| AIA | allylisopropylacetamide; amylase inhibitor activity; anti-immunoglobulin antibody; anti-insulin anti... |
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| anal | analgesia, analgesic; analysis, analytic |
| ANAL, anal | analgesia, analgesic; analysis, analytic |
| ANCOVA | analysis of covariance |
| ANOV, ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| Downs' analysis | <dentistry> A series of cephalometric criteria used as an aid in orthodontic diagnosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| qualitative analysis | Determination of the nature, as opposed to the quantity, of each of the elements composing a substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quantitative analysis | Determination of the amount, as well as the nature, of each of the elements composing a substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interaction process analysis | In psychology, analysis of small group behaviour in terms of 12 specific categories, e.g., solidarity, tension release, agreement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interim analysis | An intermediary analysis of clinical trial data, performed at a point at which enough data have been gathered to derive preliminary, but not necessarily complete conclusions. Interim analyses are performed to see whether continuation of a clinical trial is warranted. (09 Oct 1997) |
| occlusal analysis | A study of the relations of the occlusal surfaces of opposing teeth and their effect upon related structures. Synonym: bite analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| task performance and analysis | The detailed examination of observable activity or behaviour associated with the execution or completion of a required function or unit of work. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ego analysis | Psychoanalytic study of the ways in which the ego deals with intrapsychic conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| training analysis | Psychoanalytic treatment for the purpose of training of an analytic candidate carried out under the official auspices of a psychoanalytic training institute. Synonym: didactic analysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transactional analysis | A psychoanalytic therapy wherein each social transaction is analyzed to determine the involved ego state (whether parent-like, child-like, or adult-like) as a basis for understanding behaviour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| equipment failure analysis | Determination of reliability and maintainability of equipment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| factor analysis, statistical | A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultimate analysis | A description of a fuel's elemental composition as a percentage of the dry fuel weight. (05 Dec 1998) |
| far Western analysis | Yeast gene, induced by factor, that causes cells to arrest in G1 phase, by interacting with the G1 cyclin, CLN2. (18 Nov 1997) |
| zoo blot analysis | A procedure using Southern blot analysis to test the ability of a nucleic acid probe from one species to hybridise with the DNA fragment of another species. (05 Mar 2000) |