| MTI | malignant teratoma, intermediate; minimum time interval; moving target indicator |
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| NTE | neuropathy target esterase; neurotoxic esterase; not to exceed |
| OTC | ornithine transcarbamylase; oval target cell; over-the-counter; oxytetracycline |
| PTV | planning target volume; posterior tibial vein |
| PTV2 | planning target volume 2 |
| target organ | A tissue or organ upon which a hormone exerts its action; generally, a tissue or organ with appropriate receptors for a hormone. Synonym: target. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| target patient | In group therapy, the patient being analyzed in turn by another member patient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| target plasma | <radiobiology> Plasma used to trap a neutral atom beam. A background plasma of sufficiently high density and temperature can ionize neutral atoms more effectively than the Lorentz process (where v cross B creates effective electric field). (09 Oct 1997) |
| target regulation | <physiology> General term for an interaction between neurons and their targets by which target derived signals influence the differentiation of the innervating neurons. (18 Nov 1997) |
| target response | In conditioning, any behaviour or specific response chosen by the experimenter; its frequency is intended to increase or decrease by the judicious pairing with it of a reinforcer when it occurs. Synonym: target behaviour, target response. (05 Mar 2000) |