| GTA | gene transfer agent; Glanzmann thrombasthenia; glycerol teichoic acid |
|---|---|
| HRLA | human reovirus-like agent |
| IAA | imidazoleacetic acid; indoleacetic acid; infectious agent, arthritis; insulin autoantibody; Internat... |
| LAN | local area network; long-acting neuroleptic [agent] |
| MAT | manual arts therapist; master of arts in technology; mean absorption time; medical assistance team (... |
| oxidizing agent | <chemistry> A reactant that accepts electrons from another reactant. The oxidizing agent is the species getting reduced. (09 Jan 1998) |
|---|---|
| Eaton agent | A small atypical form of bacteria, intermediate in size between typical bacteria and viruses. Thought to play a significant role in pneumonia and bronchitis. Mycoplasmal respiratory infections are common in children and young adults. Common symptoms include malaise, fever, chills and a dry hacking cough. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Eaton agent pneumonia | An acute systemic disease with involvement of the lungs, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and marked by high fever, cough, relatively few physical signs, and scattered densities on X-rays; usually associated with development of cold agglutinins and antibodies to the bacteria. Synonym: atypical pneumonia, Eaton agent pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thrombolytic agent | Medications that dissolve blot clots (for example streptokinase, tissue plasminogen activator or TPA and urokinase). (27 Sep 1997) |
| tocolytic agent | A medication that can inhibit labour, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are widely used today to treat premature labour and permit pregnancy to procede and so permit the foetus to gain in size and maturity before being born. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tranquillising agent | <pharmacology> A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behaviour. Included here are the anti-anxiety agents (minor tranquillisers), antimanic agents, and the antipsychotic agents (major tranquillisers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes. (04 Jul 2000) |
| transforming agent | A substance which is able to induce mitosis of certain eukaryotic cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| enterokinetic agent | An agent used to relieve intestinal atony. (05 Mar 2000) |
| F agent | The prototype conjugative plasmid associated with conjugation in the K-12 strain of Escherichia coli. Synonym: F agent, F-factor, F genote, F-genote, fertility agent, fertility factor, sex factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uncoupling agent | <chemistry> A chemical that breaks the electron transport chain during key biological processes (for example, photosynthesis, phosphorylation). (09 Oct 1997) |
| fertility agent | The prototype conjugative plasmid associated with conjugation in the K-12 strain of Escherichia coli. Synonym: F agent, F-factor, F genote, F-genote, fertility agent, fertility factor, sex factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uricosuric agent | <pharmacology> Gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fibrinolytic agent | Fibrinolysin or agents that convert plasminogen to fibrinolysin. They may be endogenous or exogenous like the bacterial enzymes used in thromboembolism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| LDH agent | A species of RNA virus, probably an arterivirus, occurring in a number of transplantable mouse tumours. Infected mice have permanently elevated serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase. (12 Dec 1998) |
| luting agent | A fastening material or cement; e.g., plaster or wax to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |