| ANAE | alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase |
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| BA | Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; basilar artery; basion; benzyladenine; best amp... |
| CAB | captive air bubble; cellulose acetate butyrate; coronary artery bypass |
| CAE | caprine arthritis-encephalitis; cellulose acetate electrophoresis; contingent after-effects; coronar... |
| CPA | Canadian Physiotherapy Association; Canadian Psychiatric Association; carboxypeptidase A; cardiopulm... |
| uranyl acetate | <chemical> Uranium salt that is very electron dense and that is used as a stain in electron microscopy, usually for staining nucleic acid containing structures in sections. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| uranyl acetate stain | <technique> A stain used in electron microscopy; uranyl acetate binds specifically to nucleic acids but selectively tends to be abolished by osmium fixation; proteins are well stained, but cytomembranes are poorly stained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flecainide acetate | N-(2-Piperidylmethyl)-2,5-bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)benzamide monoacetate;a member of the membrane-stabilizing group of antiarrhythmics, with local anaesthetic activity, used in the treatment of refractory ventricular arrhythmias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate | A double ester of phorbol found in croton oil; a cocarcinogen or tumour promoter. Acronym: TPA (05 Mar 2000) |
| fludrocortisone acetate | 9a-fluoro-17-hydroxycorticosterone 9a-fluoro-11b,17a,21-trihydroxypregn-4-en e-3,20-dione 21-acetate;a potent mineralocorticoid. Synonym: 9a-fluorocortisol, 9a-fluorohydrocortisone acetate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)acetate O-glucosyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the metabolism of dda, the carboxylic acid of the insecticide ddt, to its acylglucoside; mw approx 50 kD; isoelectric point 4.9 Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: soybean o-glucosyltransferase, dda glucosyltransferase, dda-acylglucoside synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| fluperolone acetate | 9a-Fluoro-11b,17a,21-trihydroxy-21-methyl pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 21-acetate;a synthetic corticosteroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flurogestone acetate | <chemical> A synthetic fluorinated steroid that is used as a progestational hormone. Pharmacological action: progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-(acetyloxy)-9-fluoro-11-hydroxy-, (11beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| 5-methoxyindole-3-acetate | An intermediate of tryptophan and serotonin degradation; excreted as conjugates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 9a-fluorohydrocortisone acetate | 9a-fluoro-17-hydroxycorticosterone 9a-fluoro-11b,17a,21-trihydroxypregn-4-en e-3,20-dione 21-acetate;a potent mineralocorticoid. Synonym: 9a-fluorocortisol, 9a-fluorohydrocortisone acetate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lead acetate | Has been used as an astringent in diarrhoea, and in aqueous solution as a wet dressing in certain dermatoses. Synonym: sugar of lead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leuprolide acetate | A synthetic nonapeptide analog of naturally occurring gonadotropin-releasing hormone; used in the palliative treatment of advanced prostatic cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |