| DPPC | dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; double-blind placebo-controlled trial |
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| PBO | penicillin in beeswax and oil; placebo |
| PL | palmaris longus; pancreatic lipase; perception of light; peroneus longus; phospholipase; phospholipi... |
| PLA | peripheral laser angioplasty; phenyl lactate; phospholipase A; phospholipid antibody; placebo therap... |
| DBPCFC | Double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge |
| active immunization | The production of active immunity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| active inflammation | Any inflammation that has a fairly rapid onset, quickly becomes severe, usually manifested for only a few days, but may persist for several days or even a few weeks. Synonym: active inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active labour | Contractions resulting in progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active length-tension curve | The relationship between active isometric tension and preload (rest length) for a contracting muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active metal | <chemistry> Any very reactive metal, such as magnesium or sodium, most are located in the first two columns of the periodic table. (15 Jan 1998) |
| active methionine | S-(5'-deoxy-5'-adenosyl)-l-methionine;condensation product of adenosine and l-methionine involving replacement of the -OPO3H2 of adenylic acid by -S+ (CH3)CH2CH2CH(NH3+)CO 2 of methionine; a sulfonium compound bearing a methyl group that is transferred in transmethylation reactions. See: methionine adenosyltransferase. Synonym: active methionine. Acronym: SAM (05 Mar 2000) |
| active methyl | A methyl group attached to a quaternary ammonium ion or a tertiary sulfonium ion that can take part in transmethylation reactions; e.g., methyl groups in choline and in S-adenosyl-l-methionine, which are thus methyl donors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active movement | Movement effected by the organism itself, unaided by external influences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active mutant | A mutant with overt phenotypic expression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active principle | A constituent of a drug, usually an alkaloid or glycoside, upon the presence of which the characteristic therapeutic action of the substance largely depends. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active prophylaxis | Use of an antigenic (immunogenic) agent to actively stimulate the immunological mechanism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active psychoanalysis | Psychoanalysis in which the analyst intervenes directly and actively in the patient's life, e.g., by making prohibitions, assigning tasks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active pyruvate | An intermediate formed in the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate. Compare: pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide). Synonym: alpha-lactyl-thiamin pyrophosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active repressor | A repressor that combines directly with an operator gene to repress the operator and its structural genes, thus repressing protein synthesis; active repressor may be repressed by an inducer, with resulting protein synthesis; a homeostatic mechanism for regulation of inducible enzyme systems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active site | <chemistry> A specific region of an enzyme where a substrate binds and catalysis takes place (binding site). (06 May 1997) |