| SRC | sedimented red cells; sheep red cells |
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| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
| BCM | B-cell maturation; birth control medication; blood-clotting mechanism effects; body cell mass; body ... |
| DPM | Diploma in Psychological Medicine; discontinue previous medication; Doctor of Physical Medicine; Doc... |
| MAIN | medication-induced, autoimmune, infectious, and neoplastic [diseases associated with antiphospholipi... |
| study, cross-sectional | A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study a disease such as aids might be designed to learn its prevalence and distribution within the population at one point in time. Also known as a synchronic study. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| double back cross | A mating that is a back cross at each of two loci of interest; of special value and importance in linkage analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| test cross | Crossing of an unknown genotype to a recessive homozygote so that the phenotype of the progeny corresponds directly to the chromosomes carried by the parents of unknown genotype. In experimental genetics, a deliberate mating designed to test claims about the pattern of inheritance of one or more traits. Synonym: backcross. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid red 87 | Eosin Ys, the disodium salt of 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 87, eosin yellowish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid red 91 | The disodium salt of 4',5'-dibromo-2',7'-dinitrofluorescein. Synonym: acid red 91, eosin I bluish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algae, red | Algae of the division rhodophyta, in which the pigment is predominantly red; common genera are gelidium, gracilaria, and polysiphonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alizarin red S | Sodium alizarin sulfonate;used as a stain for calcium in bone (calcium appears red-orange, magnesium, aluminum, and barium are varying shades of red), in the determination of fluorine; as a pH indicator it changes from yellow to purple between pH 3.7 and 5.2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amidonaphthol red | An azo dye, C18H13N3S2Na2, used in light and fluorescence microscopy as a real acid counterstain. Synonym: azophloxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bennhold's Congo red stain | <technique> An amyloid stain useful for amyloid detection in pathologic tissue; gives red staining of amyloid; also induces green birefringence to amyloid under polarised light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Biebrich scarlet red | Synonym: scarlet red. Origin: Biebrich, Germany (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bizzozero's red cells | Nucleated red blood cells in human blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brilliant vital red | Trisodium salt of a sulfonated diazo dye (a ditolyl group diazotised to sulfonated aminonaphthalene residues), used as a vital stain. Synonym: brilliant vital red. (05 Mar 2000) |
| packed red blood cell | <haematology> Red blood cells collected from one individual that are packed into a small volume for transfusion into a patient. (16 Dec 1997) |
| red | Of the colour of blood, or of a tint resembling that colour; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh flowers, white and reede." "Your colour, I warrant you, is as red as any rose." (Shak) Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. Red admiral, kermesite. See Kermes mineral, under Kermes. <botany> Red ash, any species of noctuid moths belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous species are mostly large and handsomely coloured. The under wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange. Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an appearance like blood in the urine. Origin: OE. Red, reed, AS. Red, red; akin to OS. Rd, OFries, rd, D. Rood, G. Roht, rot, OHG. Rt, Dan. & Sw. Rd, Icel. Raur, rjr, Goth. Ruds, W. Rhudd, Armor. Ruz, Ir. & Gael. Ruadh, L. Ruber, rufus, Gr, Skr. Rudhira, rohita; cf. L. Rutilus. Cr. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy, Russet, Rust. 1. The colour of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. "Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue." 2. A red pigment. 3. An abbreviation for Red Republican. See Red. 4. <medicine> The menses. English red, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian red. Hypericum red, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum. Indian red. See Indian, and Almagra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| red atrophy | Atrophy due to destruction of the parenchymatous cells of an organ as a consequence of chronic venous congestion. Synonym: red atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |