| Med | Tech medical technology, medical technologist |
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| misc | miscarriage; miscellaneous |
| AHSP | AIDS Health Services Program [of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation] |
| LWS | Lowry-Wood syndrome |
| RWJF | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| AC | Activated charcoal |
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| DCC | Dextran Coated Charcoal |
| BCYE | buffered charcoal yeast extract |
| D.C.C. | dextran coated charcoal method |
| HVI-CHP | hepatic venous isolation and charcoal hemoperfusion |
charcoal
| wood charcoal | Charcoal obtained by charring vegetable tissues, especially the wood of willow, beech, birch, or oak. Synonym: wood charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vena-tech ivc filter | <radiology> Introduced as LGM (L.G. Medical, France), 1985; FDA aprroval 1991: Vena-Tech, Evanston, IL, 6-leg conical design with 6 stabilizing side bars, biocompatible metal known as Phynox (cobalt,chromium,iron,nickel,moly) Efficacy, recurrent PE: 2-6%, IVC occlusion: 8-24%, migration: 0-12% Advantages, ease of placement, excellent clot trapping efficiency, low profile, lacks ferromagnetic activity: minimal MRI artifacts Disadvantages, incomplete opening (6-19%): decreases clot-trapping efficiency, increased incidence from IJ approach, decreased with rapid deployment, increased IVC thrombosis rates: 8% initial reports; 22-24% on subsequent reports by ultrasound/MRI: 2-19% clinically symptomatic (12 Dec 1998) |
| activated charcoal | <drug> A type of carbon produced through exposing a source material such as wood or bone to very high temperatures in the presence of steam, air or carbon monoxide. Activated carbon is very good at removing (adsorbing) contaminants and is used in water filters, to decolour solutions and is sometimes administered to poisoning victims. (15 Jan 1998) |
| animal charcoal | Charcoal produced by incomplete combustion of animal tissues, especially bone. Synonym: animal black, bone black, bone charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone charcoal | Charcoal produced by incomplete combustion of animal tissues, especially bone. Synonym: animal black, bone black, bone charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vegetable charcoal | Charcoal obtained by charring vegetable tissues, especially the wood of willow, beech, birch, or oak. Synonym: wood charcoal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medicinal charcoal | <drug> A type of carbon produced through exposing a source material such as wood or bone to very high temperatures in the presence of steam, air or carbon monoxide. Activated carbon is very good at removing (adsorbing) contaminants and is used in water filters, to decolour solutions and is sometimes administered to poisoning victims. (15 Jan 1998) |
| charcoal | <chemical> An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. Pharmacological action: antidotes. Chemical name: Charcoal (12 Dec 1998) |
| aloes wood | See Agalloch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amboyna wood | A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bethabara wood | <botany> A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| brazil wood | 1. The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan; so called before the discovery of America. 2. A very heavy wood of a reddish colour, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An interior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. Crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better kind is also frequently so named. Origin: OE. Brasil, LL. Brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. Brasil, Pr. Bresil, Pr. Bresil); perh. From Sp. Or Pg. Brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier); or Ar. Vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood from its colour; and it is said that King Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cedar wood oil | Volatile oil obtained from the wood of Juniperus virginiana (family Pinaceae); used as an insect repellent, in perfumery, and as a clearing agent in microscopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gopher wood | A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark. Origin: Heb. Gopher. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rosetta wood | An east Indian wood of a reddish orange colour, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinetwork. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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