| TLV-C | Threshold Limit Value-Ceiling = MAC(Maximum Allowable Concentration) ... |
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| TLV-STEL | Threshold Limit Value-STEL; 단시간 최대허용량 ; 15분간 폭로되면서 자극증상, 조직손상등을 초래하지 않는 최대 농도, 1 일에 ... |
| TLV-TWA | Threshold Limit Value-Time Weighted Average ; 1 일 8 시간 주 40시간(미국), 주 48시간(한국, 일본)을 기... |
| AT | abdominal thrusts; achievement test; Achilles tendon; Achard-Thiers [syndrome]; adaptive thermogenes... |
| CET | capital expenditure threshold; congenital eyelid tetrad |
| light bath | Therapeutic exposure of the skin to radiant light. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| light cells of thyroid | Cell's present between follicles or interspersed among follicular cell's; they are rich in mitochondria and are believed to be the source of thyrocalcitonin. Synonym: C cell, light cells of thyroid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light chain | <immunology, protein> The lighter of the two types of polypeptide chains that are found in immunoglobulin and antibody molecules. Also used as a non-specific term for the smaller subunits of several multimeric proteins such as immunoglobulin, myosin, dynein, clathrin. (14 Oct 1997) |
| light chain-related amyloidosis | A form of primary amyloidosis in which the fibrillar amyloid deposits are derived from the amino terminal variable region of the light chains of immunoglobulin; seen in B-lymphocyte and plasma-cells dyscrasias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light coagulation | The coagulation of tissue by an intense beam of light, including laser (laser coagulation). In the eye it is used in the treatment of retinal detachments, retinal holes, aneurysms, haemorrhages, and malignant and benign neoplasms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| light-cured resin | A resin which uses visible or ultraviolet light to excite a photoinitiator which interacts with an amine to form free radicals and initiate polymerization. Used mainly in restorative dentistry. Synonym: light-activated resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light dependent reaction | The reaction taking place in the chloroplast in which the absorption of a photon leads to the formation of ATP and NADPH. (18 Nov 1997) |
| light difference | The difference in light sensitivity of the two eyes. Synonym: brightness difference threshold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light green SF yellowish | An acid arylmethane dye, used as a cytoplasmic stain in plant and animal histology; fades badly in bright light. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light harvesting system | Set of photosynthetic pigment molecules that absorb light and channel the energy to the photosynthetic reaction centre, where the light reactions of photosynthesis occur. In higher plants, contains chlorophyll and carotenoids and is present in two slightly different forms in photosystems I and II. (18 Nov 1997) |
| light-hearted | Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. Light-heartedly, Light-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| light-horseman | 1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. 2. <zoology> A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus, remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colours. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| light-ion fusion | <radiobiology> Light-Ion-Beam-Driven Inertial Confinement fusion, using beams of light ions driven at implosion targets. Pulsed-power driven accelerators are relatively efficient and cost-effective, but beam-focusing is a technical hurdle for this approach. (09 Oct 1997) |
| light metal | A metal with a specific gravity of less than 4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light microscope | <instrument> The most common type of microscope (a device used to magnify small objects or substances) used in laboratories. The device works by passing visible light through a condenser and an objective lens. (09 Oct 1997) |