Search Results for: irradiation
Irradiation
Irradiation treatment by ionising radiation, such as x-rays or radioactive sources such as radioactive iodine seeds. See:... Read More
Hydrophobic
Hydrophobic Definition The fear of mixing or reacting with water under a given set of reaction parameters is often referred... Read More
Tissue weighting factor
tissue weighting factor In radiation protection, a factor weighting the equivalent dose in a particular tissue or organ in... Read More
Deactivation
Definition noun The process of making inactive or the state of becoming less or not active anymore Supplement Deactivation... Read More
Assimilation
Assimilation Definition What is assimilation? Assimilation in biology is defined as the process in which living organisms... Read More
Lysogenic conversion
Lysogenic conversion --> lysogeny (Science: virology) The ability of some phages to survive in a bacterium as a result of... Read More
Immunosuppressant
Definition noun, plural: immunosuppressants An agent capable of suppressing the body's immune response. adjective Of or... Read More
Photolysis
Photolysis Definition We define photolysis as a chemical process in which chemical compounds or molecules are split into... Read More
Acinetobacter lwoffii
Definition Noun A gram-negative aerobic and non-fermentative bacterium involved as a normal flora of the skin, perineum and... Read More