| ARD | absolute reaction of degeneration; acute radiation disease; acute respiratory disease; adult respira... |
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| BDC | Bazex-Dupre-Christol [syndrome]; burn-dressing change |
| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| DD | dangerous drug; data definition; day of delivery; degenerated disc; degenerative disease; delusional... |
| dr | dorsal root; drain; dram; dressing |
| dry dressing | Dry gauze or other material applied to a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| occlusive dressing | A dressing that hermetically seals a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tie-over dressing | A dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. Synonym: bolus dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed dressing | A dressing stiffened with a substance that produces immobilization when it dries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lister's dressing | The first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid soluble spore protein | <molecular biology> A DNA binding protein in the spores of some bacteria, thought to stabilise the DNA in an A configuration, so protecting it from cleavage by enzymes or UV light. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alcohol-soluble eosin | See: ethyl eosin. Synonym: alcohol-soluble eosin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water-soluble chlorophyll derivatives | The copper complex of sodium and/or potassium salts of saponified chlorophyll, used topically for deodorization of chronic lesions and to promote wound repair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soluble | 1. Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which are not soluble in water. "Sugar is . . . Soluble in water and fusible in fire." (Arbuthnot) 2. Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble. "More soluble is this knot." 3. Relaxed; open or readily opened. "The bowels must be kept soluble." Soluble glass. <chemistry> See Glass. Origin: L. Solubilis, fr. Solvere, solutum, to loosen, to dissolve: cf. F. Soluble. See Solve, and cf. Solvable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| soluble antigen | Viral antigen that remains in solution after the particles of virus have been removed by means of centrifugation; in the case of the influenza viruses, it is the internal helical structure, free of the external envelope. Synonym: S antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soluble glass | A silicate of potassium or sodium, soluble in hot water but solid at ordinary temperatures; used for fixed dressings. Synonym: water glass. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soluble gun cotton | <chemistry> A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc. Synonym: pyroxyle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| soluble ligature | A temporary ligature of material that can be absorbed by human tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soluble RNA | rNA |
| soluble soap | Any soap made with potassium, sodium, or ammonium hydroxide: ordinary animal soap, Castile soap, green soap, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |