| HIVAN | human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy |
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| HTN | Hantaan-[like virus]; histatin; hypertension; hypertensive nephropathy |
| IgAN | immunoglobulin A nephropathy |
| IgMN | immunoglobulin M nephropathy |
| MCN | maternal child nursing; minimal change nephropathy; mixed cell nodular [lymphoma] |
| metal insert teeth | Prosthetic teeth containing metal cutting surfaces in the occlusal surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| metal interface | In dentistry, a boundary between metal and nonsolvent solder, or between metal and surface oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colloidal metal | A colloidal solution of a metal obtained by passing electric sparks between terminals of the metal in distilled water. Synonym: electrosol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wood's metal | A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66 deg to 71 deg C. See Fusible metal, under Fusible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| noble metal | A metal that cannot be oxidised by heat alone, nor readily dissolved by acid; e.g., gold, platinum. Synonym: noble element. (05 Mar 2000) |
| d'Arcet's metal | An alloy of lead, bismuth, and tin; used in dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fusible metal | A metal with a low melting point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light metal | A metal with a specific gravity of less than 4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liquid metal | <radiobiology> Metal which has been heated past its melting point and can be used as a working fluid for pumping heat out from a powerplant. Liquid metal used as coolant in a system where significant magnetic fields exist, it behaves differently due to magnetohydrodynamic effects, these cause pressure which resists fluid circulation, suppression of turbulence, and altered flow patterns compared to non-magnetic liquid metal systems. (09 Oct 1997) |
| liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor | <physics> Fission breeder reactor concept using liquid-metal coolant and breeding additional fuel off fast neutrons. See: breeder reactor. (09 Oct 1997) |