| IPA | immunoperoxidase assay; incontinentia pigmenti achromians; independent physician or practice associa... |
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| MPS | meconium plug syndrome; medial premotor system; Member of the Pharmaceutical Society; microbial prof... |
| NAPM | National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers |
| NPA | National Pharmaceutical Association; National Pituitary Agency; near point accommodation; Nurse Prac... |
| NPF | nasopharyngeal fiberscope; National Parkinson Foundation; National Pharmaceutical Foundation; Nation... |
| haemodialysis solutions | Solutions prepared for haemodialysis. The composition of the pre-dialysis solution may be varied in order to determine the effect of solvated metabolites on anoxia, malnutrition, acid-base balance, etc. Of principal interest are the effect of the choice of buffers (e.g., acetate or carbonate), the addition of cations (na+, k+, calcium), and addition of carbohydrates (glucose). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sclerosing solutions | Chemical agents injected into veins to cause localised thrombosis and eventual fibrosis and obliteration of the vessels. They are used in the treatment of varicose veins, haemorrhoids, gastric and oesophageal varices, and peptic ulcer haemorrhage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hypertonic solutions | Solutions having a higher osmotic pressure than blood, or another solution with which they are compared. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hypotonic solutions | Solutions having a lower osmotic pressure than blood, or another solution with which they are compared. (12 Dec 1998) |
| solutions | The homogeneous mixtures formed by the mixing of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance (solute) with a liquid (the solvent), from which the dissolved substances can be recovered by physical processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dialysis solutions | Solutions prepared for exchange across a semipermeable membrane of solutes below a molecular size determined by the cutoff threshold of the membrane material. (12 Dec 1998) |
| isotonic solutions | Solutions having the same osmotic pressure as blood serum, or another solution with which they are compared. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmic solutions | Sterile solutions, essentially free from foreign particles and suitably compounded and dispensed, for instillation into the eye. It does not include solutions for cleaning eyeglasses or contact lens solutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organ preservation solutions | Solutions used to store organs, particulary those awaiting implantation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Locke's solutions | Solution's containing, in varying amounts, NaCl, CaCl2, KCl, NaHCO3, and d-glucose; used for irrigating mammalian heart and other tissues, in laboratory experiments; also used in combination with naturally occurring body substances (e.g., blood serum, tissue extracts) and/or more complex chemically defined nutritive solution's for culturing animal cells. (05 Mar 2000) |