| IDA | 1) Imino-Diacetic Acid 2) Iron Deficiency Anemia &nb... |
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| GD | gastroduodenal; Gaucher disease; general diagnostics; general dispensary; gestational day; Gianotti ... |
| GF | gastric fistula; gastric fluid; germ-free; glass factor; glomerular filtration; gluten-free; grandfa... |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth rate; intrauterine growth retardation |
| PGH | pituitary growth hormone; porcine growth hormone; prostaglandin H |
| plant physiology | Physiological functions characteristic of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| plant poisoning | Poisoning by the ingestion of plants or its leaves, berries, roots or stalks. The manifestations in both humans and animals vary in severity from mild to life threatening. In animals, especially domestic animals, it is usually the result of ingesting moldy or fermented forage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant proteins | Proteins found in plants (flowers, herbs, shrubs, trees, etc.). The concept does not include proteins found in vegetables for which vegetable proteins is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant RNase | <enzyme> An enzyme endonucleolytically cleaving RNA to 3'-nucleotides with 2',3'-cyclic nucleotides as intermediates. Synonym: Escherichia coli RNase I, microbial RNase II, plant RNase, RNase N2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plant root cap | A cone-shaped structure in plants made up of a mass of meristematic cells that covers and protects the tip of a growing root. It is the putative site of gravity sensing in plant roots. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant roots | The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant shoots | The aerial portions of a plant, including stem, branches, and leaves and also, new immature growth on a plant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant stems | Parts of plants that usually grow vertically upwards towards the light and support the leaves, buds, and reproductive structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant succession | <botany> The development of a plant community from its initial stage to its climax stage. (31 Dec 1997) |
| plant toxin | A substance similar in its properties to an extracellular bacterial toxin. Synonym: plant toxin. Origin: phyto-+ G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000) |
| plant transpiration | The loss of water vapor by plants to the atmosphere. It occurs mainly from the leaves through pores (stomata) whose primary function is gas exchange. The water is replaced by a continuous column of water moving upwards from the roots within the xylem vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant tumours | A localised proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumours or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plant viruses | Viruses parasitic on plants higher than bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wind-plant | <botany> A windflower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |