| Walthard, Max | <person> Swiss gynecologist, 1867-1933. See: Walthard's cell rest. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Wassermann-fast | A term used to designate a case in which the Wassermann reaction remains positive despite all treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Planck, Max | <person> German physicist and Nobel laureate, 1858-1947. See: Planck's constant, Planck's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilms, Max | <person> German surgeon, 1867-1918. See: Wilms' tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Winkler, Max | <person> Swiss physician, 1875-1952. See: Winkler's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schultze, Max | <person> German histologist and zoologist, 1825-1874. See: Schultze's cells, Schultze's membrane, Schultze's sign, comma bundle of Schultze, comma tract of Schultze. (05 Mar 2000) |
| histamine-fast | Indicating the absence of the normal response to histamine, especially in speaking of true gastric anacidity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Huhner, Max | <person> U.S. Urologist, 1873-1947. See: Huhner test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serum-fast | 1. Pertaining to a serum in which there is little or no change in the titre of antibody, even under conditions of treatment or immunologic stimulation. 2. Resistant to the destructive effect of sera. Synonym: serofast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spectrometry, mass, fast atom bombardment | A mass spectrometric technique that is used for the analysis of a wide range of biomolecules, such as glycoalkaloids, glycoproteins, polysaccharides, and peptides. Positive and negative fast atom bombardment spectra are recorded on a mass spectrometer fitted with an atom gun with xenon as the customary beam. The mass spectra obtained contain molecular weight recognition as well as sequence information. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sputum for acid-fast organisms | A special microscopic slide that is prepared to detect the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The diagnosis of tuberculosis can be made using this test. If the sputum specimen shows the acid fast organism a sputum culture (for Mycobacterium) is then performed. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Neisser, Max | <person> German bacteriologist, 1869-1938. See: Neisser's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drug-fast | Pertaining to microorganisms that resist or become tolerant to an antibacterial agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| iodine-fast | Denoting hyperthyroidism unresponsive to iodine therapy, which develops frequently in most cases so treated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tarlov, Isadore Max | <person> U. S. Surgeon, *1905. See: Tarlov's cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |