| MMEFR | Maximal Mid Expiratory Flow Rate = MMER |
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| PMI | 1) Point of Maximal Impulse(= Intensity) 2) Proportional Mortality Index;... |
| BAO-MAO | basal acid output to maximal acid output [ratio] |
| BME | basal medium Eagle; biundulant meningoencephalitis; brief maximal effort |
| BRIME | brief repetitive isometric maximal exercise |
| frontal zone contraction theory | Model proposed to account for the movement of giant amoebae in which cytoplasmic contraction at the front of the leading pseudopod (fountain zone) pulls viscoelastic cytoplasm forward in the centre of the cell and forms a tube of more rigid cytoplasm immediately below the plasma membrane behind the active region. The peripheral contracted cytoplasm relaxes into a weaker gel at the rear and is pulled forward in its turn. Contrasts with the ectoplasmic tube contraction model. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| front-tap contraction | Contraction of the calf muscles when the anterior surface of the leg is struck. Synonym: Gowers' contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |