N N 1. symbol, newton. 2. chemical symbol, nitrogen. 3. symbol, normal (solution); the expressions 2N (double normal), 0.5N (halfnormal), 0.1N (tenth-normal), etc., denote the strength of a solution in…
S S chemical symbol, sulfur; symbol for siemens and svedberg; [L.] semis (half); sight; [L.] signa (mark); [L.] sinister (left). S phase see cell cycle. S1 first heart sound. S2…
C C chemical symbol, carbon; cathode (cathodal); Celsius or centigrade (scale); cervical; clearance; clonus; closure; contraction; cylinder; cytosine; in the electrocardiogram, C stands for chest (precordial) lead2; symbol for complement….
M M macerate; maximal; symbol, mega; member; meter; minim; [L.] mil or mille (thousand); misce (mix); mistura (mixture); symbol, molar (solution)—the expressions M/10, M/100, etc., denote the strength of a…
T T symbol, tesla; tera-; (absolute) temperature; thymine. T1 in magnetic resonance imaging, a time constant; called also spin-lattice relaxation time. T1 recovery the time taken for about 63% of…
L L Latin; left; length; [L.] libra (pound, balance); licentiate; light sense; [L.] limen (boundary); liter; lumbar; coefficient of induction. L0 Ehrlich’s symbol for a toxin–antitoxin mixture that is completely…
R R symbol, roentgen; a symbol used in general chemical formulae to represent an organic radical; Rankine (scale); Réaumur (scale); [L.] remotum (far); respiration; Rickettsia; right. r symbol for ring…
F F chemical symbol, fluorine; Fahrenheit; field of vision; formula; French (catheter size); statistical symbol for variance ratio (sometimes written as f). F-2 toxin zearalenone. F distribution the distribution of…
K K 1. chemical symbol, potassium (L. kalium); symbol for kelvin. 2. equilibrium constant. k symbol, kilo-. κ kappa, small letter; tenth letter in the Greek alphabet. K antigen see…
J J symbol for joule. J antigen the basis of the J blood group system in cattle. J chain a small polypeptide that links (joins) monomeric components of IgM and…
