| AIIT | amiodarone-iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis |
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| AIU | absolute iodine uptake; antigen-inducing unit |
| BEI | back-scattered electron imaging; biological exposure indexes; butanol-extractable iodine |
| BII | beat inclusion index; Billroth II [operation]; butanol-insoluble iodine |
| FIDD | fetal iodine deficiency disorder |
| barium solution | A liquid containing barium sulfate, which shows up on X-rays. It outlines organs of the body so they can be seen on X-ray film. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Benedict's solution | <chemistry> An aqueous solution of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate, and copper sulfate which changes from its normal blue colour to orange, red, or yellow in the presence of a reducing sugar such as glucose. See: Benedict's test for glucose. (14 Aug 2000) |
| Burow's solution | A preparation of aluminium subacetate and glacial acetic acid, used for its antiseptic and astringent action on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gallego's differentiating solution | A dilute solution of formaldehyde and acetic acid used in a modified Gram stain to differentiate and enhance the basic fuchsin binding to Gram-negative microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gey's solution | A salt solution usually used in combination with naturally occurring body substances (e.g., blood serum, tissue extracts) and/or more complex chemically defined nutritive solution's for culturing animal cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glucose solution, hypertonic | Solution that is usually 10 percent glucose but may be higher. An isotonic solution of glucose is 5 percent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| volumetric solution | A solution made by mixing measured volumes of the components. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical solution | See: solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ringer's solution | A solution resembling the blood serum in its salt constituents; it contains 8.6 g of NaCl, 0.3 g of KCl, and 0.33 g of CaCl2 in each 1000 ml of distilled water; used topically for burns and wounds, a salt solution usually used in combination with naturally occurring body substances (e.g., blood serum, tissue extracts) and/or more complex chemically defined nutritive solution's for culturing animal cells. See: Ringer's injection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| molar solution | <chemistry> A solution made up of one mole of a compound in enough water to make a thousand millilitres of thesolution. (09 Oct 1997) |
| molecular dispersed solution | A colloidal solution in which the dispersed phase can be concentrated by centrifugation. Synonym: dispersion colloid, molecular dispersed solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colloidal solution | A dispersoid, emulsoid, or suspensoid. Synonym: colloidal dispersion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Monsel solution | Ferric subsulfate solution used to coagulate superficial bleeding such as that following skin biopsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monsel's solution | <medicine> An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties. See: Monsel's salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Hanks' solution | A salt solution usually used in combination with naturally occurring body substances (e.g., blood serum, tissue extracts) and/or more complex chemically defined nutritive solution's for culturing animal cells; two variations contain CaCl2, MgSO4-7H2O, KCl, KH2PO4, NaHCO3, NaCl, Na2HPO4-2H2O, and d-glucose. (05 Mar 2000) |