| PN | papillary necrosis; parenteral nutrition; penicillin; perceived noise; percussion note; periarteriti... |
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| LES | Lambert-Eaton syndrome; Lawrence Experimental Station [agar]; local excitatory state; Locke egg seru... |
| EAE | experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; experimental autoimmune encephalitis |
| EAT | Eating Attitudes Test; Ehrlich ascites tumor; electro-aerosol therapy; epidermolysis acuta toxica; e... |
| FUN | follow-up note |
| IEC | International Electro-Technical Commission |
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| ISS | International Space Station |
| NCI-C | National Cancer Institute of Canada |
| CR EAE | Chronic relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis |
| CR-EAE | Chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| station | 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. "A station like the herald, Mercury." (Shak) "Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their meetings unto that purpose . . . Had the names of stations given them." (Hooker) 2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. "All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward some part which was before in station, or at quiet." (Sir T. Browne) 3. The spot or place where anything stands, especially where a person or thing habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Specifically: A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand, for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel, moving freight, etc. The headquarters of the police force of any precinct. The place at which an instrument is planted, or observations are made, as in surveying. <mathematics> An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc. 4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. "By spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following." (R. Nelson) 5. Situation; position; location. "The fig and date why love they to remain In middle station, and an even plain?" (Prior) 6. State; rank; condition of life; social status. "The greater part have kept, I see, Their station." (Milton) "They in France of the best rank and station." (Shak) 7. A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers. One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; called also Station of the cross. Station bill. An instrument for taking angles in surveying. Synonym: Station, Depot. In the United States, a stopping place on a railway for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot: but to a considerable extent in official use, and in common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has been adopted. Origin: F, fr. L. Statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See Stand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| station test | <clinical sign> With feet approximated, the patient stands with eyes open and then closed; if closing the eyes increases the unsteadiness, a loss of proprioceptive control is indicated, and the sign is positive. Synonym: Romberg test, Romberg's symptom, rombergism, station test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wood-note | A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird. "Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild." (Milton) Origin: Wood, n. + note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| note | 1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. "Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession." (Hooker) "She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life a tough life and a vigorous." (J. H. Newman) "What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !" (Mrs. Humphry Ward) 2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. 3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. "The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with illustrations." (Felton) 4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. 5. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings. 6. A short informal letter; a billet. 7. A diplomatic missive or written communication. 8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note. 9. A list of items or of charges; an account. "Here is now the smith's note for shoeing." (Shak) 10. A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence: A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. A key of the piano or organ. "The wakeful bird . . . Tunes her nocturnal note." (Milton) "That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann." (W. Pater) 11. Observation; notice; heed. "Give orders to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence." (Shak) 12. Notification; information; intelligence. "The king . . . Shall have note of this." (Shak) 13. State of being under observation. "Small matters . . . Continually in use and in note." (Bacon) 14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note. "There was scarce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold." (Prescott) 15. Stigma; brand; reproach. Note of hand, a promissory note. Origin: F. Note, L. Nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know. See Know. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| note blindness | Loss of the ability to read music. (27 Sep 1997) |
| health planning technical assistance | The provision of expert assistance in developing health planning programs, plans as technical materials, etc., as requested by health systems agencies or other health planning organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| technical | 1. Relating to technique. 2. Pertaining to some particular art, science, or trade. 3. In connection with a chemical substance, denoting that the substance contains appreciable quantities of impurities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| technical error | That component of experimental error that is due to the conduct of the experiment and in principle estimated by replicate determinations on aliquots from the same specimen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| technical report | A formal report giving details of the investigation and results of a medical or other scientific problem. When issued by a government agency or comparable official body, its contents may be classified, unclassified, or declassified with regard to security clearance. This publication type may also cover a scientific paper or article that records the current state or current position of scientific research and development. If so labelled by the editor or publisher, this publication type may be properly used for journal articles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| library technical services | Acquisition, organization, and preparation of library materials for use, including selection, weeding, cataloging, classification, and preservation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| balsam, Canada | <microscopy> A resin from the balsam fir Abies balsamea. Dissolved in xylene, toluene, or benzene it is used as a mountant for permanent microscopical preparations. Its refractive index may vary from 1.530 to l.545 and its softening point from room temperature to 100deg.C, these properties varying with age and solvent content. If impure it discolours with age. See: lens, Bertrand. (05 Aug 1998) |
| canada | The largest country in north america, comprising 10 provinces and two territories. Its capital is ottawa. It was discovered by norsemen as early as 1000 a.d. And was the object of anglo-french rivalry in the 17th century, but by 1867 became one dominion. Canada is from an indigenous huron or iroquois word, kanata, meaning camp or village. The french explorers assumed this was the name of the entire country. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Canada balsam | A yellowish liquid resin from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl acetate; used for mounting histologic specimens and as a cement for lenses. Synonym: Canada turpentine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Canada snakeroot | An aromatic stimulant and diaphoretic. Synonym: Canada snakeroot, Indian ginger, wild ginger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Canada turpentine | A yellowish liquid resin from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl acetate; used for mounting histologic specimens and as a cement for lenses. Synonym: Canada turpentine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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