| MRC | maximum recycling capacity; Medical Registration Council; Medical Research Council; Medical Reserve ... |
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| NTC | neotetrazolium chloride |
| PMC | paramyotonia congenita; patient management category; phenylmercuric chloride; physical medicine clin... |
| PSL | parasternal line; photostimulable luminescence; potassium, sodium chloride, and sodium lactate [solu... |
| PVC | peripheral venous catheterization; persistent vaginal cornification; polyvinyl chloride; postvoiding... |
| ferric chloride reaction of epinephrine | An intense emerald green colour in a neutral or slightly acid solution of epinephrine when ferric chloride is added to it; a reaction typical of catechols. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ferric chloride test | A qualitative test for the detection of phenylketonuria; the addition of ferric chloride to urine gives rise to a blue-green colour in the presence of phenylketonuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferriheme chloride | <physiology> A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferriporphyrin chloride | <physiology> A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 3-chloro-D-alanine hydrogen chloride-lyase | <enzyme> Pseudomonas putida enzyme; forms cysteine from 3-chloro-d-alanine and hydrogen sulfide Registry number: EC 4.5.- Synonym: cahc-lyase, 3-chloro-d-alanine chloride-lyase (deaminating) (26 Jun 1999) |
| lithium chloride | <chemical> A salt of lithium that has been used experimentally as an immunomodulator. Pharmacological action: adjuvants, immunologic, antimanic agents. Chemical name: Lithium chloride (LiCl) (12 Dec 1998) |
| absolute unit | A unit whose value is constant regardless of place or time and not derived from dependent on gravitation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alexin unit | The smallest amount (highest dilution) of complement that will cause haemolysis of a unit of red blood cells in the presence of a haemolysin unit. Synonym: alexin unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Allen-Doisy unit | The quantity of oestrogen capable of producing in a spayed mouse a characteristic change in the vaginal epithelium, namely, disappearance of leukocytes and appearance of cornified cells, as determined by a vaginal smear; equal approximately to one-half of an estrone unit. Synonym: mouse unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amboceptor unit | haemolysin unit |
| androgen unit | The androgenic activity of 100 ug (0.1 mg) of crystalline androsterone as assayed by the comb growth response in capons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antigen unit | The smallest amount of antigen that, in the presence of specific antiserum, will fix 1 complement unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antitoxin unit | A unit expressing the strength or activity of an antitoxin; in general, determined with reference to a preserved standard preparation of antitoxin. See: L doses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antivenene unit | The amount of antivenum which, injected in the ear vein, will protect 1 g weight of rabbit against a fatal dose of snake venom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atomic mass unit | <chemistry> One-twelfth the mass of a neutral atom of the most abundant isotope of carbon. (16 Dec 1997) |