| aVL | unipolar limb lead on the left arm in electrocardiography |
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| aVR | unipolar limb lead on the right arm in electrocardiography |
| CF | calcaneal fibular [ligament]; calcium leucovorin; calf blood flow; calibration factor; cancer-free; ... |
| CL | capillary lumen; cardiolipin; cell line; centralis lateralis; chemiluminescence; chest and left arm ... |
| CR | calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie-restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitatio... |
| indirect ophthalmoscope | <instrument> An instrument designed to visualise the interior of the eye, with the instrument at arm's length from the subject's eye and the observer viewing an inverted image through a convex lens located between the instrument and the subject's eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| indirect ophthalmoscopy | Ophthalmoscopy performed with an indirect ophthalmoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect placentography | An obsolete term for radiographic determination of the presence of placenta previa by estimating the distance between the presenting foetal part and the bladder filled with contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect pulp capping | The application of a suspension of calcium hydroxide to a thin layer of dentin overlying the pulp (near exposure) in order to stimulate secondary dentin formation and protect the pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect pupillary reaction | Contraction of the pupil of the fellow eye in consensus with the pupil of the illuminated eye. Synonym: consensual light reflex, indirect pupillary reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect rays | X-ray's generated at a surface other than the anode target. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect reacting bilirubin | The fraction of serum bilirubin which has not been conjugated with glucuronic acid in the liver cell; so called because it reacts with the Ehrlich diazo reagent only when alcohol is added; increased levels are found in hepatic disease and haemolytic conditions. Synonym: unconjugated bilirubin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect retainer | A part of a removable partial denture which assists the direct retainer's in preventing occlusal displacement of the distal extension bases by functioning through lever action on the opposite side of the fulcrum line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect retention | Retention obtained in a removable partial denture through the use of indirect retainers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect technique | indirect method for making inlays |
| indirect transfusion | Transfusion into a patient of blood previously obtained from a donor and stored in a suitable container. Synonym: mediate transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indirect transmission | <epidemiology> Transmission of a parasite through an indirect life cycle. (05 Dec 1998) |
| indirect vision | Vision resulting from retinal stimulation beyond the macula. Synonym: indirect vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluorescent antibody technique, indirect | A form of fluorescent antibody technique commonly used to detect serum antibodies and immune complexes in tissues and microorganisms in specimens from patients with infectious diseases. The technique involves formation of an antigen-antibody complex which is labelled with fluorescein-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin antibody. (12 Dec 1998) |
| augmented lead | Electrocardiogram recorded between one limb and two other limbs. The augmented lead are designated aVF, aVL, and aVR for recordings made between the foot (left), left arm, and right arm, respectively, and the other two limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |