| KSC | cathodal closing contraction |
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| MCF | macrophage chemotactic factor; median cleft face; medium corpuscular fragility; microcomplement fixa... |
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health; mean corpuscular hemoglobin; muscle contraction headache |
| MCI | mean cardiac index; methicillin; mucociliary insufficiency; muscle contraction interference |
| MCP | maximum closure pressure; maximum contraction pattern; malanocortin receptor; melphalan, cyclophosph... |
| synaptic phase | <cell biology> The specific pairing of the chromatids of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis. It allows crossing over to take place. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| discontinuous phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dispersed phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dispersion phase | The medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended. Synonym: continuous phase, dispersion medium, dispersion phase, external medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| in phase | Moving in the same direction at the same time; a possible characteristic of two simultaneous oscillations of similar frequency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipal phase | In psychoanalysis, a stage in the psychosexual development of the child, characterised by erotic attachment to the parent of the opposite sex, repressed because of fear of the parent of the same sex; usually occurring between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Synonym: oedipal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oral phase | In psychoanalytic personality theory, the earliest stage in psychosexual development, lasting through the first 18 months of life, during which the oral zone is the centre of the infant's needs, expression, gratification, and pleasurable erotic experiences; has a strong influence on the organization and development of the child's psyche. (05 Mar 2000) |
| out of phase | Not in phase, moving in opposite directions at the same time; 180 |
| early-phase response | Prompt onset of symptoms following an antigenic stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eclipse phase | The time between infection by (or induction of) a bacteriophage, or other virus, and the appearance of mature virus within the cell; an interval of time during which viral infectivity cannot be recovered. Synonym: eclipse phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eruptive phase | That period in the tooth formation which includes the development of the roots, periodontal ligament, and dentogingival junction of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external phase | The medium or fluid in which a disperse is suspended. Synonym: continuous phase, dispersion medium, dispersion phase, external medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lag phase | <cell culture> The initial growth phase of a culture, during which cell number remains relatively constant prior to rapid growth. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lamellar phase | <biochemistry> A lamellar organisation of phospholipids that are packed as a bilayer with hydrophobic acyl tails inwardly directed and polar head groups on the outside surfaces. It is this bilayer that forms the basis of membranes in cells, though in most cellular membranes a very substantial proportion of the area may be occupied by integral proteins. The triple layered appearance of membranes seen in electron microscopy is thought to arise because the osmium tetroxide binds to the polar regions leaving a central, unstained, hydrophobic region. (31 Dec 1997) |