| HALC | high affinity-low capacity |
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| HPLAC | high-pressure liquid-affinity chromatography |
| LAHC | low affinity-high capacity |
| RBA | relative binding affinity; rescue breathing apparatus; right basilar artery; right brachial artery; ... |
| TBA | tertiary butylacetate; testosterone-binding affinity; tetrabutylammonium; thiobarbituric acid; to be... |
| Castle's intrinsic factor | A mucoprotein normally secreted by the epithelium of the stomach and that binds vitamin B12, the intrinsic factor/B12 complex is selectively absorbed by the distal ileum, though only the vitamin is taken into the cell. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| vitamin B12 with intrinsic factor concentrate | A combination of vitamin B12 with suitable preparations of the mucosa of the stomach or intestine of domestic animals used for food by humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| positive-pressure respiration, intrinsic | Non-therapeutic positive end-expiratory pressure occurring frequently in patients with severe airway obstruction. It can appear with or without the administration of external positive end-expiratory pressure (positive-pressure respiration). It presents an important load on the inspiratory muscles which are operating at a mechanical disadvantage due to hyperinflation. Auto-peep may cause profound hypotension that should be treated by intravascular volume expansion, increasing the time for expiration, and/or changing from assist mode to intermittent mandatory ventilation mode. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrinsic | Situated entirely within or pertaining exclusively to a part. Origin: L. Intrinsecus = situated on the inside (18 Nov 1997) |
| intrinsic asthma | <chest medicine> Bronchial asthma in which no extrinsic causes can be identified, and which is assumed to be due to an endogenous process, possibly allergic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic colour | <dentistry> The addition of colour pigment within the material of a dental prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic deflection | <physiology> With the electrode in direct contact with the muscle fibre, a rapid downward deflection from the peak of maximum positivity, signifying that the activation front has reached the subjacent muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic dysmenorrhoea | <gynaecology> Painful menses due to a functional disturbance and not due to organic factors such as growths, inflammation or anatomy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intrinsic factor | A mucoprotein normally secreted by the epithelium of the stomach and that binds vitamin B12, the intrinsic factor/B12 complex is selectively absorbed by the distal ileum, though only the vitamin is taken into the cell. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intrinsic fibres | Nerve fibre's interconnecting subdivisions of the cerebral cortex of the same hemisphere or different segments of the spinal cord on the same side. Synonym: endogenous fibres, intrinsic fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic motivation | Derivation of personal satisfaction through self-initiated achievement and behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic muscles | Muscles fully contained (origin, belly, and insertion) within the structure under consideration. For example, the interossei and lumbrical muscles are intrinsic muscles of the hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic muscles of foot | Muscles fully contained (origin, belly, insertion) in the foot and toes. These muscles are arranged in four layers and all are innervated by the plantar branches of the tibial nerve. Although they may be capable of producing the actions described under their individual entries, as a group the primary function of the intrinsic muscles of the foot is to provide dynamic support of the longitudinal arch of the foot, resisting the forces which act momentarily to spread the arch during walking and running. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrinsic pathway | <haematology> Initiation of blood clotting as a result of factors released from damaged tissue, as opposed to contact with a foreign surface (the intrinsic pathway). Tissue thromboplastin (Factor III) in conjunction with Factor VII proconvertin) will activate Factor X that, once activated, converts prothrombin to thrombin. (27 Jun 1999) |
| intrinsic proteins | Proteins that cannot be easily separated from a biomembrane. Synonym: intrinsic proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |