| TFA | total fatty acids; transverse fascicular area; triangular fibrocartilage; trifluoroacetic acid |
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| TSBA | total serum bile acids |
| technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid | <chemical> A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, liver, and spleen. Pharmacological action: radiopharmaceuticals. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| flowers of sulfur | Used in preparing sulfur ointment and in the treatment of various skin disorders. Synonym: flowers of sulfur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver of sulfur | A mixture composed chiefly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate; used externally in scabies, acne, and psoriasis; used in the manufacture of "white lotion". Synonym: liver of sulfur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acids, carbocyclic | Carboxylic acids that have a homocyclic ring structure in which all the ring atoms are carbon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acids, heterocyclic | A class of acids containing a ring structure in which atleast one atom other than carbon is incorporated. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acids, noncarboxylic | Inorganic acids with a non metal, other than carbon, attached to hydrogen, or an acid radical containing no carbon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acroleic acids | A series of unsaturated aliphatic acids of the general formula R==CH-COOH; the prototype, acrylic acid (R=CH2) or 2-propenoic acid, is derived from propionic acid by reduction or from glycerol by dehydration. Synonym: acroleic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrylic acids | A series of unsaturated aliphatic acids of the general formula R==CH-COOH; the prototype, acrylic acid (R=CH2) or 2-propenoic acid, is derived from propionic acid by reduction or from glycerol by dehydration. Synonym: acroleic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipic acids | A group of dicarboxylic acids that are structurally related to hexanedioic acid (adipic acid). (12 Dec 1998) |
| aldonic acids | Monosaccharide derivatives in which the aldehyde group has been oxidised to a carboxyl group. They may form lactones (e.g., galactonic acid). Synonym: glyconic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic acids | The acids of nonaromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., acetic, propionic, butyric acids); the so-called fatty acids of the formula R-COOH, where R is a nonaromatic (aliphatic) hydrocarbon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkanesulfonic acids | Sulfonic acid derivatives that are substituted with an aliphatic hydrocarbon group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amino acids | Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-nh2) and a carboxyl (-cooh) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerised to form proteins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amino acids, branched-chain | Amino acids which have a branched carbon chain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amino acids, cyclic | A class of amino acids characterised by a closed ring structure. (12 Dec 1998) |