| Rf | in paper or thin-layer chromatography, the distance that a spot of a substance has moved from the po... |
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| YS | yellow spot; yolk sac |
| ys | yellow spot; yolk sac |
| IDA | 1) Imino-Diacetic Acid 2) Iron Deficiency Anemia &nb... |
| APP | acute phase protein; alum-precipitated pyridine; aminopyrazolopyrimidine; amyloid peptide precursor;... |
| ELISPOT | Enzyme-Linked Immuno Spot Assay |
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| SFC | Spot forming cells |
| WSSV | White Spot Syndrome Virus |
| blind test | A method of testing in which an independent observer records the results of any test, drug, placebo, or procedure without knowing the identity of the samples or what result might be expected. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vestibular blind sac | <anatomy> The lower extremity of the cochlear duct, occupying the cochlear recess in the vestibule. Synonym: caecum vestibulare, vestibular blind sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupular blind sac | The upper blind extremity of the cochlear duct. Synonym: caecum cupulare, cupular blind sac, lagena. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prospective, randomised, double-blind clinical trial | <statistics> A clinical trial in which the method for analysing data has been specified in the protocol before the study has begun (prospective), the patients have been randomly assigned to receive either the study drug or alternative treatment, and in which neither the patient nor the physician conducting the study know which treatment is being given to the patient. (13 Nov 1997) |
| single-blind method | A method in which either the observer(s) or the subject(s) is kept ignorant of the group to which the subjects are assigned. (12 Dec 1998) |
| double-blind | <statistics> A kind of clinical study in which neither the participants nor the person administering treatment know which treatment any particular subject is receiving. Usually the comparison is between an experimental drug and a placebo or standard comparison treatment. This method is believed to achieve the most accuracy because neither the doctor nor the patient can affect the observed results with their psychological bias. (10 Oct 1997) |
| double-blind experiment | <statistics> An experiment conducted with neither experimenter nor subjects knowing which experiment is the control; prevents bias in recording results. See: double-masked experiment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double-blind method | <statistics> A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| double-blind study | A study in which neither the experimenter nor any other assessor of the results, including patients, know which group is subject to which procedure, thus helping assure that the biases or expectations of either will not influence the results. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcification, physiologic | Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physiologic | Normal, not pathologic, characteristic of or conforming to the normal functioning or state of the body or a tissue or organ, physiological. (18 Nov 1997) |
| physiologic age | Age estimated in terms of function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic albuminuria | Presence of slight traces of protein in otherwise normal urine. Synonym: functional albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic amenorrhoea | Amenorrhoea of pregnancy or the menopause, not associated with an organic disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic anaemia | An obsolete term for apparent anaemia caused by increased fluid volume of the blood (overhydration). (05 Mar 2000) |