| ICU | infant care unit; immunologic contact urticaria; intensive care unit; intermediate care unit |
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| MCU | malaria control unit; maximum care unit; micturating cystourethrography; motor cortex unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit; neurological intensive care unit; neurosurgical intensive care unit; n... |
| ACl | aspiryl chloride |
| ASC | acetylsulfanilyl chloride; altered state of consciousness; ambulatory surgical center; American Soci... |
| chloride shift | When CO2 enters the blood from the tissues, it passes into the red blood cell and is converted by carbonate dehydratase to bicarbonate (HCO3-); HCO3- ion passes out into the plasma while Cl- migrates into the red blood cell. Reverse changes occur in the lungs when CO2 is eliminated from the blood. Synonym: Hamburger's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chlorisondamine chloride | 4,5,6,7-Tetrachloro-2-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-2-methylisoin dolinium chloride;a quaternary ammonium compound with ganglionic blocking action similar to, but more potent than, hexamethonium and pentolinium; used in the management of severe hypertension, including the malignant phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methacholine chloride | <chemical> A slowly hydrolyzed muscarinic agonist. It is used as a parasympathomimetic bronchoconstrictor agent and as a diagnostic aid for bronchial asthma. It has also been used in the treatment of glaucoma and in the treatment of raynaud's syndrome and other vasospastic conditions. Pharmacological action: bronchoconstrictor agent, miotics, muscarinic agonist, parasympathomimetic. Chemical name: 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| choline chloride | <chemical> A lipotropic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methylbenzethonium chloride | Benzyldimethyl2-[2-(p-1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutylcresoxy)ethoxy]-ethylammonium chloride;a quaternary ammonium compound having a surface action like that of other cationic detergents; generally germicidal and bacteriostatic; used to rinse infant diapers and bed linen in the prevention of ammonia dermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methyl chloride | <chemical> A hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent. It has been used as an aerosal propellent, as a refrigerant and as a local anaesthetic. Chemical name: Methane, chloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| methyl chloride transferase | <enzyme> S-adenosylmethionine is methyl donor to chloride, bromide or iodide ions Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| methylene chloride | <chemical> Dichloromethane. A chlorinated hydrocarbon that has been used as an inhalation anaesthetic and acts as a narcotic in high concentrations. Its primary use is as a solvent in manufacturing and food technology. Chemical name: Methane, dichloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| methylrosaniline chloride | Hexamethylpararosanilin chloride;a compound that has been used in the external treatment of burns, wounds, and fungal infections of skin and mucous membranes, and internally for pinworm and certain fluke infections; used also as a stain for chromatin, amyloid, platelets in blood, fibrin, and neuroglia, and to differentiate among bacteria. Synonym: methylrosaniline chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacridane chloride | 9-[p-(Hexyloxy)phenyl]-10-methylacridinium chloride;topical antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cobaltous chloride | CoCl2-6H20;used in the treatment of various types of refractory anaemia to improve the haematocrit, haemoglobin, and erythrocyte count. (05 Mar 2000) |
| picryl chloride | <chemical> 2-chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene. A hapten that generates suppressor cells capable of down-regulating the efferent phase of trinitrophenol-specific contact hypersensitivity. (arthritis rheum 1991 feb;34(2):180). Chemical name: Benzene, 2-chloro-1,3,5-trinitro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| copper chloride | CuCl2-2H2O;has been used as an antiseptic in the treatment of water supplies, ponds, and pools. Synonym: copper bichloride, copper chloride, copper dichloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyvinyl chloride | <chemical> Chloroethene homopolymer. A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute. Residues are present in human body tissues. Chemical name: Ethene, chloro-, homopolymer (12 Dec 1998) |
| haematin chloride | <physiology> A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |