| Ha | absolution hypermetropia; hafnium; hamster; Hartmann number |
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| IN | icterus neonatorum; impetigo neonatorum; incidence; incompatibility number; infundibular nucleus; in... |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |
| KHN | Knoop hardness number |
| Kn | knee; Knudsen number |
| transport number | The fraction of the total current carried through a solution by a particular type of ion present in that solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| turnover number | <biochemistry, pharmacology> Equivalent to Vmax, being the number of substrate molecules converted to product by one molecule of enzyme in unit time, when the substrate is saturating. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Kestenbaum's number | The difference between the two pupil diameters when each eye is measured in bright light with the other eye tightly covered; an indicator of the relative afferent pupillary defect in patients with two normally innervated irises. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Knoop hardness number | A number obtained by dividing the load in kg applied to a pyramid-shaped diamond of specific size divided by the projected area of the impression: KHN = L/A, where A= the projected area of the impression in mm2 and L= the load in kg; used for measurements of hardness of any materials, especially very hard and brittle substances such as tooth dentin and enamel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Koettstorfer number | The number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify 1 g of fat; an approximate measure of the average molecular weight of a fat, with which it varies inversely. Synonym: Koettstorfer number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fluoride number | The percent inhibition of pseudocholinesterase produced by fluorides; used to differentiate normal from atypical pseudocholinesterases. See: dibucaine number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| f-number | <radiobiology> In optics, denotes the ratio of the equivalent focal length of an objective lens to the diameter of its entrance pupil. (09 Oct 1997) |
| linking number | A property of a long biopolymer (such as duplex DNA) equal to the number of twists (related to the frequency of turns around the central axis of the helix) plus the writhing number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Loschmidt's number | The number of molecules in 1 cm3 of ideal gas at 0캜 and 1 atmosphere of pressure; Avogadro's number divided by 22,414 (i.e., 2.6868 × 1019 cm-3). (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomic teeth | Artificial teeth that duplicate the anatomic forms of natural teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior teeth | <dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geminated teeth | <dentistry> A developmental anomaly arising from the attempted division of one tooth bud, resulting in incomplete formation of two teeth and usually manifest as a bifid crown upon a single root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ratio of decayed and filled teeth | An index of decayed and filled permanent teeth per person, per full complement of 28 teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |