| MINIA | monkey intranuclear inclusion agent |
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| TRI | tetrazolium reduction inhibition; Thyroid Research Institute; total response index; toxic chemical r... |
| TRIC | trachoma inclusion conjunctivitis [organism] |
| ALEC | artificial lung-expanding compound |
| CAP | camptodactyly-arthropathy-pericarditis [syndrome]; Canada Assistance Plan; capsule; captopril; catab... |
| IB's | inclusion bodies |
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| IFU | inclusion forming units |
| NI | nuclear inclusion |
| modeling compound | A thermoplastic material usually composed of gum damar and prepared chalk, used especially for making dental impressions. Synonym: impression compound, modeling composition, modeling compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compound | <chemistry> A material made up of two or more elements. <botany> Of a leaf, having the blade divided into two or more distinct leaflets, of an inflorescence, made up of an aggregate of smaller inflorescences. (09 Oct 1997) |
| compound 48-80 | <chemical> A potent mast cell degranulator. It is involved in histamine release. Chemical name: Phenethylamine, p-methoxy-N-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| compound aneurysm | An aneurysm in which some of the coats of the artery are ruptured, others intact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound articulation | A joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the telonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym: articulatio complexa, articulatio composita, composite joint, compound articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound bone fracture | <orthopaedics> A fractured bone that is exposed to potential bacterial contamination through a laceration or puncture wound in the soft tissues overlying the fracture site. (05 Jan 1998) |
| compound caries | Caries involving more than one surface of a tooth, two or more carious lesions joined to form one cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound character | An inherited character dependent upon two or more distinct genes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound cyst | A cyst containing several compartments formed by membranous septa. Synonym: compound cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound dislocation | Synonym: open dislocation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound eye | The eye of arthropods, most highly developed in insects and crustaceans; the eye consists of a group of functionally related visual elements (ommatidia) whose corneal surfaces collectively form a segment of a sphere. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound flap | A flap of 2 or more elements incorporating underlying muscle, bone, or cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound fracture | Fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the fracture. Synonym: compound fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound gland | A gland whose larger excretory ducts branch repeatedly into smaller ducts, which ultimately drain secretory units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound granule cell | A lipid-laden microglial phagocyte commonly seen at the edge of healing brain infarcts, a result of cellular phagocytosis of lipid from necrotic or degenerating brain cells. Synonym: compound granule cell. Origin: Ger. Gitterzelle, fr. Gitter, lattice, wire-net (05 Mar 2000) |