| A-a O2 | alveolo-arterial oxygen tension |
|---|---|
| AaPO2, (A-a) PO2 | alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference |
| AJDO2 | arteriojugular venous oxygen content difference |
| AOD | Academy of Operative Dentistry; Academy of Oral Dynamics; adult onset diabetes; anesthesiologist-on-... |
| AOU | apparent oxygen utilization |
| alkylmercury compounds | Organic mercury compounds in which the mercury is attached to an alkyl group. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| alum compounds | Aluminum metal sulfate compounds used medically as astringents and for many industrial purposes. They are used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhoea, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, metritis, and minor wounds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain aluminum as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aminobiphenyl compounds | <chemistry> Biphenyl compounds substituted in any position by one or more amino groups. Permitted are any substituents except fused rings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ammonium compounds | Inorganic and organic compounds that contain the hypothetical radical nh4. (12 Dec 1998) |
| barium compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain barium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benzalkonium compounds | <chemical> A mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium compounds. It is a bactericidal quaternary ammonium detergent used topically in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, as a surgical antiseptic, and as a as preservative and emulsifier in drugs and cosmetics. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, detergents, preservatives, pharmaceutical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benzhydryl compounds | Compounds which contain the methyl radical substituted with two benzene rings. Permitted are any substituents, but ring fusion to any of the benzene rings is not allowed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benzylidene compounds | Compounds containing the phch= radical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bephenium compounds | <chemical> Analogs or derivatives of bephenium (n,n-dimethyl-n-(2-phenoxyethyl)benzenemethanaminium). Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bicyclo compounds, heterocyclic | A class of saturated compounds consisting of two rings only, having two or more atoms in common, containing at least one hetero atom, and that take the name of an open chain hydrocarbon containing the same total number of atoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| boron compounds | Inorganic or organic compounds that contain boron as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bridged compounds | Cyclic hydrocarbons that contain multiple rings and share one or more atoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromine compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain bromine as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cadmium compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain cadmium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |