| ADC | adult day care [facility]; affective disorders clinic; Aid to [Families with] Dependent Children; AI... |
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| Ag-Ab | antigen-antibody complex |
| ALC | absolute lymphocyte count; acute lethal catatonia; aided living center; Alternative Lifestyle Checkl... |
| ALS-PD | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia [complex] |
| APCD | acquired prothrombin complex deficiency [syndrome]; adult polycystic kidney disease |
| initiation complex | Complex between mRNA, 30S ribosomal subunit and formyl methionyl tRNA that requires GTP and initiation factors to function. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| iron-dextran complex | <chemical> Iron dextran. A complex of ferric oxyhydroxide with dextrans of 5000 to 7000 daltons in a viscous solution containing 50 mg/ml of iron. It is supplied as a parenteral preparation and is used as a haematinic. (goodman and gilman's the pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 8th ed, p1292) Pharmacological action: haematinics. Chemical name: Iron dextran (12 Dec 1998) |
| iron succinyl milk protein complex | <chemical> Soluble iron complex with 5% iron content produced by reacting succinylated milk protein and ferric chloride Synonym: iron succinyl protein complex, itf 282, itf-282 (05 Dec 1998) |
| isodiphasic complex | A diphasic complex whose positive and negative deflections are approximately equal. Synonym: equiphasic complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipus complex | Attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ornithodoros moubata complex | A group of four species in Africa; the taxonomy and ecology of this complex is of great significance because its members are vectors of relapsing fever spirochetes; members of the complex include Ornithodoros moubata (various hosts), Ornithodoros compactus (tortoises), Ornithodoros apertus (porcupines), and Ornithodoros porcinus (warthogs); a domestic subspecies of Ornithodoros porcinus, in turn, forms three strains that feed chiefly on humans, fowl, and swine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ostiomeatal complex | Point where the frontal and maxillary sinuses normally drain into the nasal cavity; obstruction produces inflammation of affected sinus cavities. Synonym: ostiomeatal unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tacaribe complex | <virology> Group of 8 Arenaviridae isolated in s.America from bats. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ternary complex | Term used to describe the tripartite combination of, for example, enzyme-cofactor-substrate or enzyme-substrate1-substrate2 for a multisubstrate enzyme, the active form involved in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| EAHF complex | A combination of allergies consisting of eczema, asthma and hay fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eisenmenger complex | Defect of the interventricular septum with severe pulmonary hypertension, hypertrophy of the right ventricle, and latent or overt cyanosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Eisenmenger's complex | The combination of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and consequent right-to-left shunt through the defect, with or without an associated overriding aorta. Synonym: Eisenmenger's defect, Eisenmenger's disease, Eisenmenger's tetralogy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Electra complex | Female counterpart of the Oedipus complex in the male; a term used to describe unresolved conflicts during childhood development toward the father which subsequently influence a woman's relationships with men. Synonym: father complex. Origin: Electra, daughter of Agamemnon (05 Mar 2000) |
| electrocardiographic complex | <cardiology, physiology> A deflection or group of deflections in the electrocardiogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TLa complex | <molecular biology> Genes coding for and controlling TL antigens, the complex is situated close to the H 2 complex on mouse chromosome 17 and resembles H 2 in several ways. (18 Nov 1997) |