inspiration-phase gas |
| LEP | lethal effective phase; lipoprotein electrophoresis; low egg passage; lower esophagus |
| death phase | <cell culture> The final growth phase in a culture, during which nutrients have been depleted and cell number decreases. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| supernormal recovery phase | A brief period during the recovery of cardiac muscle following excitation when diseased muscle is more (i.e., less abnormally) excitable; corresponds to the end of the T wave in the ECG. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synaptic phase | <cell biology> The specific pairing of the chromatids of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis. It allows crossing over to take place. (18 Nov 1997) |
| discontinuous phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dispersed phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dispersion phase | The medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended. Synonym: continuous phase, dispersion medium, dispersion phase, external medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| in phase | Moving in the same direction at the same time; a possible characteristic of two simultaneous oscillations of similar frequency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipal phase | In psychoanalysis, a stage in the psychosexual development of the child, characterised by erotic attachment to the parent of the opposite sex, repressed because of fear of the parent of the same sex; usually occurring between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Synonym: oedipal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oral phase | In psychoanalytic personality theory, the earliest stage in psychosexual development, lasting through the first 18 months of life, during which the oral zone is the centre of the infant's needs, expression, gratification, and pleasurable erotic experiences; has a strong influence on the organization and development of the child's psyche. (05 Mar 2000) |
| out of phase | Not in phase, moving in opposite directions at the same time; 180 |
| early-phase response | Prompt onset of symptoms following an antigenic stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eclipse phase | The time between infection by (or induction of) a bacteriophage, or other virus, and the appearance of mature virus within the cell; an interval of time during which viral infectivity cannot be recovered. Synonym: eclipse phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eruptive phase | That period in the tooth formation which includes the development of the roots, periodontal ligament, and dentogingival junction of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external phase | The medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended. Synonym: continuous phase, dispersion medium, dispersion phase, external medium. (05 Mar 2000) |