Category: D

An automated chemical analyzer in which the instrument performs tests on samples that are kept in “discrete containers,” in contrast to a continuous flow analyzer.  

Amputation in which two flaps of soft tissue are formed to cover the end of the bone.  

Cessation of menses due to voluntary or involuntary (as in starvation) dietary restriction.  

Amblyopia resulting from nonuse of the eye. It is usually secondary to an organic problem such as cataract or ptosis.  

A hard or extra-hard alloy used to manufacture crowns, inlays, and onlays.  

Alcohol containing not less than 41% and not more than 42% by weight of ethyl alcohol; used as a solvent. Also called diluted ethanol.  

Alcohol containing not less than 99.2% by weight of ethyl alcohol. This corresponds to 99.5% by volume of ethyl alcohol.  

Albuminuria following ingestion of certain foods.  

The volume of air that fills the respiratory passageways but not the alveoli. It is not available for exchange of gases with the blood.  

The formation of an insoluble network of antigens and their antibodies, when the antigen is mixed with specific antiserum. Direct agglutination reactions are used, for example, in typing blood or in assessing the presence of antibodies against microorganisms.