| AT | abdominal thrusts; achievement test; Achilles tendon; Achard-Thiers [syndrome]; adaptive thermogenes... |
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| BTP | biliary tract pain; biological treatment planning |
| CBT | carotid body tumor; cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy; computed body tomography |
| CDT | carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; carbon dioxide therapy; Certified Dental Technician; children's ... |
| CSAT | center for substance abuse treatment |
| Fehling's solution | An alkaline copper tartrate solution formerly used for detection of reducing sugars. Synonym: Fehling's reagent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ferric and ammonium acetate solution | A clear, aromatic, reddish-brown liquid which has been used in iron-deficiency anaemia in animals and man; a source of iron. Synonym: Basham's mixture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krebs-Ringer solution | A modification of Ringer's solution, prepared by mixing NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgSO4, and phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labarraque's solution | <medicine> An aqueous solution of hypochlorite of sodium, extensively used as a disinfectant. Origin: From Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lactated Ringer's solution | A solution containing NaCl, sodium lactate, CaCl2(dihydrate), and KCl in distilled water; used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. Synonym: Hartmann's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fonio's solution | A diluent with magnesium sulfate, used for stained smears of blood platelets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lange's solution | A colloidal gold solution used to demonstrate protein abnormalities in spinal fluid. See: Lange's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fowler's solution | An quenous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Locke-Ringer solution | A solution containing NaCl, CaCl2, KCl, MgCl2, NaHCO3, d-glucose, and water; used in the laboratory for physiological and pharmacological experiments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lugol's iodine solution | An iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry and to stain amoebas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active treatment | A therapeutic substance or course intended to ameliorate the basic disease problem, as opposed to supportive or palliative treatment. Compare: causal treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerobic waste treatment | The used of aerobic microbes to break down raw sewage. (09 Oct 1997) |
| palliative treatment | <oncology> Treatment to relieve symptoms of the disease but not to cure it. Frequently takes the form of making the patient more comfortable through pain management. (16 Dec 1997) |
| maintenance treatment | Treatment given for a period of months or years to maintain remission and eliminate any residual leukaemic cells in the body, usually for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Carrel's treatment | Treatment of wound surfaces by intermittent flushing with Dakin's solution. Synonym: Dakin-Carrel treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |