| MRC | maximum recycling capacity; Medical Registration Council; Medical Research Council; Medical Reserve ... |
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| NTC | neotetrazolium chloride |
| PMC | paramyotonia congenita; patient management category; phenylmercuric chloride; physical medicine clin... |
| PSL | parasternal line; photostimulable luminescence; potassium, sodium chloride, and sodium lactate [solu... |
| PVC | peripheral venous catheterization; persistent vaginal cornification; polyvinyl chloride; postvoiding... |
| choline chloride | <chemical> A lipotropic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| potassium chloride | <chemical> Potassium chloride. A white crystal or crystalline powder used as an electrolyte replenisher, in the treatment of hypokalaemia, in buffer solutions, and in fertilisers and explosives. Chemical name: Potassium chloride (KCl) (12 Dec 1998) |
| cupric 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) |
| pralidoxime chloride | 2-Formyl-1-methylpyridinium chloride oxime;used to restore the inactivated cholinesterase activity resulting from organophosphate poisoning; has some limited value as an antagonist of the carbamate type of cholinesterase inhibitors that are used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Dizziness, blurred vision, drowsiness, nausea, tachycardia, and muscular weakness may occur. (05 Mar 2000) |