| F1, | F2 etc. first, second, etc., filial generation |
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| FEV1, | FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second |
| FIV1 | forced inspiratory volume in one second |
| g/s | gallons per second |
| IPS | idiopathic pain syndrome; idiopathic postprandial syndrome; inches per second; infundibular pulmonar... |
| secondary encephalitis | Collective term for post-infectious, post-exanthem, and post-vaccinal encephalitides. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| secondary failure | Failure of the function of an organ as a result of antecedent pathology elsewhere, decreasing responsiveness to a drug after an initial satisfactory response, usually occurring several months after initiation of treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary fissure of cerebellum | A fissure that separates the uvula of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum from the pyramid. Synonym: fissura secunda cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary follicle | A follicle in which the oocyte attains its full size and is surrounded by an extracellular glycoprotein layer (zona pellucida) that separates it from a peripheral layer of follicular cells permeated by one or more fluid-filled antra; the theca of the follicle develops into internal and external layers. Synonym: folliculus ovaricus vesiculosus, graafian follicle, secondary follicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary gain | Interpersonal or social advantages (e.g., assistance, attention, sympathy) gained indirectly from organic illness. Compare: primary gain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary generalised epilepsy | A group of epilepsy syndromes of diverse aetiologies with diffuse or multifocal cerebral involvement. Patients typically have a variety of generalised seizure types, including tonic, atonic, myoclonic, atypical absence, and generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Partial seizures may also occur. One classic syndrome is the Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Synonym: symptomatic epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary glaucoma | Glaucoma occurring as a sequel of preexisting ocular disease or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary haemorrhage | Haemorrhage at an interval after an injury or an operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary homonym | <zoology> Each of two or more identical species names, which, at the time of original publication, were proposed in combination with different generic names, but which, through subsequent transference, have come to bear the same combination of generic and specific names. See: homonym. (09 Jan 1998) |
| secondary host | <epidemiology> See vector. (05 Dec 1998) |
| secondary hydrocephalus | An accumulation of fluid in the cranial cavity, due to meningitis or obstruction to the venous flow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary hyperparathyroidism | Hyperparathyroidism that arises as a result of disordered metabolism producing hypocalcaemia, as in chronic uraemia due to renal disease, malabsorption, rickets, or osteomalacia; associated with hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary hypertension | Arterial hypertension produced by a known cause, e.g., hyperthyroidism, kidney disease, etc., in contrast to primary hypertension that is of unknown cause. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary hyperthyroidism | Hyperthyroidism due to stimulation of the thyroid gland by an excess of thyrotrophin secreted by the pituitary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia | Immunodeficiency in which there is no evident defect in the lymphoid tissues, but rather hypercatabolism or loss of immunoglobulins such as occurs in familial idiopathic hypercatabolic hypoproteinaemia or in defects associated with the nephrotic syndrome. Synonym: secondary agammaglobulinaemia, secondary antibody deficiency, secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary culture |
one derived from a primary culture.
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| secondary fluorescence |
fluorescence in tissues which is induced by staining with fluorescent dyes (fluorochromes). Cf. autofluorescence.
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| second |
The base unit of time.
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| second law of thermodynamics |
Naturally occurring processes are directional.
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| second law of thermodynamics |
An inequality that is fundamentally different from the first law because it specifies the direction in which a natural process will evolve rather than merely requiring that certain quantities are conserved. As formulated by Planck, the second law asserts that a thermodynamic state function, S, known as entropy, exists for all physical systems. ...
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| second | (baseball or softball) the person who plays second base |
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| second | apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses |
| second | the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant |
| second | thinking again about a choice previously made |
| second | time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation |
| second | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
| second | a war between the Allies (Australia Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada China Colombia Costa-Rico Cuba Czechoslovakia Dominican-Republic El-Salvador Ethiopia Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Iran Iraq Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New-Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Philippines Poland South-Africa United-Kingdom US USSR Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania Bulgaria Finland Germany Hungary Italy Japan Rumania Slovakia Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 |
| second | next to the best |
| second | in second place |
| second | of inferior status or quality |
| second | burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis |
| second | a shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices |