| LHB | luteinizing hormone beta chain |
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| MC | mass casualties; mast cell; Master of Surgery [Lat. Magister Chirurgiae]; maximum concentration; Med... |
| MCAD | medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| MCFA | medium-chain fatty acid; miniature centrifugal fast analyzer |
| MCT | manual cervical traction; mean cell thickness; mean cell threshold; mean circulation time; mean corp... |
| HIV-1 RT | human immunodeficiency virus 1 reverse transcriptase |
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| HIV-1 RT | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase |
| NRTI | nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
| RCA | reverse cutaneous anaphylaxis |
| RHPA | reverse haemolytic plaque assay |
| myasthenic reaction | Rapid loss of response to faradic stimulation of a muscle with the galvanic response and the power of voluntary contraction retained. Synonym: myasthenic reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cortical reaction | The reaction of an egg cell to fertilization which changes its surface cell membrane and prevents additional sperm cells from entering (among other things). (09 Oct 1997) |
| myelocytic leukemoid reaction | Leukocytosis of at least moderate degree, e.g., 50,000 or more per cu mm, with a few immature forms, e.g., 1 or 2% myelocytes, but chiefly mature polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the circulating blood; may be observed in association with tuberculosis, chronic osteomyelitis, various types of empyema, malaria, pneumococcal pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, Hodgkin's disease, and metastases of carcinoma in the bone marrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coupled reaction | Two chemical reactions that share a common intermediate (for example, the productof the first reaction is a reactant in the second) and therefore havesome kind of energy exchange between them. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Porter-Silber reaction | The basis of the 17-hydroxycorticosteroid test; C-21 adrenocorticosteroids, which contain a dihydroxyacetone group at carbons 19, 20, and 21, react with phenylhydrazine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Haber-Weiss reaction | The reaction of superoxide (O2-- with hydrogen peroxide to produce molecular oxygen (O2), hydroxide radical (OH-), and OH-; often, iron catalyzed; a source of oxidative stress in blood cells and various tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cross reaction | <haematology, immunology> Serological reactions in which an antiserum against one antigen reacts with a non-identical but closely related antigen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemoclastic reaction | Haemolysis as observed in the laking of the blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous graft versus host reaction | An acute erythematous maculopapular reaction with bulla formation in the most severe cases; chronic changes may resemble lichen planus or scleroderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cutaneous reaction | The inflammatory reaction in the case of a skin test in a sensitive (allergic) subject. Synonym: cutaneous reaction. Origin: L. Cutis, skin, + reaction (05 Mar 2000) |
| Prausnitz-Kustner reaction | A test for the presence of immediate hypersensitivity in humans; test serum from an atopic individual is injected intradermally into a normal subject; the normal subject is challenged 24-48 hours later with the antigen suspected of causing the immediate hypersensitivity reaction in the atopic individual. Synonym: P-K test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precipitin reaction | See: precipitin, precipitin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| harlequin reaction | Sudden blanching of the lower half of the body of an infant lying on its side, leaving the remaining half of the body the normal pink colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cytotoxic reaction | An immunologic (allergic) reaction in which noncytotropic IgG or IgM antibody combines with specific antigen on cell surfaces; the resulting complex initiates the activation of complement which causes cell lysis or other damage, or which, in the absence of complement, may lead to phagocytosis or may enhance T lymphocyte involvement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary reaction | <dermatology> The cutaneous and sometimes systemic reactions associated with vaccination with smallpox vaccine. (18 Nov 1997) |