| NGS | normal goat serum |
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| AMA | against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical A... |
| NA | Avogadro constant or number; nalidixic acid; Narcotics Anonymous; network administrator; neuraminida... |
| AB, Ab | 1) Anti-body; 항체 2) Anti-Biotics; 항생제 |
| Anti-ENA | Anti-Extractable Nuclear Antigens |
| anti-HBc | Antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anti-HBe | Antibody to the hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg). (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-HBs | Antibody to the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-HIV agents | Agents used to treat aids and/or stop the spread of the HIV infection. These do not include drugs used to treat symptoms or opportunistic infections associated with aids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-icteric | <pharmacology> A remedy for jaundice. Rarely used term for preventing or curing icterus (jaundice). (20 Jun 2000) |
| anti-idiotype autoantibody | <immunology> An autoantibody, the specificity of which is directed against one of one's own idiotypes. See: anti-idiotype antibody. Synonym: idiotype autoantibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anti-infective | <pharmacology> Substances capable of killing infectious agents or of preventing them from spreading and causing infection. (20 Jun 2000) |
| anti-infective agents, local | Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from disinfectants, which are used on inanimate objects. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-infective agents, quinolone | A group of synthetic antimicrobial agents which usually contain a 4-quinolinone ring structure. A few compounds belonging to this group have related nitrogen heterocyclic ring structures such as naphthyridine or phthalazine groups. All compounds in this group are substituted with an oxo group at the 4-position. The second-generation quinolones are also substituted with a 1-piperazinyl group at the 7-position and a fluorine moiety at the 6-position. The quinolones inhibit the a subunit of DNA gyrase and thus interfere with the ability of the enzyme to repair bacterial DNA breaks during replication. The compounds have a broad spectrum of activity against a variety of aerobic bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-infective agents, urinary | Substances capable of killing agents causing urinary tract infections or of preventing them from spreading. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-inflammatory | Counteracting or suppressing inflammation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anti-inflammatory agent | Agents that counteract or suppress the inflammatory process. An antirheumatic agent or inflammation mediator, both endogenous and exogenous substances used to counteract the inflammatory process or alleviate or prevent rheumatic diseases, and the compounds that mediate the inflammation process. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal | Anti-inflammatory agents that are not steroids. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They are used primarily in the treatment of chronic arthritic conditions and certain soft tissue disorders associated with pain and inflammation. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis accounts for their analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions; other mechanisms may contribute to their anti-inflammatory effects. Certain nsaids also may inhibit lipoxygenase enzymes or phospholipase c or may modulate T-cell function. (ama drug evaluations annual, 1994, p 1814-5) (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-inflammatory agent, steroidal | Steroidal agents capable of suppressing or counteracting the inflammatory process by acting on body mechanisms, without directly antagonizing the causative agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anti-inflammatory agent, topical | Anti-inflammatory agent that are applied to the skin and whose pharmacological effect only occurs at the area of application. (12 Dec 1998) |