| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
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| CBS | Clear breathing sounds |
| ss | semis; one half; 반 |
| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
| D1 | diagonal one; first dorsal vertebra |
| one-carbon fragment | The formyl group or the methyl group that takes part in transformylation or transmethylation reactions; by means of these reactions, a group containing a single carbon atom is added to a compound being biosynthesised, adding a methyl group (as in thymidine formation), adding a hydroxymethyl group (as in serine biosynthesis), or closing a ring (as in purine formation). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| one-carbon group transferases | <enzyme> A subclass of transferases that transfer chemical groups containing a single carbon. These include the methyltransferases, the hydroxymethyl and formyl transferases, the carboxyl and carbamoyl transferases, and the amidinotransferases. Registry number: EC 2.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| one-hand | Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See: dactylology. (04 Mar 1998) |
| one-horned uterus | An obsolete term for unicorn uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| one-sided | 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. "Unguarded and one-sided language." 2. <botany> Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. One-sid"ed-ly, One-sidedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 3a-hydroxy-5a-pregnan-20-one | A catabolite of progesterone; found in the urine of pregnant women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one-12 alpha monooxygenase | <enzyme> Liver microsomal enzyme active in conversion of cholesterol to cholic acid; introduces a 12 alpha-hydroxyl group into the steroid nucleus of cholesterol Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: 7-hco-monooxygenase, hco 12 alpha-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| -one | <chemistry, suffix> A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl as, nonone. (29 Oct 1998) |
| anatomical wart | postmortem wart |
| asbestos wart | A granulomatous or hyperkeratotic lesion of the skin at the site of deposit of asbestos particles. Synonym: asbestos wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venereal wart | <dermatology> A disease caused by the human papilloma virus characterised by a soft wart-like growth on the genitalia (for example penis, vulva). In adults this infection is most commonly transmitted sexually. Genital warts are very common and are increasing in incidence. Safe sex practices, such as using condoms can help decrease the risk of infection. Treatment includes several topical agents to eradicate the lesions, cryosurgery, laser therapy, electrocauterisation or surgical removal. See alternate name condyloma acuminata. (12 Jan 1998) |
| genital wart | A form of wart or papilloma. Commonly seen in the genital area and sexually transmitted. Causative agent is the human papilloma virus. The most common sexually transmitted disease. Treatment involves the use of special medications or localised surgical treatment (for example cryotherapy, surgical removal). (27 Sep 1997) |
| viral wart | A keratotic papilloma of the epidermis which occurs most frequently in young persons as a result of localised infection by human papilloma virus, usually types 2 and 4; the lesions are of variable duration, eventually undergoing spontaneous regression, and are both exophytic and endophytic, with hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, hypergranulosis, koilocytosis, and papillomatosis. Synonym: common wart, infectious warts, verruca simplex, viral wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Peruvian wart | A late, eruptive stage of bartonellosis; characterised by soft conical or pedunculated vascular papules anywhere on the skin or mucous membranes from miliary size to several centimeters, resolving without scars after a few months. Synonym: haemorrhagic pian, Peruvian wart, verruca peruana, verruca peruviana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moist wart | An obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. Mosaic wart, plantar growth of numerous closely aggregated wart's forming a mosaic appearance, frequently caused by human papilloma virus type 2. (05 Mar 2000) |