| LS | lateral suspensor; left sacrum; left septum; left side; legally separated; leiomyosarcoma; length of... |
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| LSD | laryngeal sound discrimination; least significant difference; least significant digit; low-sodium di... |
| MESNA | [sodium 2-]mercaptoethanesulfonate |
| MPSS | methylprednisolone sodium succinate; Music Performance Stress Study |
| Na | Avogadro number; sodium [Lat. natrium] |
| sulfomyxin sodium | A mixture of sulfomethylated polymyxin B and sodium bisulfite; an antibacterial agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sulfoxone sodium | Disodium sulfonyl-bis(p-phenyleneimino)dimethanesulfinate;an antileprotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dantrolene sodium | 1-[5-(p-Nitrophenyl)furfurylidene]aminohydantoin sodium hydrate;a synthetic skeletal muscle relaxant which acts directly on muscle by uncoupling electrical from mechanical events; also, the specific agent for prevention and treatment of malignant hyperthermia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suramin sodium | C51H34N6O23S6Na6; a complex derivative of urea; used in the treatment of trypanosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and pemphigus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dexamphetamine sodium phosphate | <chemical> The water-soluble ester of dexamphetamine, with the same actions and uses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dextrothyroxine sodium | D-Thyroxine sodium salt;an antihypercholesterolaemic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dibasic sodium phosphate | Na2HPO4-H2O;a laxative. Synonym: dibasic sodium phosphate, sodium orthophosphate. Sodium phosphate P 32, anionic radioactive phosphorus in the form of a solution of sodium acid phosphate and sodium basic phosphate; a beta emitter with a half-life of 14.3 days; after administration, highest concentrations are found in rapidly proliferating tissues; it is used in the treatment of polycythemia vera, chronic myelogenous leukaemia, and osseous metastases. See: chromic phosphate P 32 colloidal suspension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dicloxacillin sodium | Sodium salt of 3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4-isoazolylpenicillin;a semisynthetic penicillin resistant to penicillinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diet, sodium-restricted | A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for edematous states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate | Aluminum sodium carbonate hydroxide;a gastric antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate | Bis-2-ethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate;a surface-active agent used as a dispersing agent in topically applied preparations. After oral administration it lowers the surface tension of the gastrointestinal tract and is used in the treatment of constipation. Synonym: dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divalproex sodium | Pentanoic acid, 2-propyl-, sodium salt (2:1); an anticonvulsant used in absence seizures and related seizure disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| docusate sodium | Bis-2-ethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate;a surface-active agent used as a dispersing agent in topically applied preparations. After oral administration it lowers the surface tension of the gastrointestinal tract and is used in the treatment of constipation. Synonym: dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodohippurate sodium | Sodium o-iodohippurate;a radiopaque compound formerly used intravenously, orally, or for retrograde urography. When tagged with iodine-131, it was used to measure effective renal plasma flow and to image the kidneys for radioisotopic renography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodomethamate sodium | N-Methyl-3,5-diiodo-4-pyridone-2,6-dicarboxylate;a high osmolar, ionic, water-soluble, radiographic contrast medium formerly used widely as the disodium salt for intravenous urography. (05 Mar 2000) |