| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
|---|---|
| HILDA | human interleukin in DA [cells] |
| ICE | ice, compression, elevation; ichthyosis-cheek-eyebrow [syndrome]; immunochemical evaluation; interle... |
| IL | ileum; incisolingual; independent laboratory; iliolumbar; independent laboratory; inspiratory load; ... |
| IL-1 | interleukin 1 |
| common salt | <chemical> Table salt, NaCL. (09 Oct 1997) |
|---|---|
| common-source epidemic | <microbiology> An epidemic resulting from infection of a large number of people from a single contaminated source. (09 Oct 1997) |
| common tendinous ring | A fibrous ring that surrounds the optic canal and the medial part of the superior orbital fissure; it gives origin to the four rectus muscles of the eye and is partially fused with the sheath of the optic nerve. Synonym: annulus tendineus communis, Zinn's ligament, Zinn's ring, Zinn's tendon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common variable immunodeficiency | Heterogeneous group of immunodeficiency syndromes characterised by hypogammaglobulinaemia of most isotypes, variable B-cell defects, and the presence of recurrent bacterial infections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| common vehicle spread | Spread of disease agent from a source that is common to those who acquire the disease, e.g., water, milk, air, syringe contaminated by infectious or noxious agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common wart | A keratotic papilloma of the epidermis which occurs most frequently in young persons as a result of localised infection by human papilloma virus, usually types 2 and 4; the lesions are of variable duration, eventually undergoing spontaneous regression, and are both exophytic and endophytic, with hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, hypergranulosis, koilocytosis, and papillomatosis. Synonym: common wart, infectious warts, verruca simplex, viral wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Salisbury common cold viruses | Strains of rhinovirus of historical interest because of early studies that established the viral aetiology of common colds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promontory common iliac lymph nodes | Nodes of the common iliac group located at the promontory of the sacrum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici promontorii, nodi lymphatici iliaci communes promontorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic duct, common | Predominantly extrahepatic bile duct which is formed by the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts, which are predominantly intrahepatic, and, in turn, joins the cystic duct to form the common bile duct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sphincter muscle of common bile duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter of common bile duct | Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leukocyte common antigen | Family of glycoproteins found on most leukocytes and absent from other cell types. These cell surface antigens can comprise up to 10% of the membrane proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bis-gamma-glutamylcystine reductase | <enzyme> From halobacterium halobium; specific for NADPH Registry number: EC 1.6.4.- Synonym: bis-ggc reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| gamma | <physics> Third letter in the Greek alphabet, variable used for a number of things in physics, in plasma physics gamma is often used as the variable for growth rates of instabilities. (09 Oct 1997) |
| gamma-Abu | gamma-aminobutyric acid |