cooling+medicine
51hydrocolloid — A gelatinous colloid in unstable equilibrium with its contained water, useful in dentistry for impressions because of its dimensional stability under controlled conditions. irreversible h. a h. whose physical state is changed by an irreversible …
52hygrometer — Any device for measuring the water vapor in the atmosphere, usually indicating relative humidity directly. [hygro + G. metron, measure] * * * hy·grom·e·ter hī gräm ət ər n any of several instruments for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere *… …
53lotion — A class of pharmacopeial preparations that are liquid suspensions or dispersions intended for external application; some consist of finely powdered, insoluble solids held in more or less permanent suspension by suspending agents or surface active …
54melissa — The leaves from the tops of M. officinalis (family Labiatae), a plant of southern Europe; a diaphoretic. SYN: sweet balm. [G. a bee] * * * me·lis·sa mə lis ə n 1) cap a genus of Old World mints having clusters of small white or yellowish flowers… …
55psychrometer — A device for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere by the difference in temperature between two thermometers, the bulb of one kept moist, the other dry. Evaporation from the moist bulb lowers the reading of that thermometer; the greater the… …
56quenching — 1. The process of extinguishing, removing, or diminishing a physical property such as heat or light; e.g., the cooling of a hot metal rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. 2. In beta liquid scintillation counting, the shifting of the energy… …
57Sc — Symbol for scandium. * * * conditioned stimulus; sacrococcygeal; Sanitary Corps; sarcomatous component; scalenus [muscle]; scan computer; scapula; Schuller Christian [disease]; Schwann cell; Schwarz criterion; sciatica; science; sclerosing… …
58solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 …
59titer — The standard of strength of a volumetric test solution; the assay value of an unknown measure by volumetric means. [Fr. titre, standard] * * * ti·ter tīt ər or chiefly Brit ti·tre tī təralso tē …
60vaporizer — 1. An apparatus for reducing medicated liquids to a state of vapor suitable for inhalation or application to accessible mucous membranes. SEE ALSO: nebulizer, atomizer. 2. A device for volatizing liquid anesthetics. flow over v. a …
