| NHE | sodium-hydrogen exchanger |
|---|---|
| NS | natural science; Neosporin; nephrosclerosis; nephrotic syndrome; nervous system; neurological surger... |
| NUC | nonspecific ulcerative colitis; sodium urate crystal |
| PBS | perfusion-pressure breakthrough syndrome; phenobarbital sodium; phosphate-buffered saline; planar bo... |
| PNa | plasma sodium |
| effervescent sodium phosphate | Exsiccated sodium phosphate 200, sodium bicarbonate 477, tartaric acid 252, and citric acid 162, mixed and passed through a sieve to make a granular salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| estramustine phosphate sodium | Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol(17b)-, 3-[bis(2-chloroethyl)carbamate] 17-(dihydrogen phosphate), disodium salt;an antineoplastic agent that combines the actions of oestrogen and nitrogen mustard in the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethacrynate sodium | Sodium salt of ethacrynic acid for parenteral use. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tyropanoate sodium | 3-Butyramido-alpha-ethyl-2,4,6-triiodohydrocinnamic acid, sodium salt;an oral contrast medium for cholecystography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exsiccated sodium sulfite | Anhydrous sodium sulfite, used as a preservative in pharmaceutical preparations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zomepirac sodium | Sodium 5-(p-chlorodoenzoyl)-1,4-dimethylpyrrole-2-acet ate dihydrate;an analgesic anti-inflammatory agent, no longer marketed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluorescein sodium | A dye used for diagnosis of certain ocular diseases, differentiation or delineation of organ parts in surgery, and determination of circulation time. Synonym: resorcinolphthalein sodium, uranin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusidate sodium | The sodium salt of fusidic acid; has antibacterial properties. Synonym: sodium fusidate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low sodium syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome resulting from salt restriction and use of diuretics in treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension, characterised by weakness, drowsiness, muscle cramps, and a reduction in glomerular filtration with consequent nitrogen retention, renal failure, and sometimes death; occurs also in cirrhosis of the liver with ascites and in adrenal insufficiency. Synonym: salt depletion syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algae and fungi | Algae represent a group of spore-propagating plants, unicellular or undifferentiated into root, stem, and leaf. They include seaweed and many unicellular fresh water plants, most of which contain chlorophyll. They account for about 90% of the earth's photosynthetic activity. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites and include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They lack chlorophyll. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alkyl and aryl transferases | <enzyme> A somewhat heterogeneous class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of alkyl or related groups (excluding methyl groups). Registry number: EC 2.5 (12 Dec 1998) |