| MAC | MacConkey [broth]; major ambulatory category; malignancy-associated changes; maximum allowable conce... |
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| NCX | sodium-calcium exchanger |
| NDHPCCB | non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker |
| TBC | thyroxine-binding coagulin; total body calcium; total body clearance; tuberculosis |
| TC | target cell; taurocholate; temperature compensation; teratocarcinoma; tertiary cleavage; tetracyclin... |
| formol-calcium fixative | A fixative for preservation of lipids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| free calcium level | <biochemistry> The ionised calcium represents the calcium (Ca++) that is the metabolically active calcium. Normal values for ionised calcium in the bloodstream should be 4.4 to 5.3 mg/dl for adults and 4.4 to 6.0 mg/dl for children. Elevations may be seen in hyperparathyroidism, metastatic bone tumour, milk-alkali syndrome, multiple myeloma, Paget's disease, sarcoidosis, PTH-secreting tumours (paraneoplastic syndrome) and vitamin D intoxication. Lower than normal values may be seen in hypoparathyroidism, malabsorption, osteomalacia, pancreatitis, renal failure, rickets and vitamin D deficiency. (27 Sep 1997) |
| leucovorin calcium | <drug> The calcium salt of leucovorin (folinic acid); used to counteract toxic effects of folic acid antagonists, for the treatment of megaloblastic anaemias, and as an adjunct to cyanocobalamin in pernicious anaemia. Synonym: calcium folinate. (05 Mar 2000) |