| MA | malignant arrhythmia; management and administration; mandelic acid; masseter; Master of Arts; matern... |
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| MECTA | mobile electroconvulsive therapy apparatus |
| MJA | mechanical joint apparatus |
| NUMA | nuclear mitotic apparatus |
| pH-stat | apparatus for maintaining the pH of a solution |
| juxtaglomerular apparatus | A collective term for the juxtaglomerular cells in a nephron. These are specialised cells containing secretory granules, located in the tunica media of the afferent glomerular arterioles. They are receptors thought to stimulate secretion of the adrenal hormone aldosterone and to play a major role in renal autoregulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Kirschner's apparatus | An apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone fracture. Synonym: Kirschner's apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kjeldahl apparatus | <apparatus, chemistry> An apparatus for distilling ammonia arising from acid decomposition of an organic compound; used in nitrogen analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| acromial end of clavicle | The flattened lateral end of the clavicle that articulates with the acromion and is anchored to the coracoid process by the conoid and trapezoid ligaments. Synonym: extremitas acromialis claviculae, acromial end of clavicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blunt-end | Refers to double-stranded DNA in which there are no unpaired bases at the end. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blunt-end DNA | <molecular biology> A fragment of a DNA molecule in which the ends of both strands are even with each other rather than one strand being longer than the other. (09 Oct 1997) |
| blunt-end ligation | A lab technique to join together two pieces of blunt-end DNA, such as an insert into a cloning vector, which requires the enzyme ligase because there are no single-stranded overhanging ends for the attachment to form more spontaneously, by itself. (09 Oct 1997) |
| by-end | Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage. Alternative forms: bye-end. (20 Mar 1998) |
| capped 5'-end | A methylated (has a -CH3 attached) guanosine nucleotide attached to the 5'-end (the beginning) of an eukaryotic mRNA, thought to give the mRNA stability. (09 Oct 1997) |
| glycosylation end products, advanced | Products derived from the nonenzymatic reaction of glucose and proteins in vivo that exhibit a yellow-brown pigmentation and an ability to participate in protein-protein cross-linking. These substances are involved in biological processes relating to protein turnover and it is believed that their excessive accumulation contributes to the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| root end cyst | An inflammatory odontogenic cyst derived histogenetically from Malassez' epithelial rests surrounding the root apex of a nonvital tooth. Synonym: periapical cyst, radicular cyst, root end cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |