| NG tube | Naso-Gastric tube |
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| PE tube | Polyethylene Ventilating tube placed in the eardrum |
| SB tube | Sengstaken-Blakemore tube |
| ET | educational therapy; effective temperature; ejection time; embryo transfer; endothelin; endotoxin; e... |
| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
| cellulose acetate | A polymer commonly used as a support medium for electrophoresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cellulose acetate phthalate | A reaction product of phthalic anhydride and a partial acetate ester of cellulose; used as a tablet-coating agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate | <chemical> A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, hormonal, contraceptive agents, female, contraceptive agents, male, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-6-methyl-, (6alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| medroxyprogesterone acetate | 17a-Hydroxy-6a-methylprogesterone;a progestational agent that is active orally as well as parenterally, and more potent than progesterone; used to control uterine bleeding and, in combination with ethynyl estradiol, as an oral contraceptive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| megestrol acetate | An appetite stimulant approved for the treatment of weight loss in people with AIDS. Megestrol acetate is a synthetic version of the female hormone progesterone. (09 Oct 1997) |
| melengestrol acetate | <chemical> A progestational hormone with reported glucocorticoid and antineoplastic activity. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, hormonal, glucocorticoids, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mepazine acetate | 10-[(1-Methyl-3-piperidyl)methyl]phenothiazine acetate;a phenothiazine derivative with actions and uses similar to those of chlorpromazine. Also available as mepazine acetate hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chlormadinone acetate | <chemical> An orally active synthetic progestational hormone used often in combinations as an oral contraceptive. Pharmacological action: contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-6-chloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| guanabenz acetate | [(2,6-Dichlorobenzylidene)amino]guanidine monoacetate;a centrally acting antiadrenergic antihypertensive similar in action to clonidine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methadyl acetate | <chemical> 6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanol acetate (ester). A narcotic analgesic with a long onset and duration of action. It is used mainly in the treatment of narcotic dependence. Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics. Chemical name: Benzeneethanol, beta-(2-(dimethylamino)propyl)-alpha-ethyl-beta-phenyl-, acetate (ester) (12 Dec 1998) |
| methylazoxymethanol acetate | <chemical> The aglycone of cycasin. It acts as a potent carcinogen and neurotoxin and inhibits hepatic DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors, protein synthesis inhibitor, teratogens. Chemical name: Methanol, (methyl-ONN-azoxy)-, acetate (ester) (12 Dec 1998) |
| methylprednisolone acetate | 6-methylprednisolone 21 acetate;has the same actions and uses as methylprednisolone; aqueous suspensions are suitable for intrasynovial and soft tissue injection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenylmercuric acetate | <chemical> A phenyl mercury compound used mainly as a fungicide. Has also been used as a herbicide, slimicide, and bacteriocide. Pharmacological action: fungicides, industrial, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| clogestone acetate | 6-Chloro-3b,17-dihydroxypregna-4,6-dien-20-one diacetate;a progestational agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clomegestone acetate | 6-Chloro-17-hydroxy-16a-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione acetate;a progestational drug. (05 Mar 2000) |