| PSD | particle size distribution; peptone, starch, and dextrose; periodic synchronous discharge; phase-sen... |
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| SA | salicylic acid; saline [solution]; salt added; sarcoidosis; sarcoma; scalenus anticus; secondary ame... |
| SFS | serial foveal seizures; skin and fascia stapler; social functioning schedule; spatial frequency spec... |
| COD | 1) Choice Of Drug 2) Cause Of Death 3) Chemical O2 Demand;... |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| invisible spectrum | The radiation lying on either side of visible light, i.e., infrared and ultraviolet light. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thermal spectrum | The part of the invisible spectrum of wave length just longer than that of visible red light. Synonym: thermal spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toxin spectrum | A figure in the form of a spectrum used by Ehrlich to represent the neutralizing power of antitoxin in the presence of toxin, toxone, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| excitation spectrum | Fluorescence produced over a range of wavelengths of the exciting light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultraviolet spectrum | The electromagnetic spectrum beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluorescence spectrum | Fluorescence evoked over a range of wavelengths when the excitation wavelength is at a maximum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fortification spectrum | The zigzag banding of light, resembling the walls of fortified medieval towns, that marks the margin of the scintillating scotoma of migraine. Synonym: fortification figures, telehopsias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frequency spectrum | The range of frequencies in a signal, used to describe the resolving power of an imaging system in radiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute chemical pneumonitis | <chest medicine> Inflammation of the lungs which occurs secondary to exposure to a chemical, organic dust, fungus or mould. Chronic exposure can lead to chronic lung changes evident on chest X-ray. Symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath and wheezing. See: bird-handler's disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mechanico-chemical | Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| chemical | 1. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to, chemistry. 2. A substance composed of chemical elements or obtained by chemical processes. (21 May 1997) |
| chemical and pharmacologic phenomena | Chemical, pharmacologic, and metabolic action and interaction of drugs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chemical antidote | A substance that unites with a poison to form an innocuous chemical compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical attraction | The force impelling atoms of different elements or molecules to unite to form new substances or compounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical bond | The link between two atoms within a molecule. Different types of chemical bonds include hydrogen bonds, covalent bonds, and ionic bonds. (09 Oct 1997) |