| sputum for acid-fast organisms | A special microscopic slide that is prepared to detect the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The diagnosis of tuberculosis can be made using this test. If the sputum specimen shows the acid fast organism a sputum culture (for Mycobacterium) is then performed. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| sputum smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs. Synonym: bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sputum |
mucus and other material produced by the lining of the respiratory tract; also called phlegm
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_s.asp
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| spurious |
this word is applied to the anterior feet of some of the Lepidoptera, in which these members are destitute of nails, and not suitable for walking.
출처: www.biology.lsu.edu/heydrjay/ThomasSay/terms.html
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| sputum |
The mucus material from the lungs that a person coughs up.
출처: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/S.htm
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| spur |
a bony projection above the foot on some birds in the order Galliformes.
출처: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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| spur |
on grapevines, canes pruned to 1 to 4 nodes.
출처: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/mg/manual/glossary.htm
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| SPU | incite or stimulate |
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| SPU | a disease of raspberries |
| SPU | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
| SPU | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| SPU | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
| SPU | in response to an unforeseen need |
| SPU | any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia |
| SPU | a family of plants of order Geraniales |
| SPU | bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers |
| SPU | a stinging herb of tropical America |
| SPU | intended to deceive |
| SPU | born out of wedlock |