| SA | salicylic acid; saline [solution]; salt added; sarcoidosis; sarcoma; scalenus anticus; secondary ame... |
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| SFS | serial foveal seizures; skin and fascia stapler; social functioning schedule; spatial frequency spec... |
| AA | abdominal aorta; acetic acid; achievement age; active alcoholic; active assistive [range of motion];... |
| AAS | Aarskog-Scott [syndrome]; acid aspiration syndrome; alcoholic abstinence syndrome; American Academy ... |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| antimicrobial spectrum | See: spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| broad spectrum | <pharmacology> Often used to describe an antibiotic that is effective against a wide range of microorganisms. (13 Nov 1997) |
| broad spectrum antibiotic | An antibiotic having a wide range of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Raman spectrum | The characteristic array of light produced by the Raman effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visible spectrum | That part of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye; it extends from extreme red, 7606 A |
| chromatic spectrum | The continuum of colours that white light forms on passing through a prism or diffraction grating. Synonym: colour spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colour spectrum | The continuum of colours that white light forms on passing through a prism or diffraction grating. Synonym: colour spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wide spectrum | See: spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| continuous spectrum | A spectrum in which there are no absorption bands or lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spectrum | A charted band of wavelengths of electromagnetic vibrations obtained by refraction and diffraction. By extension, a measurable range of activity, such as the range of bacteria affected by an antibiotic (antibacterial spectrum) or the complete range of manifestations of a disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| spectrum analysis | The measurement of the amplitude of the components of a complex waveform throughout the frequency range of the waveform. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spectrum analysis, mass | Analysis of the mass of an object through means of determining the wave length(s) at which electromagnetic energy is absorbed by that object. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spectrum analysis, raman | Analysis of the intensity of raman scattering of monochromatic light as a function of frequency of the scattered light. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infrared spectrum | The part of the invisible spectrum of wave length just longer than that of visible red light. Synonym: thermal spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| invisible spectrum | The radiation lying on either side of visible light, i.e., infrared and ultraviolet light. (05 Mar 2000) |