| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
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| FC | fasciculus cuneatus; fast component [of a neuron]; febrile convulsions; feline conjunctivitis; ferri... |
| Cath | cathartic; catheter, catheterize |
| cath | catheterization |
| CV | cath central venous catheter |
| coated vesicle | <cell biology> Vesicle formed as an invagination of the plasma membrane (a coated pit) and that is surrounded by a basket of clathrin. Associated with receptor mediated pinocytosis and receptor recycling. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| coated vesicles | Vesicles formed when cell-membrane coated pits (coated pits, cell-membrane) invaginate and pinch off. The outer surface of these vesicles is covered with a lattice-like network of the protein clathrin. Shortly after formation, however, the clathrin coat is removed and the vesicles are referred to as endosomes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tablets, enteric-coated | Tablets coated with material that delays release of the medication until after they leave the stomach. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enteric-coated | A term designating a special coating applied to tablets or capsules which prevents release and absorption of their contents until they reach the intestines. (18 Nov 1997) |
| enteric coated tablet | An oral dosage form in which a tablet is coated with a material to prevent or minimise dissolution in the stomach but allow dissolution in the small intestine. This type of formulation either protects the stomach from a potentially irritating drug (e.g., aspirin) or protects the drug (e.g., erythromycin) from partial degradation in the acidic environment of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |