| POPLINE | Population Information Online |
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| BMS | Bachelor of Medical Science; betamethasone; biomedical monitoring system; biomedical science; bleomy... |
| BSN | baccalaureate of science in nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; bowel sounds normal |
| DOS | day of surgery; deoxystreptamine; disk operating system; Doctor of Ocular Science; Doctor of Optical... |
| AJKD | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
| ILSI | International Life Science Institute |
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| SCI | Science Citation Index |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for Social Science |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Science |
| insect bites and stings | Bites and stings inflicted by insects. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| insect control | The reduction or regulation of the population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous insects through chemical, biological, or other means. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insect defensins | <biochemistry> Family of small (30-35 residue) cysteine rich cationic proteins found in vertebrate phagocytes (notably the azurophil granules of neutrophils) and active against bacteria, fungi and enveloped viruses. May constitute up to 5% of the total protein. Insect defensins have some sequence homology with the vertebrate forms. (18 Nov 1997) |
| insect hormones | Hormones secreted by insects. They influence their growth and development. Also synthetic substances that act like insect hormones. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insect proteins | Proteins found in any species of insect. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insect repellents | Substances causing insects to turn away from them or reject them as food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insect stings | Stings from large stinging insects such as bees, hornets, yellow jackets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is highly effective. (the three a's of insect allergy are adrenaline, avoidance and allergist.) (12 Dec 1998) |
| insect viruses | Viruses infecting insects, the largest family being baculoviridae. (12 Dec 1998) |