| COD | 1) Choice Of Drug 2) Cause Of Death 3) Chemical O2 Demand;... |
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| DOC | 1) Drug Of Choice 2) Diagnosis Of Choice 3) De-Oxy-Cortist... |
| ECG | Electro-Cardio-Graphy(-Gram); 심전도 = EKG 1. Conducting System Structu... |
| FDA | Food & Drug Administration |
| IDUs | Injection Drug Users |
| wind-plant | <botany> A windflower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| submersed plant | Plants growing with their root, stems, and leaves completely under the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| day neutral plant | <botany> Plants that flower regardless of day length. (09 Oct 1997) |
| DNA, plant | Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dove plant | <botany> A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove. Synonym: Holy Spirit plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ice plant | <botany> A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass. Ice skate = a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; especially. An athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indicator plant | Plant species indicating some specific characteristic of a certain locality. (09 Oct 1997) |
| emersed plant | Plants growing with their roots and a portion of the shoot below the water and the remainder of the shoot above the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| transgenic plant | Genetically engineered plantor offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated organisms, such as from a virus, animal, or other plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flax-plant | <botany> A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fibre which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| abnormalities, drug-induced | Congenital abnormalities caused by medicinal substances or drugs of abuse given to or taken by the mother, or to which she is inadvertently exposed during the manufacture of such substances. The concept excludes abnormalities resulting from exposure to non-medicinal chemicals in the environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| activity, drug | A measure of the physiological response a drug produces in the body. A less active drug produces less response (and visa versa). (12 Dec 1998) |
| addictive drug | Any drug that creates a certain degree of euphoria and has a strong potential for addiction. (05 Mar 2000) |