| DT | defibillation threshold; delirium tremens; dental technician; depression of transmission; dietetic [... |
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| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy; emission computed tomography; enteric coated tablet; euglobulin clot test... |
| HT | Hashimoto thyroiditis; hearing test; hearing threshold; heart; heart transplantation, heart transpla... |
| MCT | manual cervical traction; mean cell thickness; mean cell threshold; mean circulation time; mean corp... |
| RAT | repeat action tablet; rheumatoid arthritis test |
| tablet | 1. A small table or flat surface. 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture. 3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. 4. A kind of pocket memorandum book. 5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague. 6. <pharmacology> A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; called also lozenge, and troche, especially when of a round or rounded form. Origin: F. Tablette, dim. Of table. See Table. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tablet triturate | A small, usually cylindrical, molded or compressed disk of varying size, containing a diluent usually consisting of dextrose (glucose) or of a mixture of lactose and powdered sucrose and a moistening agent or excipient, such as dilute alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteric coated tablet | An oral dosage form in which a tablet is coated with a material to prevent or minimise dissolution in the stomach but allow dissolution in the small intestine. This type of formulation either protects the stomach from a potentially irritating drug (e.g., aspirin) or protects the drug (e.g., erythromycin) from partial degradation in the acidic environment of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |