| ADD | acceptable daily dose; adduction; adenosine deaminase; attentional deficit disorder; average daily d... |
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| ADI | Academy of Dentistry International; acceptable daily intake; AIDS-defining illness; allowable daily ... |
| DRF | Daily Rating Form; daily replacement factor; Deafness Research Foundation; dose reduction factor |
| OCP | octacalcium phosphate; ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; oral case presentation; oral contraceptive pil... |
| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
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| NAD 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> From rat liver microsomes Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: nad-3-hp-20-oor (26 Jun 1999) |
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| one-carbon fragment | The formyl group or the methyl group that takes part in transformylation or transmethylation reactions; by means of these reactions, a group containing a single carbon atom is added to a compound being biosynthesised, adding a methyl group (as in thymidine formation), adding a hydroxymethyl group (as in serine biosynthesis), or closing a ring (as in purine formation). (05 Mar 2000) |
| one-carbon group transferases | <enzyme> A subclass of transferases that transfer chemical groups containing a single carbon. These include the methyltransferases, the hydroxymethyl and formyl transferases, the carboxyl and carbamoyl transferases, and the amidinotransferases. Registry number: EC 2.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| one-hand | Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See: dactylology. (04 Mar 1998) |
| one-horned uterus | An obsolete term for unicorn uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| one-sided | 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. "Unguarded and one-sided language." 2. <botany> Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. One-sid"ed-ly, One-sidedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| one-step procedure | A procedure in which a surgical biopsy is performed under general anesthesia and if cancer is found, a mastectomy or lumpectomy is done immediately as part of the same operation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| 3a-hydroxy-5a-pregnan-20-one | A catabolite of progesterone; found in the urine of pregnant women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one-12 alpha monooxygenase | <enzyme> Liver microsomal enzyme active in conversion of cholesterol to cholic acid; introduces a 12 alpha-hydroxyl group into the steroid nucleus of cholesterol Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: 7-hco-monooxygenase, hco 12 alpha-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| -one | <chemistry, suffix> A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl as, nonone. (29 Oct 1998) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |