| equivalent form reliability | In psychology, the consistency of measurement based on the correlation between scores on two similar forms of the same test taken by the same individual. See: reliability coefficient. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| twist form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extension form | The extension of the cavity preparation outline form to include areas of incipient carious lesions; this extension provides a dental restoration with margins that are self-cleansing or easily cleaned. (05 Mar 2000) |
| face form | The outline form of the face, the outline form of the face from an anterior view. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urateribonucleotide phosphorylase | A ribosyltransferase that reacts urate d-ribonucleotide with orthophosphate to produce urate plus d-ribose 1-phosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uridine phosphorylase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the transfer of ribose from uridine to orthophosphate, forming uracil and ribose 1-phosphate. Chemical name: Uridine:orthophosphate alpha-D-ribosyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.4.2.3 (12 Dec 1998) |
| 100RNP-polynucleotide phosphorylase | <enzyme> A chloroplast exoribonuclease that degrades polyadenylated RNA much faster than non-polyadenylated RNA Registry number: EC 3.1.13.- Synonym: 100rnp-pnpase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase | <enzyme> Methylthioadenosine to methylthioribose-1-phosphate and adenine in the presence of orthophosphate Registry number: EC 2.4.2.28 Synonym: methylthioadenosine nucleosidase, methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| laminaribiose phosphorylase | <enzyme> From euglena gracillis z; contains three isoforms; catalyses a reversible phosphorolysis of laminaribiose; also acts on 1,3-beta-d-oligoglucans Registry number: EC 2.4.1.31 (26 Jun 1999) |
| form | 1. <zoology> An infrasubspecific category which has no status in the classification code. 2. <suffix> In the form, shape of, mold; equivalent to -oid. See: morpho-. Origin: L. -formis, L. Forma (20 Jun 2000) |
| form perception | The sensory discrimination of a pattern shape or outline. (12 Dec 1998) |
| L form | L-forms are bacterial spheroplasts or protoplasts originating from normal bacteria following partial (spheroplasts) or complete (protoplasts) removal of the cell wall. The formation of L-forms can be either spontaneous, occuring during certain phase of growth, or artificial due to suppression of the rigid cell wall by stimuli such as enzymes, heat-shock, or special L form induction medium etc. Bacterial genera from which L-forms have been derived include: Agrobacterium, Bacillus, Bacterodes, Bartonella, Bordetella, Brucella, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Erysipelothrix, Escherichia, Flavobacterium, Haemophilus, Listeria, Neisseria, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Sarcina, Serratia, Shigella, Staphylococcus, Streptobacillus, Streptococcus, and Vibrio. (14 Oct 1997) |
| acute yellow atrophy of the liver | A lesion in which there is extensive and rapid death of parenchymal cells of the liver, sometimes with fatty degeneration of the size of the organ; the necrosis may result from fulminant viral infection or chemical poisoning; associated with jaundice. Synonym: acute parenchymatous hepatitis, Rokitansky's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenoma, liver cell | A benign epithelial tumour of the liver. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alcoholic liver disease | <gastroenterology> Alcoholic cirrhosis is a condition of irreversible liver disease due to the chronic inflammatory and toxic effects of ethanol on the liver. In cirrhosis, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous scar tissue. Fibrosis leads to the development of portal hypertension. The development of cirrhosis is directly related to the duration and quantity of alcohol consumption. The manifestations of cirrhosis are related to the liver's inability to not adequately remove waste products from the bloodstream and the effects of portal hypertension. (15 Nov 1997) |