| AK | above knee; acetate kinase; adenosine kinase; adenylate kinase; artificial kidney |
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| ANAE | alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts; backache; bacterial agglutination; basilar artery; basion; benzyladenine; best amp... |
| CA | anterior commissure [Lat. commissura anterior]; calcium antagonist; California [rabbit]; cancer; Can... |
| CAB | captive air bubble; cellulose acetate butyrate; coronary artery bypass |
| 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) |
| acetosulfone sodium | 2-N-Acetylsulfamyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone;a leprostatic administered orally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetrizoate sodium | Salt of 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiobenzoic acid, a formerly used water-soluble radiographic contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antimony sodium gluconate | <chemical> Antimony complex where the metal may exist in either the pentavalent or trivalent states. The pentavalent gluconate is used in leishmaniasis. The trivalent gluconate is most frequently used in schistosomiasis. Pharmacological action: antiprotozoal agents, schistosomicides. (12 Dec 1998) |