| ASIA | American Spinal Injury Association |
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| PT | Rep patient's representative |
| REP | replication protein; rest-exercise program; retrograde pyelogram; roentgen equivalent-physical |
| rep | let it be repeated [Lat. repetatur]; replication; roentgen equivalent-physical |
| SWOG | South West Oncology Group |
| ASIA | American Spinal Injury Association |
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| REP | Rab escort protein |
| RBE | Rep binding element |
| REP | Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic |
| REP | reperfusion |
| REP | <radiobiology, unit> A roentgen equivalent physical is a unit of absorbed radiation approximately equivalent to a roentgen, an international unit of x- or gamma-radiation. An obsolete unit of measurement; that quantity of ionizing radiation of any kind which, upon absorption by living tissue, produces an energy gain per gram of tissue equivalent to that produced by 1 roentgen of X-rays or gamma-rays. Acronym: rep See: rad. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rep protein | <protein> A protein that triggers a plasmid's replication. An acronym for Repetitive Extragenic Palindromicprotein, this protein is an enzyme produced by a mutant strain of E. Coli that unwinds the DNA helix. (09 Oct 1997) |
| rep-silver | Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain. See: Reap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| asia | The largest of the continents. It was known to the romans more specifically as what we know today as asia minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the assyrian asu (to rise) or from the sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to europe, to the west. (12 Dec 1998) |
| asia, central | The geographical area of asia comprising kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, and uzbekistan. The desert region of kara kum (qara qum) is largely in turkmenistan and the desert region of kyzyl kum (kizil kum or qizil qum), is in uzbekistan and kazakhstan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| asia, southeastern | The geographical area of asia comprising borneo, brunei, cambodia, indonesia, laos, malaysia, the mekong valley, myanmar (formerly burma), the philippines, singapore, thailand, and vietnam. (12 Dec 1998) |
| asia, western | The geographical designation for the countries of the middle east and the countries bangladesh, bhutan, india, nepal, pakistan, and sri lanka. (12 Dec 1998) |
| west | 1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east. "And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath." (Bryant) 2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. 3. Specifically: The Westen hemisphere, or the new World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident. Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; especially, that part which is north of the Indian Territory, new Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article. West by north, West by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11 1/4 deg to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west. West northwest, West southwest, that point which lies 22 1/2 deg to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. Origin: AS. West, adv.; akin to D. West, G. West, westen, OHG. Westan, Icel. Vestr, Sw. Vest, vester, vestan, Dan. Vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. Vesper evening, Gr. . Cf. Vesper, Visigoth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| West African fever | A condition, now uncommon, resulting from Plasmodium falciparum infection (malignant tertian malaria with severe haemolysis); frequently seen in Caucasians after interrupted treatment with quinine. Synonym: blackwater fever, haemoglobinuric fever, West African fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West African sleeping sickness | A chronic disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in northern and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and Uganda; characterised by splenomegaly, drowsiness, an uncontrollable urge to sleep, and the development of psychotic changes; basal ganglia and cerebellar involvement commonly lead to chorea and athetosis; the terminal phase of the disease is characterised by wasting, anorexia, and emaciation that gradually leads to coma and death, usually from intercurrent infection. Synonym: chronic African sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, West African sleeping sickness, West African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West African trypanosomiasis | A chronic disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in northern and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and Uganda; characterised by splenomegaly, drowsiness, an uncontrollable urge to sleep, and the development of psychotic changes; basal ganglia and cerebellar involvement commonly lead to chorea and athetosis; the terminal phase of the disease is characterised by wasting, anorexia, and emaciation that gradually leads to coma and death, usually from intercurrent infection. Synonym: chronic African sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, West African sleeping sickness, West African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| West, Charles | <person> English physician, 1816-1898. See: West's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| west indian | Belonging or relating to the West Indies. <botany> West India tea, a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| West Indian smallpox | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |
| west indies | Islands lying between southeastern north america and northern south america, enclosing the caribbean sea. They comprise the greater antilles (cuba, dominican republic, haiti, jamaica, and puerto rico), the lesser antilles (antigua and the other leeward islands, barbados, martinique and the other windward islands, netherlands antilles, virgin islands of the united states, and the islands north of venezuela which include trinidad and tobago), and the bahamas. (12 Dec 1998) |
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