| PIDRA | portable insulin dosageregulating apparatus |
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| QUICHA | quantitative inhalation challenge apparatus |
| RBA | relative binding affinity; rescue breathing apparatus; right basilar artery; right brachial artery; ... |
| SCBA | self-contained breathing apparatus |
| SCUBA | self-contained underwater breathing apparatus |
| Kjeldahl apparatus | <apparatus, chemistry> An apparatus for distilling ammonia arising from acid decomposition of an organic compound; used in nitrogen analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| urinary apparatus | The organs concerned in the production and excretion of urine, together with the organs of reproduction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital apparatus | The organs concerned in the production and excretion of urine, together with the organs of reproduction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lacrimal apparatus | The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conjunctival sac, and the tear drainage system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lacrimal apparatus diseases | Diseases of the lacrimal apparatus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| artificial | Made by art, not natural or pathological. Origin: L. Ars = art, facere = to make (18 Nov 1997) |
| artificial active immunity | See: acquired immunity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial anatomy | The manufacture of models of anatomic structures, or the study of anatomy from such models. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial ankylosis | <orthopaedics> The surgical immobilisation of a joint (joint fusion). (27 Sep 1997) |
| artificial anus | An opening into the bowel, usually in the right or left flank, as a result of a colostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial Carlsbad salt | A mixture of potassium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and dried sodium sulfate; a laxative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial classification | <zoology> Classification based on convenient or conspicuous diagnostic characters without attention to characters indicating relationship, often a classification based on a single arbitrarily chosen character, rather than an evaluation of the totality of characters. (09 Jan 1998) |
| artificial crown | A fixed restoration of the major part of the entire coronal part of a natural tooth; usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial dentition | <dentistry> A synthetic replacement for all of your teeth in either your upper or your lower jaw. (08 Jan 1998) |
| artificial eye | A curved disk of opaque glass or plastic, containing an imitation iris and pupil in the centre, inserted beneath the eyelids and supported by the orbital contents after evisceration or enucleation; it may be ready-made (stock) or custom-made. (05 Mar 2000) |