| RBA | relative binding affinity; rescue breathing apparatus; right basilar artery; right brachial artery; ... |
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| SCBA | self-contained breathing apparatus |
| SCUBA | self-contained underwater breathing apparatus |
| ODT | Occlusive Dressing Technique; 밀봉 요법 |
| ACGT | antibody-coated grid technique |
| microetching technique | A method of roughening the surface of a natural tooth or a dental restoration utilizing a gas-impelled jet of fine abrasive. It enhances the attachment of resin cements or restorative materials to the surface. See: airbrasive technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Roughton-Scholander apparatus | A syringe-like device for analyzing the respiratory gases in a small sample of blood. Synonym: Roughton-Scholander syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitotic apparatus | See: mitosis, spindle fibre. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mitotic spindle apparatus | An organelle consisting of three components: 1) the astral microtubules, which form around each centrosome and extend to the periphery; 2) the polar microtubules which extend from one spindle pole to the equator; and 3) the kinetochore microtubules, which connect the centromeres of the various chromosomes to either centrosome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mohs' fresh tissue chemosurgery technique | Chemosurgery in which superficial cancers are excised after fixation in vivo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Warburg's apparatus | An apparatus for measuring the oxygen consumption of incubated tissue slices by manometric measurement of changes in gas pressure produced by oxygen absorption in an enclosed flask. Synonym: Barcroft-Warburg apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| washed field technique | The cutting of cavity preparations in teeth utilizing a constant irrigant which is immediately removed from the mouth by means of a vacuum device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| post and core technique | Use of a metal casting, usually with a post in the pulp or root canal, designed to support and retain an artificial crown. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Haldane's apparatus | <apparatus, chest medicine> A device used for the analysis of respiratory gases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hampton technique | An obsolete term for atraumatic, nonpalpation, fluoroscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract in peptic ulcer disease with acute haemorrhage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hartel technique | A method of reaching the gasserian ganglion by passing a needle from the mouth, inserting it about the level of the upper midmolar tooth, and passing it inward until the point reaches the bone in front and to the outer side of the foramen ovale, allowing an alcohol injection to be made for the relief of trigeminal neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sayre's suspension apparatus | Archaic term for Sayre's suspension traction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scholander apparatus | A device used for determining the oxygen and carbon dioxide percentage in 0.5 ml of a respiratory gas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heyns' abdominal decompression apparatus | A vacuum chamber enclosing the abdomen of the pregnant woman, creating pressure during the first stage of labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-kV technique | Chest radiography using a kilovoltage of at least 125 kVp, usually 140-150 kVp, to reduce patient dose and increase latitude. (05 Mar 2000) |