| misc | miscarriage; miscellaneous |
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| SOD | Super-Oxide Dismutase |
| SVC | 1) Superior Vena Cava 2) Super-Visor Call |
| shf | super-high frequency |
| SRWS | super radiology work station |
| SQUID | SUper Conducting Quantum Interference Device |
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| SFC | Super-critical fluid chromatography |
| super- | 1. <prefix> A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance. 2. <chemistry> A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, Bi-, Di-, and Per-. Origin: L. Super over, above; akin to Gr, L. Sub under, and E. Over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| absorbent | 1. Anything which absorbs. "The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat." (Darwin) 2. <medicine> Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. G, iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts. 3. <physiology> The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| absorbent cotton | Cotton from which all fatty matter has been extracted, so that it readily takes up fluids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbent points | Cones of paper or paper products used for drying or maintaining medicaments during root canal therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbent system | <anatomy> The tissues and organs (including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes) that produce and store cells that fight infection and the network of vessels that carry lymph. (12 May 1997) |
| absorbent vessels | The vessels that convey the lymph; they anastomose freely with each other. Synonym: vasa lymphatica, absorbent vessels, lymphatic vessels, lymphatics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adhesive absorbent dressing | A sterile individual dressing consisting of a plain absorbent compress affixed to a film of fabric coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. (05 Mar 2000) |
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