- diphtheria antitoxin unit
- Медицина: единица дифтерийного антитоксина
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
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unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… … Medical dictionary
antitoxic unit — a unit for expressing the strength of an antitoxin. The unit of diphtheria antitoxin is approximately the amount that will preserve the life of a guinea pig weighing 250 g for at least four days after it is injected subcutaneously with a mixture… … Medical dictionary
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L+ dose — (limes tod or death dose) in preparation of diphtheria toxoid, the smallest amount of diphtheria toxin that will kill a 250 g guinea pig within four days when mixed with one unit of diphtheria antitoxin before being injected subcutaneously. Cf.… … Medical dictionary
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dose — 1. The quantity of a drug or other remedy to be taken or applied all at one time or in fractional amounts within a given period. Cf.:dosage (2). 2. In nuclear medicine, amount of energy absorbed per unit mass of irradiated material (absorbed d.) … Medical dictionary