| KE | Kendall compound E; kinetic energy |
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| LOC | laxative of choice; level of consciousness; liquid organic compound; locus of control; loss of consc... |
| M+Am | compound myopic astigmatism |
| MLC | minimum lethal concentration; mixed leukocyte culture; mixed ligand chelate; mixed lymphocyte concen... |
| NOSAC | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compound |
| compound microscope | <instrument> A microscope (an optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects) which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the eye) and the second serving as the objective lens (close to the object to be viewed). Credit for creating the compound microscope goes usually to the Dutch spectaclemakers Hans and Zacharias Janssen who in 1590 invented an instrument that could be used as either a microscope or telescope. The compound microscope has evolved into the dominant type of optical microscope today. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| compound myopic astigmatism | Astigmatism in which all meridians are myopic but to different degrees. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound name | <zoology> One that is formed by the union of two or more basic components, excluding prefixes and suffixes. For example striatoradiatus, novaeguineae, fritzmuelleri, c-album (09 Jan 1998) |
| compound nevus | A nevus in which there are nests of melanocytes in the epidermal-dermal junction and in the dermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound odontoma | <tumour> An odontoma in which the odontogenic tissues are organised and resemble anomalous teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound pregnancy | Development of a uterine pregnancy in addition to a previously existing ectopic pregnancy (usually a lithopedion). (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound protein | A protein that contains atleast one prosthetic group. (09 Oct 1997) |
| compound q | <chemical> An extract of a Chinese wild cucumber. It is used in China to induce abortions and treat respiratory viruses. In this country, compound Q has been tried as an anti-HIV treatment. (05 Jan 1998) |
| compound restoration | A restoration of more than one surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound skull fracture | A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane. Synonym: compound skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wintersteiner compound F | Derived from cortisol and with similar physiological actions. (18 Nov 1997) |
| condensation compound | A compound resulting from the combination of two or more simple substances, with the splitting off of some other substance, such as alcohol or water; e.g., a peptide. Compare: conjugated compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjugated compound | A compound formed by the union of two compound's (as by the elimination of water between an alcohol and an organic acid to form an ester) and easily converted to the original compound's (hydrolysis). See: conjugation. Compare: condensation compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polar compound | A compound in which the electric charge is not symmetrically distributed, so that there is a separation of charge or partial charge and formation of definite positive and negative poles; e.g., H2O. See also inorganic compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cyclic compound | Any compound in which the constituent atoms, or any part of them, form a ring. Used mainly in organic chemistry where: 1) numerous compound's contain rings of carbon atoms (carbocyclic compound's) or carbon atoms plus one or more atoms of other types (heterocyclic compound's), usually nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; 2) where the atoms in the ring are all of the same element (homocyclic or isocyclic compound); 3) where the ring is saturated or contains nonconjugated double bonds (alicyclic compound), the compound is similar in properties to the corresponding acyclic compound (e.g., cyclohexane resembles hexane); 4) where the ring contains conjugated double bonds in a closed loop in which there are 4n + 2 (where n is an integer) delocalised π electrons (Huckel's rule) (aromatic compound; e.g., benzene, pyridine), it is more stable than the corresponding saturated ring and exhibits unusual chemical properties characteristic of itself and not of other types of rings or of acyclic compound's. These aromatic compounds have the ability to sustain an induced ring current. Synonym: closed chain compound, ring compound. (05 Mar 2000) |