| FN | false negative; fibronectin; fluoride number |
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| Ha | absolution hypermetropia; hafnium; hamster; Hartmann number |
| IN | icterus neonatorum; impetigo neonatorum; incidence; incompatibility number; infundibular nucleus; in... |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |
| KHN | Knoop hardness number |
| electronic number | <chemistry> The number of electrons in the outermost orbit (valence shell) of an element. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| transport number | The fraction of the total current carried through a solution by a particular type of ion present in that solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turnover number | <biochemistry, pharmacology> Equivalent to Vmax, being the number of substrate molecules converted to product by one molecule of enzyme in unit time, when the substrate is saturating. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Kestenbaum's number | The difference between the two pupil diameters when each eye is measured in bright light with the other eye tightly covered; an indicator of the relative afferent pupillary defect in patients with two normally innervated irises. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Knoop hardness number | A number obtained by dividing the load in kg applied to a pyramid-shaped diamond of specific size divided by the projected area of the impression: KHN = L/A, where A= the projected area of the impression in mm2 and L= the load in kg; used for measurements of hardness of any materials, especially very hard and brittle substances such as tooth dentin and enamel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koettstorfer number | The number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify 1 g of fat; an approximate measure of the average molecular weight of a fat, with which it varies inversely. Synonym: Koettstorfer number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluoride number | The percent inhibition of pseudocholinesterase produced by fluorides; used to differentiate normal from atypical pseudocholinesterases. See: dibucaine number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| f-number | <radiobiology> In optics, denotes the ratio of the equivalent focal length of an objective lens to the diameter of its entrance pupil. (09 Oct 1997) |
| linking number | A property of a long biopolymer (such as duplex DNA) equal to the number of twists (related to the frequency of turns around the central axis of the helix) plus the writhing number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Loschmidt's number | The number of molecules in 1 cm3 of ideal gas at 0캜 and 1 atmosphere of pressure; Avogadro's number divided by 22,414 (i.e., 2.6868 × 1019 cm-3). (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal mass | <radiology> Metastasis, most common (especially lung, melanoma), primary adenocarcinoma, large at diagnosis (greater than 5 cm), usually functional (increased corticosteroids most likely to be Cushing's), rapid growth, benign adrenal adenoma, with or without functional, nonfunctional occurs in 2-8% of population, diff from metastasis: MRI (metastasis bright on T2), biopsy, follow, pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, myelolipoma, cyst / pseudocyst see also: adrenal calcification, haemorrhage (12 Dec 1998) |
| apperceptive mass | The already existing knowledge base in a similar or related area with which the new perceptual material is articulated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atomic mass | <chemistry, physics> The mass of an atom relative to other atoms. The present-day basis of the scale of atomic weights is carbon, the most common isotope of this element has arbitrarily been assigned an atomic weight of 12. The unit of the scale is 1/12 the weight of the carbon atom or roughly the mass of one proton or one neutron. The atomic weight of any element is approximately equal to the total number of protons and neutrons in is nucleus (16 Dec 1997) |
| atomic mass unit | <chemistry> One-twelfth the mass of a neutral atom of the most abundant isotope of carbon. (16 Dec 1997) |
| bilateral adrenal mass | <radiology> Acute granulomatous disease (e.g., TB), metastases (bilateral in 15%), pheochromocytoma (bilateral in 10%), adrenal hyperplasia (adenoma), spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage (12 Dec 1998) |