| NRBC | National Rare Blood Club; normal red blood cell; nucleated red blood cell |
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| RCC | radiological control center; rape crisis center; ratio of cost to charges; receptor-chemoeffector co... |
| RCF | red cell ferritin; red cell folate; relative centrifugal field/force; ristocetin cofactor |
| SRC | sedimented red cells; sheep red cells |
| IRC | International Red Cross |
| fowl neurolymphomatosis virus | The herpesvirus that causes avian lymphomatosis (Marek's disease); is distinct from those causing other forms of leukosis. Synonym: avian lymphomatosis virus, fowl neurolymphomatosis virus, Marek's disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fowl paralysis | See: avian lymphomatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fowl pest | Infection of domestic and wild fowl and other birds with influenza a virus, avian. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fowl plague | Infection of domestic and wild fowl and other birds with influenza a virus, avian. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fowl plague virus | <virology> A type A influenza virus (genus Influenzavirus) that causes fowl plague. Synonym: fowl plague virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fowl typhoid | A septicaemic disease of chickens and turkeys, caused by Salmonella gallinarum; some human infections with this organism have been reported. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid red 87 | Eosin Ys, the disodium salt of 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 87, eosin yellowish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid red 91 | The disodium salt of 4',5'-dibromo-2',7'-dinitrofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 91, eosin I bluish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algae, red | Algae of the division rhodophyta, in which the pigment is predominantly red; common genera are gelidium, gracilaria, and polysiphonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alizarin red S | Sodium alizarin sulfonate;used as a stain for calcium in bone (calcium appears red-orange, magnesium, aluminum, and barium are varying shades of red), in the determination of fluorine; as a pH indicator it changes from yellow to purple between pH 3.7 and 5.2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| American Red Cross | The national Red Cross society of the United States, established by Congress to assist in caring for the sick and wounded, serving as a communications link between members of the U.S. Armed forces and their families, conducting disaster relief and prevention programs, and furnishing other humanitarian services, the largest of which is a network of regional blood centres providing blood and blood products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amidonaphthol red | An azo dye, C18H13N3S2Na2, used in light and fluorescence microscopy as a real acid counterstain. Synonym: azophloxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bennhold's Congo red stain | <technique> An amyloid stain useful for amyloid detection in pathologic tissue; gives red staining of amyloid; also induces green birefringence to amyloid under polarised light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Biebrich scarlet red | Synonym: scarlet red. Origin: Biebrich, Germany (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bizzozero's red cells | Nucleated red blood cells in human blood. (05 Mar 2000) |