| MCCPI | medical care component of the consumer price index |
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| ALOSH | Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health |
| CSM | cardiosynchronous myostimulator; carotid sinus massage; cerebrospinal meningitis; circulation, sensa... |
| FACOSH | Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health |
| FS | factor of safety; Fanconi syndrome; Felty syndrome; fibromyalgia syndrome; field stimulation; Fisher... |
| united states occupational safety and health administration | An office in the department of labour responsible for developing and establishing occupational safety and health standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| activation product | <radiobiology> The unstable nucleus formed when activation occurs. (See activation above.) (09 Oct 1997) |
| by-product | <chemistry> A product of a chemical reaction or industrial process which is different from the desired product. (20 Mar 1998) |
| by-product material | Radioactive material produced by nuclear fission or by neutron irradiation in a nuclear reactor or similar device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gene product | The biochemical material, either RNA or protein, resulting from expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is used to measure how active a gene is, abnormal amounts can be correlated with disease-causing alleles. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cleavage product | A substance resulting from the splitting of a molecule into two or more simpler molecules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| product | 1. Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labour, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain. "There are the product Of those ill-mated marriages." (Milton) "These institutions are the products of enthusiasm." (Burke) 2. <mathematics> The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication. Synonym: Produce, production, fruit, result, effect, consequence, outcome, work, performance. Origin: L. Productus, p. Pr. Of producere. See Produce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| product, gene | The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the degree of gene activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| product inhibition | Inhibition of an enzyme activity by a product of the reaction catalyzed by that enzyme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| product labeling | Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a product or its container or wrapper. It includes purpose, effect, description, directions, hazards, warnings, and other relevant information. (12 Dec 1998) |
| product line management | Management control systems for structuring health care delivery strategies around case types, as in drgs, or specific clinical services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| product-moment correlation | A statistical procedure which yields the correlation coefficient referred to as r (-1.00 to +1.00) and involves the actual values, rather than the ranks (rank order) of the measurements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| product packaging | Form in which product is processed or wrapped and labelled. (12 Dec 1998) |
| product recovery | The process of separating a desired recombinant protein from the growth medium and the other elements in the host cells in which it was grown. (14 Nov 1997) |
| product surveillance, postmarketing | Surveillance of drugs, devices, appliances, etc., for efficacy or adverse effects, after they have been released for general sale. (12 Dec 1998) |