- macroaggregated albumin
- (MAA) aggregated a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Albumin — The main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood. Chemically, albumin is soluble in water, precipitated by acid, and coagulated by heat. Note that albumin is spelled with an i while albumen with an e… … Medical dictionary
aggregated albumin — heat denatured albumin human; labeled radioactively (technetium 99m), its uses include lung imaging, radionuclide venography, and assessment of peritoneovenous shunt patency. Called also macroaggregated a. (MAA). See table at technetium … Medical dictionary
MAA — Macroaggregated albumin (Albúmina macroagregada) … Diccionario de siglas médicas y otras abreviaturas
MAA — • macroaggregated albumin; • maley lacetoacetic acid; • Medical Assistance for the Aged; • melanoma associated antigen; • methacrylic acid; • microphthalmia (or anophthalmos) with associated anomalies; • moderate aplastic anemia; • monoarticular… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
MAA — Abbreviation for macroaggregated albumin. * * * macroaggregated albumin; maley lacetoacetic acid; Medical Assistance for the Aged; melanoma associated antigen; methacrylic acid; microphthalmia (or anophthalmos) with associated anomalies; moderate … Medical dictionary
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microsphere — Tiny globules of radiolabeled material such as macroaggregated albumin, about 15 microns in size. * * * mi·cro·sphere .sfir n a spherical shell that is usu. made of a biodegradable or resorbable plastic polymer, that has a very small diameter usu … Medical dictionary
IMAA — iodinated macroaggregated albumin … Medical dictionary
IMAA — • iodinated macroaggregated albumin … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations