| International Committee of the Red Cross | A neutral Swiss organization serving as an intermediary between contending forces in armed conflict, in civil war, or internal strife, to help victims receive protection and other humanitarian assistance under the Geneva Conventions in accordance with the fundamental principles of the Red Cross. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oil red O | 1-8-[4-(Dimethylphenylazo)dimethylphenylazo]-2-naphthalenol;a weakly acid diazo oil-soluble dye, used in histologic demonstration of neutral fats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tanned red cells | Erythrocytes subjected to mild treatment with chemicals such as tannic acid so that they adsorb onto their surface soluble antigens; used in haemagglutination tests. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tay's cherry-red spot | The ophthalmoscopic appearance of the normal choroid beneath the fovea centralis, appearing as a red spot surrounded by white retinal oedema in central artery closure or lipid infiltration in sphingolipidosis. Synonym: Tay's cherry-red spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toluylene red | <chemical> 3-amino-7-dimethylamino-2-methylphenazine hydrochloride. A vital dye used as an indicator and biological stain. Various adverse effects have been observed in biological systems. Pharmacological action: dyes, indicators and reagents. Chemical name: 2,8-Phenazinediamine, N8,N8,3-trimethyl-, monohydrochloride (12 Dec 1998) |
| trypan red | An azo dye formerly used in the treatment of trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| turkey red | <botany> A plant of the Rubia (R. Tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous. Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc, which receive their names from their colours; as. Madder yellow. Field madder, an annual European weed (Sherardia arvensis) resembling madder. Indian madder, the East Indian Rubia cordifolia, used in the East for dyeing; called also munjeet. Wild madder, Rubia peregrina of Europe; also the Galium Mollugo, a kind of bedstraw. Origin: OE. Mader, AS. Maedere; akin to Icel. Mara. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| League of Red Cross Societies | The international federation of national Red Cross and similar societies. (05 Mar 2000) |