| MC & S | microscopy, culture, and sensitivity |
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| MS | Maffuci syndrome; maladjustment score; mandibular series; Marfan syndrome; Marie-Strumpell [syndrome... |
| OS | left eye [Lat. oculus sinister]; occipitosacral; occupational safety; office surgery; Omenn syndrome... |
| PSR | pain sensitivity range; perspective surface rendering; portal systemic resistance; proliferative sic... |
| RWS | radiology work station; ragweed sensitivity |
| diagnostic sensitivity | The probability (P) that, given the presence of disease (D), an abnormal test result (T) indicates the presence of disease; i.e., P(T/D). See: clinical sensitivity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disk sensitivity method | A procedure for testing the relative effectiveness of various antibiotics; small disks of paper (or other suitable material) are impregnated with known, appropriate amounts of antibiotic, and then placed on the surface of semisolid medium that has been previously inoculated with the organism being tested; after suitable periods of incubation at 37캜, the lack of growth in zones about the various disks indicates the relative effectiveness of the antibiotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DNAse i sensitivity | <molecular biology> The likelihood that a particular DNA segment will be attacked by the endonuclease enzyme DNase I, which breaks down DNA into smaller fragments by cleaving its phosphodiester bonds. DNA segments which contain active genes that are regularly transcribed are more prone to being cut apart by DNase I than inactivated genes, because the inactivated genes are generally within condensed regions of the chromosome, while the active genes are in more open configurations for easy access for transcription. (09 Oct 1997) |
| idiosyncratic sensitivity | A type I allergic reaction (atopic). (05 Mar 2000) |
| induced sensitivity | 1. <immunology> A state of hypersensitivity induced by exposure to a particular antigen (allergen) resulting in harmful immunologic reactions on subsequent exposures, the term is usually used to refer to hypersensitivity to an environmental antigen (atopic allergy or contact dermatitis) or to drug allergy. The original meaning, now obsolete, included all states of altered immunologic reactivity, immunity as well as hypersensitivity. Gell and Coombs used the term allergic reaction to mean any harmful immunologic reaction causing tissue injury. 2. <study> The medical specialty dealing with diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders. (18 Nov 1997) |
| oligomycin sensitivity conferral protein | <protein> The _ subunit of the ATP synthase, believed to link the F1 catalytic segment to the F0 proton conduction segment. Binds the toxin oligomycin. (18 Nov 1997) |