| MPE | malignant proliferation of eosinophils; maximum permissible exposure; maximum possible error; Medica... |
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| MPI | mannose phosphate isomerase; master patient index; maximum permitted intake; maximum point of impuls... |
| MTC | mass transfer coefficient; maximum tolerated concentration; maximum toxic concentration; medical tes... |
| Tmax | maximum threshold; time of maximum concentration |
| BS | Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Surgery; Bacillus subtilis; Bartter syndrome; base strap; bedside; ... |
| Day, Richard | <person> U.S. Physician, 1813-1892. See: Day's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Day, Richard L | <person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1905. See: Riley-Day syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| day sight | Night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night. Symptom of vitamin A deficiency. (27 Sep 1997) |
| day-star | 1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day. "A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts." (2 Peter i. 19) 2. The sun, as the orb of day. "So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky." (Milton) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Day's test | A test for blood by adding to the suspected fluid, or the washing of a suspected stain, tincture of guaiac and then hydrogen peroxide; the presence of blood results in a blue colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| three-day fever | Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| three-day measles | <disease, virology> An acute, usually benign, infectious disease caused by a togavirus and most often affecting children and nonimmune young adults, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and spreads to the lymphatic system. It is characterised by a slight cold, sore throat and fever, followed by enlargement of the postauricular, suboccipital and cervical lymph nodes and the appearances of a fine pink rash that begins on the head and spreads to become generalised. Synonym: German measles, rubeola. Origin: L. Rubellus = reddish, ruber = red (17 Dec 1997) |
| fever, five-day | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| five-day fever | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |