| arg | arginine; silver [Lat. argentum] |
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| GMS | General Medical Service; geriatric mental state; Gilbert-Meulengracht syndrome; Gomori methenamine s... |
| PASM | periodic acid-silver methenamine |
| PA-T-SP | periodic acid-thiocarbo-hydrazide-silver proteinate |
| RSS | rat stomach strip; rectosigmoidoscopy; Russell-Silver syndrome |
| silver lactate | Has been used as an astringent and antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| silver nitrate | <chemical> A powerful germicide, used as an antiseptic, applied topically to the conjunctiva as a prophylactic against opthalmia neonatorum, and also used as an antiseptic in infections of the skin and mucous membrane. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. Chemical name: Nitric acid silver(1+) salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver oxide | Has been used in epilepsy and chorea; it is explosive when mixed with readily combustible substances. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver picrate | An ionizable salt of silver; has been used in the treatment of trichomoniasis and moniliasis of the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver poisoning | <dermatology> Deposition of silver salts in the skin from excessive oral intake. Signs: permanent blue to bronze discolouration of the skin and mucosa that is darker in regions exposed to light. (27 Sep 1997) |
| silver proteins | <chemical> Compounds of silver and proteins used as topical anti-infective agents. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver protein stain | <technique> A silver proteinate complex used in staining nerve fibres, nerve endings, and flagellate protozoa; also used to demonstrate phagocytosis in living animals by the cells of the reticuloendothelial system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Silver-Russell dwarfism | <syndrome> A disorder characterised by low birth weight, late closure of the anterior fontanel, bilateral bodily asymmetry, clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, triangular facies, and carp mouth; little useful genetic evidence. Synonym: Silver-Russell dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Silver-Russell syndrome | <syndrome> A disorder characterised by low birth weight, late closure of the anterior fontanel, bilateral bodily asymmetry, clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, triangular facies, and carp mouth; little useful genetic evidence. Synonym: Silver-Russell dwarfism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver stain | <technique> Any of a variety of stain's (e.g., Bielschowsky's, Gomori's silver, impregnation stain's) which employ alkaline silver nitrate solutions to stain connective tissue fibres (reticulin, collagen), calcium salt deposits, spirochaetes, neurological tissue, and nucleolar organiser regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silver staining | The use of silver, usually silver nitrate, as a reagent for producing contrast or colouration in tissue specimens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver sulfadiazine | <chemical> Antibacterial used topically in burn therapy. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. Chemical name: Silver, (4-amino-N-2-pyrimidinylbenzenesulfonamidato-NN,O1)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| silver-tin alloy | Any alloy of silver and tin; commonly 3 parts Ag and 1 part Sn, forming Ag3Sn, the chief intermetallic compound in dental amalgam. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strong silver protein | A compound of sil'ver and protein containing not less than 7.5 and not more than 8.5% of sil'ver; used externally as an antiseptic, devoid of astringent and nearly so of irritant properties. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toughened silver nitrate | Silver nitrate mixed with silver chloride and allowed to dry. Usually applied to the ends of small wooden applicator sticks or made available as pencils. These are used after wetting as a caustic chemical for the removal of warts. Synonym: fused silver nitrate, lunar caustic. (05 Mar 2000) |