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Term
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Abbreviation
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adenosinediphosphatase
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ADPase
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adenosine 5'-diphophate (adenosine diphosphate)
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ADP
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adenosine 5'-monophosphate (adenosine monophosphate adenylic
acid)
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AMP
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adenosine triphosphatase
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ATPase
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adenosine 5'-triphosphate (adenosine triphosphate)
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ATP
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adenocoticotrophic hormone (adrenocroticotropin)
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ACTH
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basal metabolic rate
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BMR
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body temperature, pressure, and saturated
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BTPS
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central nervous system
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CNS
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coenzyme A
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coA
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deoxyribonucleic acid (deoxyribonucleate)
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DNA
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dihydroxyphenethylamine
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dopamine
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electrocardiogram
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ECG (EKG)
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electromyogram
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EMG
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ethyl
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Et
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ethylenediaminetetraacetate
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EDTA
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gas-liquid chromatography
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GLC
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guanosine 5'-monophosphate (guanosine monophosphate, guanylic
acid)
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GMP
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haemoglobin
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Hb
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high pressure liquid chromatography
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HPLC
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logarithm (to base 10; common logarithm)
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log
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logarithm, natural
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ln
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methyl
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Me
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Michaelis constant
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Km
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negative logarithm of hydrogen ion activity
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pH
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partial pressure of CO2
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PCO2
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partial pressure of end-tidal CO2
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PetCO2
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partial pressure of O2
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PO2
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per
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/
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per cent
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%
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radiation (ionising, absorbed dose)
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rad
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respiratory quotient
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RQ
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specific gravity
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sp.gr
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standard atmosphere
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atm
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standard temperature and pressure
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STP
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ultraviolet
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uv
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volume
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vol
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volume ratio (volume per volume)
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vol/vol
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weight
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wt
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weight per volume
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wt/vol
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weight ratio (weight per weight)
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wt/wt
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