format-version: 1.2 date: 10:03:2014 11:30 saved-by: JSmith auto-generated-by: OBO-Edit 2.3 default-namespace: Measurement Methods Ontology data-version: 2.15 [Term] id: MMO:0000000 name: measurement method def: "The manner, procedure or technique by which a morphological or physiological state or property in a single individual or sample or a group of individuals or samples is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] [Term] id: MMO:0000001 name: electrical potential recording method def: "A method using the work per unit charge necessary to move a charge body in an electric field from a reference point to make or calculate the measurement of interest." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000002 name: transthoracic echocardiography def: "Method of graphically recording position and motion of walls and internal structures of the heart and neighboring tissue through the echo obtained from beams of ultrasonic waves directed through the chest wall." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: " echocardiography " RELATED [] synonym: "TTE" RELATED [] synonym: "ultrasonic cardiography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000337 ! echocardiography [Term] id: MMO:0000003 name: electrocardiography def: "Any procedure for making graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle. Activity is usually detected at the body surface, but may be detected in other ways. ECG is used to study the action of the heart muscle." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "ECG" RELATED [] synonym: "EKG" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000001 ! electrical potential recording method [Term] id: MMO:0000004 name: isolated body part method def: "The manner, procedure or technique by which a morphological or physiological state or property in an isolated body part is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned. An isolated body part is a subdivision of the material or physical structure of an organism, such as an organ, extremity or tissue, after it has been removed from the body." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T08:03:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000005 name: post excision weight measurement def: "Any method for measuring the weight of an organ, tissue or other body part after it has been removed from the body. The weight of an object is its heaviness, that is, the force exerted on it by gravitational force which is proportional to its mass." [Mosby:Mosbys_Dental_Dictionary--2nd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000277 ! isolated body part size method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T08:03:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000006 name: Shimadzu electronic balance post excision weight measurement def: "Use of a Shimadzu electronic balance for measuring the weight of an organ, tissue or other body part after it has been removed from the body. The weight of an object is its heaviness, that is, the force exerted on it by gravitational force which is proportional to its mass." [Mosby:Mosbys_Dental_Dictionary--2nd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000005 ! post excision weight measurement created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T03:39:00Z [Term] id: MMO:0000007 name: continuous flow air displacement plethysmography is_a: MMO:0000130 ! air displacement plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-10-04T03:19:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000008 name: photoplethysmography def: "A technique for assessing blood flow by placing an infrared emitting diode along with a sensor, on the surface of the skin over a blood vessel with the amount of light reflected back to the sensor being inversely proportional to the number of red blood cells flowing through the vessel." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography [Term] id: MMO:0000009 name: piezoplethysmography def: "A technique that utilizes piezoelectric ceramic crystals with a sensor for assessing blood flow by placing the apparatus on the skin above a blood vessel." [Kent:http\://www.kentscientifc.com] is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography [Term] id: MMO:0000010 name: volume pressure recording is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000011 name: vascular indwelling catheter method def: "A thin tube communicating to the body surface, inserted into the vascular system and positioned to permit measurements of blood flow, pressure or blood sampling over a period of time." [MedicalGlossary:www.medicalglossary.org] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000012 name: vascular balloon tipped catheter def: "A catheter whose tip is provided with an inflatable balloon that holds the catheter in place or is used to dilate the lumen of a vessel." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000013 ! vascular fluid filled catheter [Term] id: MMO:0000013 name: vascular fluid filled catheter def: "An intravascular catheter connected by a saline-filled tube to an external pressure transducer, often used to measure intravascular pressure." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000011 ! vascular indwelling catheter method [Term] id: MMO:0000014 name: vascular transducer tipped catheter is_a: MMO:0000011 ! vascular indwelling catheter method [Term] id: MMO:0000015 name: radiotelemetry def: "A method in which a measurement is made at a distance from the organism or part of the organism with the measurable evidence being transmitted by radio signals from the organism to the recording apparatus." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000016 name: body weighing method is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method [Term] id: MMO:0000017 name: whole body digital scale alt_id: MMO:0000035 def: "A digital scale which is appropriate for use in weighing the entire body of an animal or a human." [RGD:JRS] synonym: "digital scale" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000217 ! scale [Term] id: MMO:0000018 name: fluoroimmunoassay def: "A method for quantitative determination of chemical substances using a fluorochrome-labeled antibody or antigen." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000098 ! immunoassay created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:10:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000019 name: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) def: "A method of visualizing soft tissues of the body by applying an external magnetic field that makes it possible to distinguish between hydrogen atoms in different environments." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "nuclear magnetic resonance imaging" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000020 name: intravascular electromagnetic flow sensor is_a: MMO:0000011 ! vascular indwelling catheter method [Term] id: MMO:0000021 name: laser Doppler flowmetry def: "A method to measure the rate of flow of liquids or gases using a laser beam in which the light is shifted by moving objects in the fluid in accordance with the Doppler effect and the scattered light is detected with a photodetector." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000317 ! flowmetry [Term] id: MMO:0000022 name: stop flow air displacement plethysmography is_a: MMO:0000130 ! air displacement plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-10-04T03:21:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000023 name: electroencephalography (EEG) def: "A procedure that measures electrical potentials on the scalp generating a record of the electrical activity of the brain." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] synonym: "EEG" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000001 ! electrical potential recording method [Term] id: MMO:0000024 name: ultrasound method def: "A technique which uses the visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000025 name: ultrasonic flowmeter with doppler def: "An ultrasound in which shifts in frequency between emitted ultrasonic waves and their echoes are used to measure the velocities of moving objects, primarily blood flow within vessels." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "doppler shift ultrasonic flow meter" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000228 ! ultrasonic flowmeter [Term] id: MMO:0000026 name: in vivo method def: "A procedure or technique performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, by which a morphological or physiological state or property of that body or body part is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000000 ! measurement method [Term] id: MMO:0000027 name: ex vivo method def: "A procedure or technique performed outside the living body by which a morphological or physiological state or property in a single sample or a group of samples is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000000 ! measurement method [Term] id: MMO:0000028 name: isolated perfused heart method def: "In this method, the aorta is cannulated and the heart is perfused in a retrograde fashion." [AD_Instruments:http\://www.adinstruments.com] synonym: "Langendorf" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method [Term] id: MMO:0000029 name: balloon tipped catheter with pressure transducer in isolated perfused heart synonym: "Langendorf, balloon tipped catheter" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000205 ! balloon tipped catheter in isolated perfused heartr [Term] id: MMO:0000030 name: ex vivo blood analysis def: "Determination of the component parts or elements of blood and their quantity or quality after the blood has been removed from the body. Blood is the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000371 ! ex vivo biological fluid analysis [Term] id: MMO:0000031 name: tail cuff plethysmography is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-10-04T03:24:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000032 name: automated standard complete blood count (CBC) test is_a: MMO:0000146 ! automated blood cell counting method [Term] id: MMO:0000033 name: arterial puncture def: "Extraction of blood from an artery using a needle. In human the brachial and radial arteries are most commonly used." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000097 ! blood draw method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T11:23:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000034 name: digital rectal thermometry def: "A method which uses a digital thermometer, an instrument with a defined scale for determining temperature which presents its measurements in the form of discrete numeric symbols, inserted into the rectum of an organism, that is, the terminal portion of the large intestine, to measure body temperature." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "digital rectal thermometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000193 ! in vivo thermometry [Term] id: MMO:0000036 name: Bayer automated gas analyzer is_a: MMO:0000175 ! automated blood gas analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-11-17T09:35:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000037 name: automated blood electrolyte analysis def: "Automated analysis of one or more electrolytes, substances which dissociate into ions, in the blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000179 ! automated blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:51:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000038 name: blood lipid analysis def: "A method to determine the level of one or more lipids, water insoluble fats and fat-like substances, in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:51:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000039 name: flame atomic emission spectrometry def: "A form of atomic spectroscopy in which one observes the emission of light at discrete wavelengths by atoms which have been electronically excited by collisions with other atoms and molecules in a gas or sprayed solution heated in a flame, such as an air/acetylene flame (~2300 degrees C)." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms] synonym: "atomic flame emission spectroscopy" RELATED [] synonym: "flame emission spectrometry" RELATED [] synonym: "flame photometry" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000230 ! atomic emission spectrometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2012-01-09T01:17:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000040 name: dynamometry def: "A method to measure the degree of force used in the contraction of a group of muscles." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "dynamometer method" EXACT [] synonym: "ergometer" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:52:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000041 name: 12 lead electrocardiography def: "Non-invasive procedure for making graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart using 3 bipolar limb leads, 3 augmented unipolar limb leads and 6 standard precordial leads. Primarily used with humans." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000003 ! electrocardiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:52:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000042 name: CM-5 lead electrocardiography is_a: MMO:0000003 ! electrocardiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:53:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000043 name: oscillometric sphygmomanometer def: "A method for recording the movements, form and force of the arterial pulse in which the disappearance and reappearance of the pulse are indicated by an oscillating needle." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000201 ! sphygmomanometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:55:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000044 name: Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000043 ! oscillometric sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:55:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000045 name: large adult cuff Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000044 ! Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:55:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000046 name: adult cuff Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000044 ! Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:56:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000047 name: child cuff Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000044 ! Colin STBP-780 automated blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:56:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000048 name: Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000043 ! oscillometric sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:57:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000049 name: large adult cuff Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000048 ! Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:57:48Z [Term] id: MMO:0000050 name: adult cuff Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000048 ! Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:58:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000051 name: child cuff Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000048 ! Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T03:58:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000052 name: tail cuff photoplethysmography def: "A technique for assessing blood flow by placing a diode that is part of a cuff that is placed on the skin over a blood vessel in the tail of a vertebrate with the amount of light reflected back to the sensor being inversely proportional to the number of red blood cells flowing through the vessel." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000008 ! photoplethysmography is_a: MMO:0000031 ! tail cuff plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:00:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000053 name: tail cuff piezoplethysmography def: "A technique using piezoelectric crystals with a sensor to assess blood flow by placing it above a blood vessel in the tail of a vertebrate." [Kent:www.kentscientifc.com] is_a: MMO:0000009 ! piezoplethysmography is_a: MMO:0000031 ! tail cuff plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:00:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000054 name: tail cuff volume pressure recording is_a: MMO:0000010 ! volume pressure recording created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:01:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000055 name: auscultatory sphygmomanometer def: "An instrument for indirect measurement of blood pressure consisting of an inflatable cuff that fits around a limb or tail and a bulb for controlling air pressure within the cuff and a mercury or aneroid manometer with assessment based on sounds heard through a stethoscope." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000201 ! sphygmomanometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:01:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000056 name: large adult cuff auscultatory sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000055 ! auscultatory sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:02:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000057 name: adult cuff auscultatory sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000055 ! auscultatory sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:02:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000058 name: child cuff auscultatory sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000055 ! auscultatory sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-01-05T04:02:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000059 name: small adult cuff Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000048 ! Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T08:26:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000060 name: thigh cuff Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor is_a: MMO:0000048 ! Dinamap 1846 SX/P blood pressure monitor created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T08:26:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000061 name: small adult cuff auscultatory sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000055 ! auscultatory sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:36:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000062 name: thigh cuff auscultatory sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000055 ! auscultatory sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:36:40Z [Term] id: MMO:0000063 name: random zero sphygmomanometer is_a: MMO:0000201 ! sphygmomanometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:41:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000064 name: Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000063 ! random zero sphygmomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:41:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000065 name: adult cuff Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000064 ! Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:42:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000066 name: large adult cuff Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000064 ! Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:42:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000067 name: child cuff Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000064 ! Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:43:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000068 name: small adult cuff Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000064 ! Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:43:28Z [Term] id: MMO:0000069 name: thigh cuff Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer is_a: MMO:0000064 ! Hawksley random zero sphygomomanometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-03-04T01:43:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000070 name: intra-aortic abdominal radiotelemetric implant def: "A method which utilizes a measurement device implanted in the aorta which transmits radio signals to a recording device." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000015 ! radiotelemetry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T10:14:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000071 name: tonometry def: "Method to measure tension or pressure, often for intraocular pressure." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T10:22:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000072 name: bioimpedance method def: "Measurement of the opposition to the flow of an electrical current through a segment of tissue." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T10:23:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000073 name: radioimmunoassay def: "An assay that uses competition between radiolabeled and unlabeled substances in an antigen-antibody reaction to determine concentrations of a specific substance." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000098 ! immunoassay is_a: MMO:0000237 ! radioactivity measurement method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:10:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000074 name: thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) def: "Method which measures the electrical resistance of the thorax to a high frequency, very low magnitude current." [Regence:http\://blue.regence.com] synonym: "ICG" RELATED [] synonym: "Impedance cardiography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000072 ! bioimpedance method is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T12:12:45Z [Term] id: MMO:0000075 name: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) def: "An enzyme immunoassay using enzyme labeled immunoreactant (antigen or antibody) and an immunosorbent (antigen or antibody) bound to a solid support." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "ELISA" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000098 ! immunoassay is_a: MMO:0000388 ! enzymatic method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:12:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000076 name: plethysmography def: "A method for measuring and recording changes in the size and volume of organs and parts of the body by measuring changes in their blood volume or air volume." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:30:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000077 name: applanation tonometry def: "Method that infers intraocular pressure from force needed to flatten a constant area. In opthamology it measures the pressure from force needed to flatten an area of the cornea. In cardiac studies, it measures the changes in the elasticity of arteries." [APC:www.apccardiovascular.co.uk, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:37:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000078 name: dynamic contour tonometry def: "A method that uses the principle of contour matching. In opthamology, miniature pressure sensor inside a tonometer tip which rests on the cornea with a constant force. Also used to measure variation in pressure during the cardiac cycle." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:37:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000079 name: impression tonometry def: "Measures the depth of the impression produced by a small plunger carrying a known weight." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:38:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000080 name: skin fold caliper method def: "A fold of skin is pinched raising a double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue with a caliper or compass with curved legs applied at right angles to the pinch for a measurement of thickness." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, TopEndSports:http\://www.topendsports.com] is_a: MMO:0000159 ! in vivo caliper method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-17T12:21:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000081 name: refractometry def: "Method in which the composition or purity of a solution or other substance (gas, liquid or solid) is measured by computing the refractive index, the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum relative to that speed through a given medium." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Encarta:Encarta_World_English_Dictionary, ISBN:978-1416049982, RGD:MS] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-17T12:27:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000082 name: isolated organ perfusion method is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:33:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000083 name: isolated perfused lung method def: "The lung is placed in an artificial thoracic chamber and ventilated at negative pressure. It is connected through a tracheal cannula to a pneumotachometer for measurement of respiratory flow." [Harvard_Apparatus:http\://www.harvardapparatus.com] is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:35:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000084 name: isolated perfused liver method is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:44:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000085 name: isolated perfused kidney method is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:45:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000086 name: balance beam platform medical scale is_a: MMO:0000217 ! scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:22:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000087 name: sliding weight scale is_a: MMO:0000217 ! scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:23:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000088 name: digital column scale def: "A digital scale, that is, one which uses one or more load cells with a strain gauge to quantify the weight or mass of the object being measured, made up of a platform at floor level with an electronic display mounted on a column or pedestal." [RGD:JRS, Website:http\://www.livestrong.com] is_a: MMO:0000017 ! whole body digital scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:23:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000089 name: height scale is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:26:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000090 name: venipuncture def: "Extraction of blood from a vein using a needle. In human, the basilic, cephalic and median cubital veins are most commonly used as well as the femoral vein." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000097 ! blood draw method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T11:23:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000091 name: hydrostatic weighing method def: "A method in which the subject's weight is measured in air and underwater to determine density of the body and from that calculate percentage body fat. In general the subject sits in a specialized weighing chair and is lowered into a tank of water after expelling all air from the lungs and once all body parts are submerged, the weight is taken. The general formula is the density of the body divided by the density of the water is equal to the weight of the body in air divided by the weight of the body in air minus the weight of the immersed body." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_weighing] is_a: MMO:0000016 ! body weighing method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:55:48Z [Term] id: MMO:0000092 name: ultrasonic flowmeter with pulsed wave doppler def: "Doppler ultrasonography in which a single trnasducer alternately transmits and records ultrasonic waves, primarily used to assess blood flow within vessels." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000025 ! ultrasonic flowmeter with doppler created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:40:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000093 name: skin puncture def: "Extraction of blood from skin. In human, fingertips, earlobes and heels are common sites." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] synonym: "capillary puncture" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000097 ! blood draw method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T11:24:00Z [Term] id: MMO:0000094 name: spirometry def: "Use of a precision differential pressure transducer for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T10:42:40Z [Term] id: MMO:0000095 name: hand dynamometry def: "A method to measure the degree of force used in the contraction of the muscles of the hand, the distal part of the upper limb, consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and fingers." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "hand dynamometer method" EXACT [] synonym: "squeeze dynamometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000040 ! dynamometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T10:47:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000096 name: stationary bicycle dynamometry def: "Method which employs a fixed cycling machine (that is, an apparatus having a seat, handlebars, and pedals but which does not move from place to place) to estimate the exercise intensity, work or power output of the participant using the device's revolutions per minute and resistance to pedalling, which can be adjusted to vary the intensity." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Churchill_Livingstone:Dictionary_of_Sport_and_Exercise_Science_and_Medicine_2008] synonym: "bicycle ergometer method" RELATED [] synonym: "cycloergometer method" RELATED [] synonym: "stationary bicycle dynamometer method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000040 ! dynamometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T10:50:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000097 name: blood draw method def: "Method for withdrawing blood from an organism." [RGD:MS] is_a: MMO:0000235 ! body fluid collection method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T11:22:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000098 name: immunoassay def: "A method for quantitative determination of chemical substances using specific binding between antigen or hapten and homologous antibodies." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T12:09:56Z [Term] id: MMO:0000099 name: thrombelastometry def: "Method in which a pin is suspended in a blood sample and oscillates, creating a signal transmitted through an optical detector system which graphs changes in elasticity during the development and resolution of a blood clot." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thromboelastometry] synonym: "rotational thrombelastography" RELATED [] synonym: "TEM" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T12:49:15Z [Term] id: MMO:0000100 name: gel electrophoresis def: "Separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000287 ! electrophoresis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T01:04:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000101 name: pan type baby weighing scale is_a: MMO:0000218 ! baby weighing scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T02:01:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000102 name: spring type baby weighing scale is_a: MMO:0000218 ! baby weighing scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T02:02:24Z [Term] id: MMO:0000103 name: beam type baby weighing scale is_a: MMO:0000218 ! baby weighing scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T02:02:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000104 name: digital stadiometer def: "A device for measuring height with a digital readout." [RGD:MS] is_a: MMO:0000089 ! height scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T02:05:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000105 name: mechanical stadiometer def: "A device for measuring height consisting of a vertical ruler with sliding horizontal rod." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000089 ! height scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-25T02:06:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000106 name: ultrasonic flowmeter with continuous wave doppler def: "Doppler ultrasonography using two transducers, with one continually transmitting and the other continually recording the ultrasonic waves, primarily used to assess blood flow within vessels." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000025 ! ultrasonic flowmeter with doppler created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:41:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000107 name: HP Sonos 5500 echo ultrasound is_a: MMO:0000002 ! transthoracic echocardiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T04:03:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000108 name: transesophageal echocardiography def: "Echocardiography in which an ultrasound transducer attached to a fiberoptic endoscope is inserted into the esophagus to provide two dimensional images of the heart." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "TEE" RELATED [] synonym: "TOE" RELATED [] synonym: "transœsophageal echocardiography" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000337 ! echocardiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T04:05:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000109 name: ex vivo microscopy def: "Examination or observation of material performed outside the living body using a microscope, an instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of small objects and reveal details of structure not otherwise distinguishable." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T04:26:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000110 name: ex vivo electron microscopy def: "Examination or observation of material performed outside the living body through a microscope using beams of electrons, negatively charged elementary particles, to produce magnified images. A microscope is an instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of small objects and reveal details of structure not otherwise distinguishable." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com/] is_a: MMO:0000109 ! ex vivo microscopy created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T04:28:48Z [Term] id: MMO:0000111 name: ex vivo light microscopy def: "Examination or observation of material performed outside the living body through a light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com/, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000109 ! ex vivo microscopy created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T04:33:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000112 name: blood glucose analysis def: "A method to determine the level of glucose, the end product of carbohydrate metabolism, in the blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T01:55:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000113 name: oral glucose tolerance test def: "A test in which glucose is given orally, often in solution, and blood samples taken afterward at specific time interval(s) to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] synonym: "OGTT" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000204 ! glucose tolerance analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T01:56:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000114 name: isolated perfused heart effluent collection def: "Collection of the fluid flowing out of the heart during the Langendorff isolated perfused heart method." [PGA:Cardiac_protocol] synonym: "Langendorff heart effluent collection" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000028 ! isolated perfused heart method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-02-16T12:16:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000115 name: random blood glucose test (RBG) def: "Measures blood glucose level one or more times a day regardless of food intake." [ISBN:978-0071623803, Keogh:Nursing_Laboratory_and_Diagnostic_Tests_Demystified] synonym: "non-fasting blood glucose test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:00:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000116 name: Health-O-Meter balance beam Scale is_a: MMO:0000086 ! balance beam platform medical scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:04:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000117 name: Detecto balance beam scale is_a: MMO:0000086 ! balance beam platform medical scale created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:07:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000118 name: Harpenden skin fold caliper def: "A caliper with a dial gauge for measuring skin folds or girth measurements of small joints manufactured by Baty." [Harpenden:http\://www.skinfold-caliper.com/] is_a: MMO:0000191 ! dial caliper method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:08:15Z [Term] id: MMO:0000119 name: body measuring method is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:08:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000120 name: anthropometric tape def: "A tape of cloth, paper, metal or other materials marked off in a linear scale for taking measurements." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:09:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000121 name: Grafco fiberglass anthropometric tape is_a: MMO:0000120 ! anthropometric tape created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:09:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000122 name: Lange skin fold caliper def: "A caliper with a dial for measuring the thickness of skin folds, manufactured by Beta." [Beta:www.beta-technology.com] is_a: MMO:0000191 ! dial caliper method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:10:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000123 name: Lafayette small anthropometer def: "An instrument for measuring dimensions of a body often consisting of a calibrated, vertical rod to which one fixed and one movable horizontal arms are attached." [Infoplease:http\://dictionary.infoplease.com] is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:11:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000124 name: in vivo radiography def: "Using X-rays or gamma rays to create records of the internal structures of a living body." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:16:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000125 name: serial radiography def: "Radiographic method involving multiple records of selected area at intervals." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000124 ! in vivo radiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:16:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000126 name: electron radiography def: "Technique in which a latent electron image is produce on clear plastic by passing X-ray photons through a gas with a high atomic number." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000124 ! in vivo radiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:18:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000127 name: tomography def: "Recording of internal body images at a predetermined plane using an apparatus for moving an X-ray source in one direction as the film is moved in the opposite direction." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000124 ! in vivo radiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:20:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000128 name: computed tomography def: "Tomography, that is, method that produces images of single tissue planes, in which the emergent X-ray beam is measured by a scintillation counter and the electronic impulses are recorded on a magnetic disk and processed by a mini-computer for reconstruction display of the body in cross-section on a cathode ray tube." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "CAT scan" RELATED [] synonym: "computed axial tomography" RELATED [] synonym: "computerized axial tomography (CAT)" RELATED [] synonym: "CT scan" RELATED [] synonym: "X-ray computed tomography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000127 ! tomography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:24:12Z [Term] id: MMO:0000129 name: positron emission tomography (PET) def: "Detection of gamma rays emitted from tissues after administration of natural biochemical substance into which positron emitting isotopes have been incorporated. The paths of the gamma rays resulting from collision of positrons and electrons are interpreted by a computer to form a representation of local concentrations of the isotope-containing substance." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "PET scan" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000127 ! tomography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:27:10Z [Term] id: MMO:0000130 name: air displacement plethysmography def: "Fiberglass chamber incorporating an electronic scale and air volume measurement device to record air volume when the chamber is empty and when an individual is inside." [Life_Measurement:http\://www.bodpod.com] synonym: "ADP" RELATED [] synonym: "BodPod" RELATED [] synonym: "PEA POD" RELATED [] synonym: "whole-body air displacement plethysmography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:31:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000131 name: Seritex stadiometer is_a: MMO:0000105 ! mechanical stadiometer created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T02:35:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000132 name: serum total cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines total amount of cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) molecules in a volume of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [CMDT:Current_Medical_Diagnosis_and_Treatment--42nd_Ed, ISBN:978-0071395939, ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed, RGD:SL] is_a: MMO:0000280 ! blood total cholesterol measurement test created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T08:35:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000133 name: serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles in a sample of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [CMDT:Current_Medical_Diagnosis_and_Treatment--42nd_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-0071395939, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "serum HDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000278 ! blood high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T08:42:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000134 name: serum low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [CMDT:Current_Medical_Diagnosis_and_Treatment--42nd_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-0071395939, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "LDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000279 ! blood low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:08:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000135 name: serum very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [CMDT:Current_Medical_Diagnosis_and_Treatment--42nd_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-0071395939, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "VLDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000281 ! blood very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:09:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000136 name: serum triglyceride analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of triglyceride, the naturally occurring ester of three fatty acids and glycerol that is the chief constituent of fat, in serum. Serum is the clear liquid that separates from blood when it is allowed to clot completely, and is therefore blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed during clotting." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "serum triglyceride measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000233 ! blood triglyceride analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:10:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000137 name: automated serum ionized calcium test def: "Automated determination of the level of ionized calcium in serum." [RGD:MS] is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:13:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000138 name: automated serum non-ionized calcium test is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:13:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000139 name: automated serum magnesium test is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:14:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000140 name: automated serum phosphate test is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:15:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000141 name: automated serum potassium test def: "Automated analysis to determine the level of potassium ions in serum." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:16:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000142 name: automated serum sodium test def: "Automated analysis to determine the level of sodium ions in serum." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:17:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000143 name: automated serum chloride test def: "An automated analysis to determine the level of chloride ions in serum." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:17:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000144 name: automated total white blood cell count test is_a: MMO:0000146 ! automated blood cell counting method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:32:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000145 name: automated differential white blood cell count test is_a: MMO:0000146 ! automated blood cell counting method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:33:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000146 name: automated blood cell counting method def: "Use of an automated analyzer for the examination of one or more of the cell types in blood to determine quantitative properties." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] synonym: "automated hemocytometer" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000174 ! automated hematology analysis is_a: MMO:0000445 ! blood cell counting method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:38:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000147 name: urine analysis def: "Any method to determine the nature, properties, or composition of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys, including measurement of the volume of urine or of the quantity or quality of component parts of urine." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "urinalysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000371 ! ex vivo biological fluid analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:58:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000148 name: manually read urine amylase test strip def: "A reagent test strip which measures the quantity of amylase, an enzyme produced primarily in the pancreas, in urine and visually matched against a score chart." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T09:59:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000149 name: manually read urine cortisol test strip def: "A reagent test strip which measures the amount of cortisol, the major natural glucocorticoid synthesized in the adrenal cortex, in urine and visually matched against a score chart." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:00:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000150 name: manually read urine glucose test strip def: "A reagent strip that measures the amount of glucose in urine and visually matched against a score chart." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:00:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000151 name: manually read urine microalbumin test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay to detect very low levels of albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in a specified sample of urine, in which a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that reacts with albumin is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and then the results are assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-0323057479, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000336 ! urine microalbumin analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:01:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000152 name: isolated perfused lung vascular effluent collection is_a: MMO:0000083 ! isolated perfused lung method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T01:42:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000153 name: manually read urine potassium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with potassium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "manually read urine K+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000463 ! urine potassium test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:02:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000154 name: manually read urine sodium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with sodium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "manually read urine Na+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000464 ! urine sodium test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:03:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000155 name: blood uric acid analysis is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:03:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000156 name: manually read urine uric acid test strip def: "A reagent strip that measures the amount of uric acid, the end product of purine catabolism, in urine and visually matched against a score chart." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000181 ! manually read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-09-01T10:05:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000157 name: digital scale post excision weight measurement def: "Use of a digital scale--i.e. one using alphanumeric characters as opposed to the relative position of needles or \"hands\" (as with a clock) against a background scale to display data--for measuring the weight of an organ, tissue or other body part after it has been removed from the body. The weight of an object is its heaviness, that is, the force exerted on it by gravitational force which is proportional to its mass." [Mosby:Mosbys_Dental_Dictionary--2nd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000005 ! post excision weight measurement created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-10-08T02:08:28Z [Term] id: MMO:0000158 name: manual palpation method is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T11:21:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000159 name: in vivo caliper method def: "A procedure or technique performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, to measure the thickness or diameter of a solid using a compass with bent or curved legs or a device comprised of a calibrated scale with a fixed jaw, and another jaw, with a pointer, that slides along the scale from which the distance between the two pieces can be read." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliper] is_a: MMO:0000492 ! in vivo linear measurement method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T11:22:45Z [Term] id: MMO:0000160 name: unspecified method def: "Method was not specified in source of data." [RGD:MS] is_a: MMO:0000000 ! measurement method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T11:26:15Z [Term] id: MMO:0000161 name: isolated tissue method def: "Any method which a measurement is made of a morphological or physiological characteristic of a tissue, that is, an aggregation of similarly specialized cells united in the performance of a particular function, after that tissue has been removed from the body." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T12:38:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000162 name: ex vivo visual assessment def: "A procedure or technique performed on a tissue or body part outside of or away from the living organism but while the tissue itself remains viable, by which a morphological or physiological state or property of that tissue or body part is evaluated, appraised or perceived through the sense of sight, rather than through the use of instruments or machines to make measurements." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, PMID:22654893] comment: For observations of living organisms as a whole, or of organs or tissues in situ (that is, operating normally within the living body), use the term "in vivo visual assessment". is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T12:39:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000163 name: in vivo visual assessment def: "A procedure or technique performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, by which a morphological or physiological state or property of that body or body part is evaluated, appraised or perceived through the sense of sight, rather than through the use of instruments or machines to make measurements." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-01T12:39:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000164 name: intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test def: "A test in which glucose is injected into the peritoneal cavity and blood samples taken afterward at specified interval(s) to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] synonym: "IPGTT" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000204 ! glucose tolerance analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-08T09:32:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000165 name: electro-chemical glucometer def: "An automated device that calculates glucose levels in blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-10T02:37:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000166 name: blood protein analysis def: "A method to determine the level of one or more proteins, Any of a group of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-12T09:50:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000167 name: blood lipoprotein analysis def: "A test which measures one or more properties such as the amount, composition, etc of lipoprotein or a component of lipoprotein in blood. A lipoprotein is any of a group of conjugated proteins that have at least one lipid component and are the principal means by which lipids are transported in the blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007] synonym: "blood lipoprotein test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000038 ! blood lipid analysis is_a: MMO:0000166 ! blood protein analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-12T09:51:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000168 name: automated blood creatinine analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the level of creatinine, the catabolic product of creatine, in blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000179 ! automated blood analysis is_a: MMO:0000270 ! blood creatinine analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-15T08:10:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000169 name: standard blood chemistry panel is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-11-15T08:32:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000170 name: osmometry def: "Method for measuring the osmolality or concentration of particles in a solution." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-01-31T03:41:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000171 name: urine test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that reacts with an element or compound is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results then assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale or by an automated analyzer." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "urine dipstick test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis is_a: MMO:0000328 ! solid phase colorimetry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-01-31T03:47:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000172 name: spectrometry def: "A method in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-01-31T04:01:15Z [Term] id: MMO:0000173 name: spectrophotometry def: "Method to evaluate a fluid for a molecule of interest, based on the molecule's ability to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the ultraviolet, infrared, or visible spectrum." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Concise_Dictionary_of_Modern_Medicine, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000172 ! spectrometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-01-31T04:03:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000174 name: automated hematology analysis def: "An automated device used to analyze the physical or chemical characteristics of a sample of blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000179 ! automated blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T08:09:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000175 name: automated blood gas analysis def: "Analysis using an automated device for measuring levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000179 ! automated blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T08:15:28Z [Term] id: MMO:0000176 name: manually read blood glucose test strip def: "A test strip or dipstick which contains a reagent that reacts with glucose in blood and which is manually read." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000189 ! blood glucose test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T08:31:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000177 name: automated urine analysis def: "Use of an automated device for measuring the physical and chemical characteristics of urine." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T08:34:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000178 name: automated coagulometer def: "An automated device that measures the ability of blood to clot by performing any of several tests." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000174 ! automated hematology analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T08:43:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000179 name: automated blood analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the physical or chemical characteristics of blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:02:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000180 name: machine read urine test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that reacts with an element or compound is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results then assessed by an automated analyzer." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "machine read urine dipstick test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000171 ! urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:28:00Z [Term] id: MMO:0000181 name: manually read urine test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that reacts with an element or compound is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results then assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "manually read urine dipstick test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000171 ! urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:28:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000182 name: machine read urine amylase test strip is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:46:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000183 name: machine read urine glucose test strip is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:47:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000184 name: machine read urine cortisol test strip is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:47:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000185 name: machine read urine microalbumin test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay to detect very low levels of albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in a specified sample of urine, in which a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that reacts with albumin is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and then the results are assessed by an automated analyzer." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-0323057479, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000336 ! urine microalbumin analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:47:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000186 name: machine read urine sodium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with sodium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by an automated analyzer, that is, a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "machine read urine Na+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000464 ! urine sodium test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:48:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000187 name: machine read urine potassium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with potassium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by an automated analyzer, that is, a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "machine read urine K+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000463 ! urine potassium test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:48:28Z [Term] id: MMO:0000188 name: machine read urine uric acid test strip is_a: MMO:0000180 ! machine read urine test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T09:48:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000189 name: blood glucose test strip def: "A test strip or dipstick containing a reagent which reacts with glucose in blood." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T01:51:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000190 name: machine read blood glucose test strip def: "A strip or dipstick containing a reagent which reacts with glucose in blood and is read by an automated analyzer." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000189 ! blood glucose test strip created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-01T01:52:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000191 name: dial caliper method def: "Method to measure thickness using a caliper with dial and arrow that points to the reading." [Harpenden:http\://www.skinfold-caliper.com/] is_a: MMO:0000080 ! skin fold caliper method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:44:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000192 name: digital caliper method def: "A caliper for measuring skin fold thickness with a digital readout and computation of percent body fat." [FormulaMedical:http\://www.formulamedical.com] is_a: MMO:0000080 ! skin fold caliper method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:46:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000193 name: in vivo thermometry def: "A method performed on a living organism using an instrument with a defined scale for determining temperature, that is, the degree of heat or cold, of an object or individual or a portion of an individual's body." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "thermometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:51:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000194 name: manual rectal thermometry def: "A method which uses a manual thermometer, an instrument with a defined scale for determining temperature usually consisting of a tube containing a temperature-responsive substance such as mercury or alcohol the results of which are assessed by a person without the assistance of automated instrumentation, inserted into the rectum of an organism, that is, the terminal portion of the large intestine, to measure body temperature." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "manual rectal thermometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000193 ! in vivo thermometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:57:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000195 name: manual oral thermometry def: "A method which uses a manual thermometer, an instrument with a defined scale for determining temperature usually consisting of a tube containing a temperature-responsive substance such as mercury or alcohol the results of which are assessed by a person without the assistance of automated instrumentation, placed in the mouth of an organism, most commonly under the tongue, to measure body temperature." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "manual oral thermometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000193 ! in vivo thermometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:58:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000196 name: digital oral thermometry def: "A method which uses a digital thermometer, an instrument with a defined scale for determining temperature which presents its measurements in the form of discrete numeric symbols, placed in the mouth of an organism, most commonly under the tongue, to measure body temperature." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "digital oral thermometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000193 ! in vivo thermometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T08:59:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000197 name: fluid-filled catheter in isolated perfused lung is_a: MMO:0000083 ! isolated perfused lung method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T03:02:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000198 name: doppler ultrasound def: "Technique using visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues. It uses the shifts in frequency between emitted ultrasonic waves and their echoes to measure the velocities of moving objects." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000024 ! ultrasound method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-03T04:26:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000199 name: continuous wave doppler ultrasound def: "Doppler ultrasonography using two transducers, with one continuously transmitting and the other continuously recording the ultrasonic waves." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000198 ! doppler ultrasound created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-04T08:14:56Z [Term] id: MMO:0000200 name: pulsed wave doppler ultrasound def: "Doppler ultrasonography in which a single transducer alternately transmits and records ultrasonic waves." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000198 ! doppler ultrasound created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-04T08:17:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000201 name: sphygmomanometry def: "A method which employs a pressure meter to measure blood pressure." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphygmomanometry] synonym: "sphygmomanometer method" EXACT [] synonym: "sphygmometer method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-04T10:23:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000202 name: encephalography def: "Radiography demonstrating the intracranial fluid-containing spaces after the withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid and the introduction of air or other gas." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "air encephalography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000124 ! in vivo radiography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-04T02:41:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000203 name: fluid-filled catheter with pressure transducer in isolated perfused lung is_a: MMO:0000197 ! fluid-filled catheter in isolated perfused lung created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T03:09:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000204 name: glucose tolerance analysis def: "A test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward at specific time interval(s) to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-02-04T03:19:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000205 name: balloon tipped catheter in isolated perfused heartr is_a: MMO:0000028 ! isolated perfused heart method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T03:15:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000206 name: tissue force analysis def: "Method involving the use of an instrument which measures the energy applied by a tissue so that it initiates motion, changes the speed or direction of motion, alters the size or shape of an object, or produces an elastic strain on a system, after that tissue has been removed from the body." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000161 ! isolated tissue method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T05:24:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000207 name: tissue force analysis utilizing a force transducer def: "Method involving the use of an instrument which measures the energy applied by a tissue so that it initiates motion, changes the speed or direction of motion, alters the size or shape of an object, or produces an elastic strain on a system, when such a measurement is made on a tissue which has been removed from the body and involves the conversion of that energy into another form, such as an electrical signal, to be recorded." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000206 ! tissue force analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T05:25:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000208 name: wire myography using a Digi-Med tissue force analysis system with force transducer is_a: MMO:0000342 ! wire myography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-15T05:26:18Z [Term] id: MMO:0000209 name: body length measuring method def: "A procedure to measure the full length of the intact body of an organism, that is, the extent of the body along its greatest dimension." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-20T02:58:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000210 name: in vivo measuring stick method def: "An experimental procedure performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, which employs a measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements of length." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/measuring_stick#word=measuring%20stick] is_a: MMO:0000492 ! in vivo linear measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-20T02:58:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000211 name: in vivo ruler method def: "An experimental procedure performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, which employs a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges and graduated, for example in millimetres or inches, used for measuring lengths." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000210 ! in vivo measuring stick method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-20T03:00:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000212 name: ex vivo volume measurement method def: "Any instrument, procedure, or technique by which the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a substance or other entity distinct from or removed from an organism, is ascertained." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Science_Dictionary_2005] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-21T02:01:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000213 name: graduated cylinder def: "A tall narrow container with a volume scale used especially for measuring liquids." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000212 ! ex vivo volume measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-21T02:01:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000214 name: hematocrit analysis def: "A method for measuring the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by red blood cells." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-30T12:18:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000215 name: microhematocrit tube assay with visual assessment def: "Whole blood is collected in a microhematocrit tube and the height of the red blood cell column is measured after centrifugation." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000214 ! hematocrit analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-03-30T12:23:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000216 name: blood free fatty acid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of free fatty acids in blood. Free fatty acids are nonesterified organic acids consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group, released by the hydrolysis of triglycerides within adipose tissue." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "blood free fatty acid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000038 ! blood lipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-06-08T02:51:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000217 name: scale def: "An instrument or machine for weighing." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000016 ! body weighing method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-03T02:41:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000218 name: baby weighing scale def: "An instrument or machine for weighing which is specifically of a type used for weighing infants." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000217 ! scale created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-03T02:47:18Z [Term] id: MMO:0000219 name: ex vivo microscopy with digital image analysis def: "Any method performed outside the living body which incorporates use of microscopy followed by use of computer software to analyze the resulting microscopic images. Microscopy is examination or observation of material using an instrument that employs a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000109 ! ex vivo microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-03T02:56:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000220 name: ex vivo light microscopy with digital image analysis def: "A method performed outside the living body which incorporates use of light microscopy to produce picture files stored as data expressed in a discrete numerical form, followed by use of computer software to evaluate these resulting microscopic images. Light microscopy is the examination or observation of material through a light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com/, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000111 ! ex vivo light microscopy is_a: MMO:0000219 ! ex vivo microscopy with digital image analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-03T03:05:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000221 name: ex vivo electron microscopy with digital image analysis def: "A method which incorporates use of electron microscopy, that is, examination or observation of material performed outside the living body through a microscope using beams of electrons, negatively charged elementary particles, to produce magnified images, followed by use of computer software to analyze the resulting microscopic images." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com/] is_a: MMO:0000110 ! ex vivo electron microscopy is_a: MMO:0000219 ! ex vivo microscopy with digital image analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-03T03:08:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000222 name: isolated cell method def: "Any method which is performed on cells which have been isolated from a tissue of an organism and/or cultured in vitro." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T11:45:28Z [Term] id: MMO:0000223 name: isolated cell volume measurement method def: "Any method by which the volume of the cells isolated from a tissue of an organism and/or cultured in vitro are measured." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000212 ! ex vivo volume measurement method is_a: MMO:0000222 ! isolated cell method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T11:48:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000224 name: isolated cell counting method def: "Any method by which the number of cells isolated from a tissue of an organism and/or cultured in vitro in a sample are determined." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000222 ! isolated cell method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T11:51:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000225 name: automated cell/particle size/count analyzer def: "A laboratory instrument which determines the size and/or number of cells or particles in a sample in an automated fashion." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000223 ! isolated cell volume measurement method is_a: MMO:0000224 ! isolated cell counting method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T11:54:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000226 name: Coulter Multisizer automated cell/particle size/count analyzer def: "Laboratory instrument produced by Beckman Coulter, Incorporated which measures the size (i.e. volume and surface area) and/or number of cells or particles in a sample in an automated fashion." [RGD:JRS, Website:https\://www.beckmancoulter.com/] synonym: "Multisizer COULTER COUNTER" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000227 ! Coulter counter cell/particle size/count analyzer created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T11:57:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000227 name: Coulter counter cell/particle size/count analyzer def: "A laboratory instrument used to count the number and/or assess the size of small particles (e.g. biological cells) in a given volume of a suspension by monitoring the decreases in electrical conductivity through a small orifice caused by the particles passing through the orifice." [Dictionary:Electrochemistry_Dictionary_Online] is_a: MMO:0000225 ! automated cell/particle size/count analyzer created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-09T12:11:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000228 name: ultrasonic flowmeter def: "Method which incorporates use of a device which measures the flow velocity of a fluid or gas by measuring the difference of the transit time of ultrasonic pulses propagating in and against flow direction." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_flow_meter] synonym: "ultrasonic flow meter" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000024 ! ultrasound method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T02:01:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000229 name: atomic spectrometry def: "A method for measuring the atomic composition of a solution or solid substance by converting it to a vapor state and measuring either the emission or absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the component atoms." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms] synonym: "atomic spectroscopy" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000172 ! spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T03:17:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000230 name: atomic emission spectrometry def: "A form of atomic spectroscopy in which one observes the emission of light at discrete wavelengths by atoms which have been electronically excited by collisions with other atoms and molecules in a hot gas." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms] synonym: "AES" RELATED [] synonym: "atomic emission spectroscopy" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000229 ! atomic spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T03:44:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000231 name: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry def: "A type of atomic spectroscopy in which the light emitted by atoms and ions in an inductively coupled plasma is observed. An inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is a type of plasma source in which the energy is supplied by electrical currents which are produced by electromagnetic induction, that is, by time-varying magnetic fields." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductively_coupled_plasma] synonym: "ICP-AES" RELATED [] synonym: "ICP-OES" RELATED [] synonym: "inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy" EXACT [] synonym: "inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000230 ! atomic emission spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T03:50:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000232 name: atomic absorption spectrometry def: "A spectroanalytical procedure for the quantitative determination of chemical elements employing the absorption of optical radiation (light) by free atoms in the gaseous state." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_absorption_spectroscopy] synonym: "AAS" RELATED [] synonym: "atomic absorption spectroscopy" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000229 ! atomic spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T04:08:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000233 name: blood triglyceride analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of triglyceride, the naturally occurring ester of three fatty acids and glycerol that is the chief constituent of fat, in whole blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] synonym: "blood triglyceride measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000038 ! blood lipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T04:46:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000234 name: plasma triglyceride analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of triglyceride, the naturally occurring ester of three fatty acids and glycerol that is the chief constituent of fat, in plasma. Plasma is the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended, or from which the particulate components have been removed by centrifugation or settling without clotting." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "plasma triglyceride measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000233 ! blood triglyceride analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T04:56:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000235 name: body fluid collection method def: "Any method by which a bodily fluid such as blood, lymph, urine, etc. is collected." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:05:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000236 name: ureter indwelling catheter def: "Method in which a hollow, flexible tube is inserted into the ureter, the duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder, and urine is collected." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000235 ! body fluid collection method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:10:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000237 name: radioactivity measurement method def: "Any method which measures the level or type of energy emitted by an isotope having an unstable nucleus and emitting characteristic radiation during its decay to a stable form." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:17:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000238 name: liquid scintillation counting def: "A method for measuring radiation emitted from radioactive isotopes suspended in a solvent containing a fluor or scintillant which converts the isotope's emissions into pulses of light which are in turn detected by a photomultiplier." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_scintillation_counting] synonym: "liquid scintillation counter" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000237 ! radioactivity measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:22:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000239 name: cell-based biologic assay def: "Any method to determine one or more biologic factors, i.e., variables that influence the viability and/or functioning of living cells or tissues, in isolated cells." [Mosby:Mosbys_Dental_Dictionary--2nd_Ed, RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000222 ! isolated cell method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:43:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000240 name: glucose uptake assay is_a: MMO:0000239 ! cell-based biologic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:52:10Z [Term] id: MMO:0000241 name: lipolysis assay def: "An assay which measures the amount of hydrolysis of fat and/or lipids in isolated cells." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000239 ! cell-based biologic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:52:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000242 name: radioactive glucose uptake assay def: "An assay which measures the active transport of radioactively labeled glucose into isolated cells." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000240 ! glucose uptake assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:53:10Z [Term] id: MMO:0000243 name: radioactive glucose uptake assay with liquid scintillation counting def: "An assay which measures the active transport of radioactively labeled glucose into isolated cells in which the incorporated glucose is measured by counting all or a portion of the sample in a liquid scintillation counter." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000238 ! liquid scintillation counting is_a: MMO:0000242 ! radioactive glucose uptake assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:54:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000244 name: fluorescent glucose uptake assay def: "An assay which measures the active transport of fluorescently labeled glucose into isolated cells." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000240 ! glucose uptake assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:57:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000245 name: lipolysis assay measuring glycerol release def: "Assay which measures release of glycerol, the trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is the backbone of many lipids, from isolated cells such as adipocytes to quantifiy the hydrolysis of fat and/or lipids in the cells." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000241 ! lipolysis assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T05:59:32Z [Term] id: MMO:0000246 name: lipolysis assay measuring free fatty acid release def: "Assay which measures release of free fatty acids from isolated cells such as adipocytes to quantifiy the hydrolysis of fat and/or lipids in the cells. Free fatty acids are non-esterified fatty acids released by the hydrolysis of triglycerides within adipose tissue, which can be used as an immediate source of energy by many organs and can be converted by the liver into ketone bodies." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000241 ! lipolysis assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-10T06:11:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000247 name: fluorometry def: "An analytical technique for identifying and characterizing minute amounts of a substance by excitation of the substance with a beam of ultraviolet light and detection and measurement of the characteristic wavelength of fluorescent light emitted." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "fluorophotometry" EXACT [] synonym: "spectrofluorophotometry" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000173 ! spectrophotometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:14:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000248 name: aggregometry def: "Any method used to measure the ability of whole blood or blood platelets to aggregate, coagulate or clot." [Gale:Gale_Encyclopedia_of_Medicine] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:26:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000249 name: light transmission aggregometry def: "Method which uses changes in the transmission of light through blood or platelet rich plasma during aggregation to assess the ability of the platelets in the sample to aggregate, coagulate or clot in response to an agonist." [Website:http\://www.practical-haemostasis.com/Platelets/platelet_function_testing_lta.html] synonym: "Born aggregometry" RELATED [] synonym: "optical aggregometry" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000248 ! aggregometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:35:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000250 name: intracellular calcium assay def: "Method to determine the level or concentration of calcium inside isolated cells." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000239 ! cell-based biologic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:51:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000251 name: fluorescent intracellular calcium assay def: "Method which employs a fluorescent dye to assess the level or concentration inside isolated cells." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000250 ! intracellular calcium assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:53:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000252 name: Fura-2 intracellular calcium assay def: "Method which employs Fura-2 or a related compound such as Fura 2-AM, its membrane-permeable derivative, to measure the amount or concentration of calcium inside isolated cells. Output is determined by fluorometry." [PMID:3838314] is_a: MMO:0000247 ! fluorometry is_a: MMO:0000251 ! fluorescent intracellular calcium assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-12T03:54:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000253 name: blood urea nitrogen analysis def: "A test which measures the amount of nitrogen present in the blood in the form of urea, the chief nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism. Urea is formed in the liver from amino acids and from ammonia compounds and is found in urine, blood, and lymph." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "BUN test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-18T12:29:32Z [Term] id: MMO:0000254 name: body movement method def: "Any method which can be used to measure movement of all or part of the body of an organism." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T02:58:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000255 name: movement/behavior test apparatus method def: "A method utilizing a piece of physical instrumentation, machinery or equipment designed and used to measure the movements and/or behaviors of an organism." [Oxford:The_Online_Compact_Oxford_English_Dictionary] is_a: MMO:0000254 ! body movement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T03:01:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000256 name: movement/behavior test enclosure def: "An experimental instrument composed of a demarcated area used to measure and/or record movement or behavior of an organism." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000255 ! movement/behavior test apparatus method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T03:08:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000257 name: movement/behavior test maze def: "An experimental apparatus made up of multiple components which requires that an experimental subject makes a choice or a series of choices and/or learn a specific solution to a problem. Used to test movement or behavior of an organism." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000255 ! movement/behavior test apparatus method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T03:37:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000258 name: open field apparatus def: "An enclosure consisting of a single area bordered by clear or opaque walls, used to measure movement, exploratory behavior, etc of an experimental subject." [Website:http\://www.sandiegoinstruments.com] synonym: "open field test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000256 ! movement/behavior test enclosure created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T03:45:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000259 name: center of open field apparatus def: "The open center area of an open field apparatus, an enclosure consisting of a single area bordered by clear or opaque walls, used to measure movement, exploratory behavior, etc of an experimental subject." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000258 ! open field apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T04:36:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000260 name: periphery of open field apparatus def: "Any part of the area immediately adjacent to the walls of an open field apparatus, an enclosure consisting of a single area bordered by clear or opaque walls, used to measure movement, exploratory behavior, etc of an experimental subject." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000258 ! open field apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T04:38:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000261 name: corner of open field apparatus def: "The area immediately adjacent to the junction of two walls in a square or rectangular open field apparatus, an enclosure consisting of a single area bordered by clear or opaque walls, used to measure movement, exploratory behavior, etc of an experimental subject." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000258 ! open field apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T04:45:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000262 name: elevated plus maze apparatus def: "An experimental apparatus which consists of four arms, usually two enclosed and two open, in the shape of a plus (+) upon which the test animal can walk. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:22294128] synonym: "elevated plus maze test" RELATED [] synonym: "EPM apparatus" RELATED [] synonym: "EPM test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000257 ! movement/behavior test maze created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T04:48:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000263 name: center of elevated plus maze apparatus def: "The area in an elevated plus maze apparatus where the four arms meet. An elevated plus maze is an experimental apparatus which consists of four arms, usually two enclosed and two open, in the shape of a plus (+) upon which the test animal can walk. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:22294128] is_a: MMO:0000262 ! elevated plus maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:06:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000264 name: arm(s) of elevated plus maze apparatus def: "Any of the arms, either open or enclosed, of an elevated plus maze apparatus, an experimental apparatus which consists of four arms, usually two enclosed and two open, in the shape of a plus (+) upon which the test animal can walk. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:22294128] is_a: MMO:0000262 ! elevated plus maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:10:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000265 name: enclosed arm of elevated plus maze apparatus def: "One or both of the arms of an elevated plus maze apparatus which are bounded on two or three sides by walls, forming an observable enclosure. An elevated plus maze is an experimental apparatus which consists of four arms, usually two enclosed and two open, in the shape of a plus (+) upon which the test animal can walk. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:22294128] synonym: "closed arm of elevated plus maze apparatus" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000264 ! arm(s) of elevated plus maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:12:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000266 name: open arm of elevated plus maze apparatus def: "One or both of the arms of an elevated plus maze apparatus which are not bounded or enclosed with walls. An elevated plus maze is an experimental apparatus which consists of four arms, usually two enclosed and two open, in the shape of a plus (+) upon which the test animal can walk. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:22294128] is_a: MMO:0000264 ! arm(s) of elevated plus maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:15:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000267 name: elevated T-maze apparatus def: "An experimental apparatus which consists of three arms all or any of which may or may not be enclosed, in the shape of a T upon which the test animal can walk. The maze may include doors which can be used to close off any of the arms of the maze. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:17401477] synonym: "elevated T maze apparatus" EXACT [] synonym: "elevated T-maze test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000257 ! movement/behavior test maze created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:18:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000268 name: enclosed arm of elevated T-maze apparatus def: "One or both (if there are two) arms of an elevated T-maze apparatus which are bounded on two or three sides by walls, forming an observable enclosure. An elevated T-maze is an experimental apparatus which consists of three arms in the shape of a T, upon which the test animal can walk. The maze may include doors which can be used to close off any of the arms of the maze. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:17401477] synonym: "closed arm of elevated T-maze apparatus" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000267 ! elevated T-maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:35:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000269 name: open arm of elevated T-maze apparatus def: "One or both (if there are two) arms of an elevated T-maze apparatus which are not bounded or enclosed by walls. An elevated T-maze is an experimental apparatus which consists of three arms in the shape of a T, upon which the test animal can walk. The maze may include doors which can be used to close off any of the arms of the maze. The maze is elevated a set distance, for example 40 to 60 cm, above the floor or platform upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:17401477] is_a: MMO:0000267 ! elevated T-maze apparatus created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-24T05:40:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000270 name: blood creatinine analysis def: "Any method for measuring creatinine, the nitrogenous compound formed as the end product of creatine metabolism, in whole blood, serum or plasma." [Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-30T08:21:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000271 name: serum creatinine analysis def: "Any method for measuring creatinine, the nitrogenous compound formed as the end product of creatine metabolism, in serum." [Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000270 ! blood creatinine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-07-30T08:25:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000272 name: blood urea analysis def: "Any assay which measures the amount, level or concentration of urea in whole blood." [RGD:JRS] comment: Not to be used for tests which return values for "blood urea nitrogen" (BUN). For that test, use MMO:0000253. is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T02:01:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000273 name: serum urea analysis def: "An assay which measures the amount, level or concentration of urea, the chief nitrogenous endproduct of protein metabolism, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] comment: Not to be used for tests which return values for "serum urea nitrogen". For that test, use MMO:0000274. is_a: MMO:0000272 ! blood urea analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T02:12:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000274 name: serum urea nitrogen analysis def: "A test which measures the amount of nitrogen in the form of urea present in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely. Urea is the chief nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism and is formed in the liver from amino acids and from ammonia compounds and is found in urine, blood, and lymph." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000253 ! blood urea nitrogen analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T02:17:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000275 name: urine creatinine analysis def: "Any test which measures the amount of creatinine, the metabolized by-product of creatine, an organic acid that assists the body in producing muscle contractions, in urine." [Gale:Gale_Encyclopedia_of_Medicine] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T02:27:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000276 name: post excision length measurement def: "Any method which measures the length an organ, tissue or other body part after it has been removed from the body." [RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000277 ! isolated body part size method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T03:03:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000277 name: isolated body part size method def: "Any method which measures the physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an organ, tissue or other body part after it has been removed from the body." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T03:05:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000278 name: blood high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles in a sample of whole blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "blood HDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000489 ! blood differential lipoprotein-cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:21:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000279 name: blood low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "blood LDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000489 ! blood differential lipoprotein-cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:23:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000280 name: blood total cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines total amount of cholesterol in blood, including cholesterol carried in any and all types of lipoprotein molecules." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000491 ! blood cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:24:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000281 name: blood very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "blood VLDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000489 ! blood differential lipoprotein-cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:29:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000282 name: plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles in a sample of plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "plasma HDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000278 ! blood high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:35:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000283 name: plasma low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "plasma LDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000279 ! blood low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:38:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000284 name: plasma total cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines total amount of cholesterol carried in lipoprotein, such as high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), molecules in a volume of plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000280 ! blood total cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:39:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000285 name: plasma very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles in a volume of plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "plasma VLDL-cholesterol test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000281 ! blood very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T04:40:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000286 name: molecular separation method def: "Any method which is based upon division of the molecules in a mixture, solution or suspension into constituent or distinct elements on the basis of one or more chemical or physical properties." [Oxford:The_Online_Compact_Oxford_English_Dictionary] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T05:06:21Z [Term] id: MMO:0000287 name: electrophoresis def: "The separation of ionic solutes based on differences in their rates of migration in an applied electric field." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000286 ! molecular separation method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T05:14:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000288 name: chromatography def: "A method of separating and identifying the components of a complex mixture by differential movement through a two-phase system, in which the movement is effected by a flow of a liquid or a gas (mobile phase) which percolates through an adsorbent (stationary phase) or a second liquid phase." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000286 ! molecular separation method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T05:18:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000289 name: thin layer chromatography def: "A method of separating and identifying the components of a complex mixture by differential movement through a two-phase system, in which the movement is effected by a flow of a liquid, mobile phase over a stationary phase composed of a thin layer of adsorbent such as silica gel, alumina, or cellulose on a flat, inert substrate." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatography#Thin_layer_chromatography] is_a: MMO:0000288 ! chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T05:22:48Z [Term] id: MMO:0000290 name: blood pH analysis def: "A test of the acidity or alkalinity of blood, expressed as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed in molarity." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-08T06:16:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000291 name: cell-based electrophysiological assay def: "Any test dealing with the electrical properties of biological cells." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophysiology] is_a: MMO:0000239 ! cell-based biologic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-09T01:03:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000292 name: patch clamp technique def: "An electrophysiological technique that uses a microelectrode to record current flow across a cell membrane or a piece of a cell membrane, thus permitting the study of a single or multiple ion channels in a cell." [Website:http\://www.dddmag.com/content/glossary-drug-discovery-and-development-terms#p, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_clamp] synonym: "patch clamp recording" RELATED [] synonym: "patch-clamp technique" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000291 ! cell-based electrophysiological assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-09T01:12:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000293 name: whole-cell patch clamp technique def: "A patch clamp technique which uses an electrode inserted into an intact cell in such a way that a high resistance seal is maintained between the electrode and the plasma membrane, allowing measurement of currents through multiple ion channels across the entire cell membrane." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_clamp#Whole-cell_recording_or_whole-cell_patch] synonym: "whole cell patch clamp recording" RELATED [] synonym: "whole-cell patch-clamp technique" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000292 ! patch clamp technique created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-08-09T01:19:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000294 name: automated platelet count test def: "Use of an automated analyzer to quantitate the number of platelets, the small, non-nucleated cell fragments whose activity is essential to blood clotting, in a specified volume of blood." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] synonym: "automated thrombocyte count test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000146 ! automated blood cell counting method created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-20T04:31:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000295 name: blood hemoglobin analysis def: "Assay to measure the amount of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying complex in red blood cells, in a specified volume of whole blood." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-20T04:52:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000296 name: novel cage apparatus def: "A standard cage or chamber which is unfamiliar to the subjects before the start of the experimental procedure." [Website:http\://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5221/] is_a: MMO:0000256 ! movement/behavior test enclosure created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-24T05:59:32Z [Term] id: MMO:0000297 name: novel cage apparatus with automatic movement detection system def: "A standard cage or chamber which is unfamiliar to the subjects before the start of the experimental procedure and which incorporates any type of system to detect, measure and record movement automatically." [Website:http\://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5221/] is_a: MMO:0000296 ! novel cage apparatus created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-24T06:05:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000298 name: elevated zero maze apparatus def: "A ring-shaped runway with the same amount of area devoted to adjacent, i.e. alternating, open (without walls) and closed (with walls) quadrants suspended a set distance above the floor or bench/table top upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:20869983] synonym: "elevated zero maze test" RELATED [] synonym: "elevated zero-maze apparatus" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000257 ! movement/behavior test maze created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-27T11:26:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000299 name: open section of elevated zero maze apparatus def: "Either of two unwalled segments of an elevated zero maze apparatus, a ring-shaped runway with the same amount of area devoted to adjacent, i.e. alternating open and closed quadrants suspended a set distance above the ground, floor or bench/table top upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:20869983] synonym: "open segment of elevated zero maze apparatus" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000298 ! elevated zero maze apparatus created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-27T12:19:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000300 name: enclosed section of elevated zero maze apparatus def: "Either of two walled segments of an elevated zero maze apparatus, a ring-shaped runway with the same amount of area devoted to adjacent, i.e. alternating open and closed quadrants suspended a set distance above the ground, floor or bench/table top upon which the apparatus sits." [PMID:20869983] synonym: "enclosed segment of elevated zero maze apparatus" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000298 ! elevated zero maze apparatus created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-27T12:25:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000301 name: two way shuttlebox apparatus def: "A box divided into two halves in which an experimental animal must move from one compartment to the other in order to gain their reward or to avoid an adverse stimulus. The shuttlebox is considered two way because the reward or adverse stimulus can be administered in either or both sides of the apparatus." [Web_article:http\://www.springerlink.com/content/j8r4800u137n37gw/, Website:http\://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Shuttle_boxes] synonym: "two way shuttle box apparatus" EXACT [] synonym: "two way shuttlebox test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000256 ! movement/behavior test enclosure created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-27T01:02:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000302 name: active avoidance test using two way shuttlebox apparatus def: "A test measuring movements made in response to adverse stimuli, such as loud noises, bright lights or foot shocks, administered in a two-sided box in which an experimental animal must move from one compartment to the other in order to avoid such stimuli." [Website:http\://users.ipfw.edu/abbott/314/Avoidance.html] is_a: MMO:0000301 ! two way shuttlebox apparatus created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2012-08-27T04:31:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000303 name: radioenzymatic assay def: "An assay in which a radioactive substrate us used to quantitate enzyme activity in a sample or in which a radioactive cofactor or substrate with an added enzyme is used to quantitate the level of another substrate in a sample." [PMID:904439, RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000237 ! radioactivity measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-06T05:04:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000304 name: radioenzymatic assay measuring enzyme level or activity def: "An assay of the catalytic activity of an enzyme based on the use of a radioactive substrate." [IUPAC:http\://goldbook.iupac.org/R05102.html] is_a: MMO:0000303 ! radioenzymatic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-06T05:13:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000305 name: radioenzymatic assay measuring substrate level def: "An assay utilizing an extrinsic, that is, added enzyme and radioactive cofactor or substrate to quantitate another enzymatic substrate in a sample." [PMID:11108727] is_a: MMO:0000303 ! radioenzymatic assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-06T05:16:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000306 name: plasma creatinine analysis is_a: MMO:0000270 ! blood creatinine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-13T06:19:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000307 name: plasma urea nitrogen analysis is_a: MMO:0000253 ! blood urea nitrogen analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-13T06:20:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000308 name: serum free fatty acid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of free fatty acids in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. Free fatty acids are nonesterified organic acids consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group, released by the hydrolysis of triglycerides within adipose tissue." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "serum free fatty acid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000216 ! blood free fatty acid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-13T06:22:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000309 name: plasma free fatty acid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of free fatty acids in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. Free fatty acids are nonesterified organic acids consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group, released by the hydrolysis of triglycerides within adipose tissue." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "plasma free fatty acid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000216 ! blood free fatty acid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-13T06:23:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000310 name: fluorescence-activated cell sorter synonym: "FACS" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000225 ! automated cell/particle size/count analyzer created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-09-13T06:24:24Z [Term] id: MMO:0000311 name: blood hormone analysis def: "A method to measure one or more hormones in blood. A hormone is a chemical substance which is produced in one part or organ of the body and initiates or regulates the activity of an organ or a group of cells in another part of the body." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:03:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000312 name: blood aldosterone analysis def: "A method which measures aldosterone in the blood. Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with action in the renal tubule to retain sodium, conserve water by reabsorption, and increase urinary excretion of potassium." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the aldosterone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA is not given. is_a: MMO:0000311 ! blood hormone analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:10:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000313 name: plasma aldosterone analysis def: "Any method which measures aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with action in the renal tubule to retain sodium, conserve water by reabsorption, and increase urinary excretion of potassium, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the aldosterone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA is not given. is_a: MMO:0000312 ! blood aldosterone analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:15:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000314 name: serum aldosterone analysis def: "Any method which measures aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with action in the renal tubule to retain sodium, conserve water by reabsorption, and increase urinary excretion of potassium, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the aldosterone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA is not given. is_a: MMO:0000312 ! blood aldosterone analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:25:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000315 name: plasma glucose analysis def: "Any method to determine the level of glucose, the end product of carbohydrate metabolism, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:38:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000316 name: serum glucose analysis def: "Any method to determine the level of glucose, the end product of carbohydrate metabolism, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000112 ! blood glucose analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:39:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000317 name: flowmetry def: "Any method used to measure the rate of flow of liquids or gases in a living organism." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T03:54:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000318 name: electromagnetic flowmetry def: "A method for measuring the rate of flow of liquids or gases in which a conductive liquid flowing through a tube such as a blood vessel in a living organism is subjected to a magnetic field and the resultant voltage, which is proportional to the velocity of movement, is measured." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000317 ! flowmetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-04T04:01:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000319 name: ex vivo television microscopy is_a: MMO:0000111 ! ex vivo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-05T12:06:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000320 name: blood insulin analysis def: "Any method by which the level or concentration in a sample of blood of insulin is measured. Insulin is the major fuel-regulating peptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the hormone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA, is not given. is_a: MMO:0000311 ! blood hormone analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-15T04:09:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000321 name: plasma insulin analysis def: "Any method of measuring the level or concentration of insulin in a sample of plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. Insulin is the major fuel-regulating peptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the hormone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA is not given. is_a: MMO:0000320 ! blood insulin analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-15T04:16:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000322 name: serum insulin analysis def: "Any method of measuring the level or concentration of insulin in a sample of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. Insulin is the major fuel-regulating peptide hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] comment: For use when the specific method of measuring the hormone, such as ELISA, EIA or RIA, is not given. is_a: MMO:0000320 ! blood insulin analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-10-15T04:21:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000323 name: blood phospholipid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of one or more phospholipids, phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "blood phospholipid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000038 ! blood lipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-11-16T16:13:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000324 name: plasma phospholipid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of one or more phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "plasma phospholipid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000323 ! blood phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-11-16T16:26:18Z [Term] id: MMO:0000325 name: serum phospholipid analysis def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of one or more phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "serum phospholipid measurement test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000323 ! blood phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-11-16T16:28:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000326 name: intravenous glucose tolerance test def: "A test in which glucose is injected into a vein and blood samples taken afterward at specified interval(s) to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_tolerance_test] synonym: "intravenous glucose challenge test" RELATED [] synonym: "IVGTT" EXACT [] synonym: "IVTCT" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000204 ! glucose tolerance analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2012-11-16T17:10:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000327 name: colorimetry def: "Any technique by which an unknown color, that is, the color of a sample, is evaluated in terms of standard colors. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed] synonym: "colorimetric analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T14:44:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000328 name: solid phase colorimetry def: "A technique by which the color of a sample following a reaction carried out in or on a material characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume, such as a sheet of paper or plastic strip, is evaluated in terms of standard colors." [McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_%28state_of_matter%29] is_a: MMO:0000327 ! colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T14:57:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000329 name: liquid phase colorimetry def: "A technique by which the color of a sample following a reaction carried out in solution, that is, in a substance composed of molecules that can move about relatively freely and which exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility, is evaluated in terms of standard colors." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Science_Dictionary_2005, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000327 ! colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T15:32:17Z [Term] id: MMO:0000330 name: protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry def: "Method of assessing the amount of one or more proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a solution using a technique in which the color of that solution, usually after a chemical or enzymatic reaction, is compared to standard colors." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000329 ! liquid phase colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T15:46:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000331 name: protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout def: "Method of assessing the amount of one or more proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a solution using a technique in which the color of that solution, usually after a chemical or enzymatic reaction, is evaluated based on its ability to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the visible spectrum, that is, to alter the transmission of a specific color of light." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000173 ! spectrophotometry is_a: MMO:0000330 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T16:00:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000332 name: pyrogallol red-molybdate complex-based urine total protein analysis with spectrophotometric readout def: "Method of assessing the total amount of protein, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a specified sample of urine based upon measuring the shift in the absorption that occurs when a complex of pyrogallol red and molybdate binds to basic amino acid groups of protein molecules in the sample." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:3731450] is_a: MMO:0000331 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout is_a: MMO:0000335 ! urine total protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000423 ! urine protein colorimetric analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T16:03:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000333 name: protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with visual assessment def: "Method of assessing the amount of one or more proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a solution using a technique in which the color of that solution, usually after a chemical or enzymatic reaction, is evaluated through the use of sight to compare the output with a standard color scale." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000330 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T19:27:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000334 name: urine protein analysis def: "Any method of assessing one or more proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a specified sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T19:55:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000335 name: urine total protein analysis def: "Any method of assessing the entire amount of protein, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000334 ! urine protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T19:59:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000336 name: urine microalbumin analysis def: "Any method of assessing very low levels of albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in a specified sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000406 ! urine albumin analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T20:00:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000337 name: echocardiography def: "Method in which ultrasonic waves directed through the heart are reflected backward, or echoed, when they pass from one type of tissue to another, such as from cardiac muscle to blood, to create an image of the heart muscle and show the size, shape, and movement of the heart's valves and chambers as well as the flow of blood through the heart." [Gale:Gale_Encyclopedia_of_Medicine, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "ultrasonic cardiography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000024 ! ultrasound method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-12T21:19:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000338 name: western blot def: "A multistep process in which a mixture of proteins is separated by gel electrophoresis, that is, separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium, followed by transfer to a membrane, usually composed of nitrocellulose, nylon or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and detection of specific proteins by binding of tagged or labelled antibodies." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_blot] is_a: MMO:0000100 ! gel electrophoresis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-13T17:47:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000339 name: northern blot def: "A multistep process in which a mixture of RNA is separated by gel electrophoresis, that is, separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium, followed by transfer to a membrane such as nitrocellulose or nylon and detection of specific RNAs by hybridization of a tagged or labelled polynucleotide, usually a single DNA fragment with a specific, known sequence." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_blot] is_a: MMO:0000100 ! gel electrophoresis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-13T17:57:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000340 name: Southern blot def: "A multistep process in which a mixture of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is separated by gel electrophoresis, that is, separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium, followed by transfer to a membrane such as nitrocellulose or nylon and detection of specific RNAs by hybridization of a tagged or labelled polynucleotide, usually a single DNA fragment with a specific, known sequence." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_blot] is_a: MMO:0000100 ! gel electrophoresis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-13T17:59:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000341 name: ex vivo myography def: "Use of a myograph to study muscle contraction after removal of the tissue from the body. A myograph is a device for quantifying contractile properties of muscles (e.g. force-length, force-velocity), generally through direct mechanical coupling to a force transducer, that is, an instrument which converts one form of energy, such as mechanical force, into another form, such as an electrical signal, for recording." [Website:http\://www.adinstruments.com/solutions/research/applications/wire-myography#overview] is_a: MMO:0000207 ! tissue force analysis utilizing a force transducer created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T13:31:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000342 name: wire myography def: "A method which uses wires threaded through segments of isolated blood vessels and connected to a myograph, a device for quantifying contractile properties of muscles (e.g. force-length, force-velocity), generally through direct mechanical coupling to a force transducer (that is, an instrument which converts one form of energy, such as mechanical force, into another form, such as an electrical signal, for recording) to measure contraction in those arteries." [PMID:16028678] is_a: MMO:0000341 ! ex vivo myography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T16:27:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000343 name: autopsy def: "A postmortem examination of a body to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000000 ! measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T17:10:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000344 name: necropsy def: "A postmortem examination of the body of an animal to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease." [Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000343 ! autopsy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T17:20:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000345 name: automated blood protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the amount and/or composition of proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000179 ! automated blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T17:46:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000346 name: automated serum protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the amount and/or composition of proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000345 ! automated blood protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T17:56:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000347 name: automated serum total protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the entire amount of protein, the mix of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/] is_a: MMO:0000346 ! automated serum protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000355 ! automated blood total protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T17:58:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000348 name: automated serum bicarbonate test def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the amount of bicarbonate, an anion of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been removed, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000037 ! automated blood electrolyte analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-14T18:04:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000349 name: automated blood albumin analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in blood." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000345 ! automated blood protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:17:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000350 name: automated serum albumin analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000346 ! automated serum protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000349 ! automated blood albumin analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:26:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000351 name: automated plasma albumin analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000349 ! automated blood albumin analysis is_a: MMO:0000352 ! automated plasma protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:26:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000352 name: automated plasma protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the amount and/or composition of proteins, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000345 ! automated blood protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:30:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000353 name: automated serum creatinine analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the level of creatinine, the catabolic product of creatine, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed, Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/] is_a: MMO:0000168 ! automated blood creatinine analysis is_a: MMO:0000271 ! serum creatinine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:40:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000354 name: automated plasma creatinine analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the level of creatinine, the catabolic product of creatine, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [ISBN:978-0323057479, Mosby:Mosbys_Manual_of_Diagnostic_and_Laboratory_Tests--4th_Ed, Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000168 ! automated blood creatinine analysis is_a: MMO:0000306 ! plasma creatinine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:40:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000355 name: automated blood total protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the entire amount of protein, the mix of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in blood." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/] is_a: MMO:0000345 ! automated blood protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:51:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000356 name: automated plasma total protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the entire amount of protein, the mix of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in plasma, the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/] is_a: MMO:0000352 ! automated plasma protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000355 ! automated blood total protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T17:55:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000357 name: urine volume measurement method def: "Any method by which the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys, is determined." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Science_Dictionary_2005] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis is_a: MMO:0000212 ! ex vivo volume measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T18:11:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000358 name: automated urine protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure protein, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000177 ! automated urine analysis is_a: MMO:0000334 ! urine protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T18:21:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000359 name: automated urine total protein analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure the entire amount of protein, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000335 ! urine total protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000358 ! automated urine protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T18:22:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000360 name: automated urine albumin analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to measure albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000358 ! automated urine protein analysis is_a: MMO:0000406 ! urine albumin analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-20T18:28:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000361 name: treadmill def: "A device consisting of a continuous moving belt which allows a subject to walk or run while physically remaining in one place." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000255 ! movement/behavior test apparatus method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T15:00:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000362 name: treadmill with electric shock source def: "A device consisting of a continuous moving belt which allows a subject to walk or run while physically remaining in one place, containing an apparatus which delivers a relatively low voltage flow of electricity to the body if the subject leaves the belt." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.panlab.com/panlabWeb/Hardware/php/displayHard.php?nameHard=TREADMILL] is_a: MMO:0000361 ! treadmill created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T15:08:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000363 name: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry def: "A scanning technique which directs alternating X-ray energy from two separate sources (high energy and low energy) towards bone at a set frequency. The amount of these x-rays that pass through the bone is measured for each beam and bone mineral density is determined based on the difference of the two transmitted X-ray beams." [Website:http\://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24486] synonym: "bone densitometry" RELATED [] synonym: "bone density scanning" RELATED [] synonym: "DEXA" RELATED [] synonym: "DXA" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000383 ! absorptiometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T15:38:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000364 name: quantitative computed tomography def: "A computed tomography (CT) technique that measures bone mineral density (BMD) in either the axial or appendicular skeleton using a calibration standard to convert the Hounsfield Units (HU) of the CT image to BMD values. CT is a method of producing images of single tissue planes in which the emergent X-ray beam is measured by a scintillation counter and the electronic impulses are recorded on a magnetic disk and processed by a mini-computer for reconstruction display of the body in cross-section." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/, Springer_Protocols:http\://www.springerprotocols.com/Abstract/doi/10.1385/1-59259-366-6\:323, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography] is_a: MMO:0000128 ! computed tomography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T16:00:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000365 name: in vivo peripheral quantitative computed tomography def: "A computed tomography (CT) technique that uses a low radiation dose to measure bone mineral density (BMD) in the appendicular skeleton, utilizing a calibration standard (\"phantoms\") to convert the Hounsfield Units (HU) of the CT image to BMD values. CT is a method of producing images of single tissue planes in which the emergent X-ray beam is measured by a scintillation counter and the electronic impulses are recorded on a magnetic disk and processed by a mini-computer for reconstruction display of the body in cross-section." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/, Springer_Protocols:http\://www.springerprotocols.com/Abstract/doi/10.1385/1-59259-366-6\:323, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography] comment: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography can be performed on excised bones as well as bones in vivo. This term, being in the "in vivo method" branch of the MMO, does not cover ex vivo usage of the technique. For that application please use the term "ex vivo peripheral quantitative computed tomography", MMO:0000367. synonym: "in vivo pQCT" RELATED [] synonym: "pQCT" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000364 ! quantitative computed tomography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T16:30:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000366 name: ex vivo radiography def: "Using X-rays or gamma rays to create records of the internal structures of an organ or other body part after removal from the body." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T17:04:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000367 name: ex vivo peripheral quantitative computed tomography def: "A computed tomography (CT) technique that uses a low radiation dose to measure bone mineral density (BMD) of a bone after removal from the body and possibly after removal of the surrounding tissues such as the muscle, utilizing a calibration standard (\"phantoms\") to convert the Hounsfield Units (HU) of the CT image to BMD values. CT is a method of producing images of single tissue planes in which the emergent X-ray beam is measured by a scintillation counter and the electronic impulses are recorded on a magnetic disk and processed by a mini-computer for reconstruction display of the body in cross-section." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/, Springer_Protocols:http\://www.springerprotocols.com/Abstract/doi/10.1385/1-59259-366-6\:323, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography] comment: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography can be performed on bones in vivo as well as excised bones. This term, being in the "ex vivo method" branch of the MMO, does not cover in vivo usage of the technique. For that application, please use the term "in vivo peripheral quantitative computed tomography", MMO:0000365. synonym: "ex vivo pQCT" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000366 ! ex vivo radiography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T17:08:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000368 name: hemocytometer def: "An instrument used for manual, microscopic counting of cells in suspension and consisting of a glass microscope slide with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber. The chamber is engraved with a precise laser-etched grid of perpendicular lines and the depth of the chamber is standardized so that the volume of fluid and cells contained within a grid square and between the slide and the cover glass is known, allowing a count per volume to be determined." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemocytometer] synonym: "haemacytometer" RELATED [] synonym: "haemocytometer" EXACT [] synonym: "hemacytometer" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000224 ! isolated cell counting method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-21T17:26:14Z [Term] id: MMO:0000369 name: nitrite analysis by liquid phase colorimetry def: "Method of assessing the amount of nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in a solution using a technique in which the color of that solution, usually after a chemical or enzymatic reaction, is compared to a color standard. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "nitric oxide analysis by liquid phase colorimetry" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000329 ! liquid phase colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T11:00:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000370 name: nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction def: "Method of assessing the amount of nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in a solution by treating with a diazotizing reagent, e.g. sulfanilamide (SA), in acidic media to form a transient diazonium salt which is then allowed to react with a coupling reagent, N-naphthyl-ethylenediamine (NED), to form a stable azo compound with an intense purple color that absorbs light at 540 nm. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "Griess test" RELATED [] synonym: "Griess test for nitric oxide" RELATED [] synonym: "nitric oxide analysis using the Griess reaction" RELATED [] synonym: "nitrite analysis using the Griess reagent" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000369 ! nitrite analysis by liquid phase colorimetry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T11:35:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000371 name: ex vivo biological fluid analysis def: "Any method to determine the nature, properties, or composition of a biological fluid, that is a liquid produced by a living organism, after that fluid has been removed or excreted from the body." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:04:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000372 name: exudate analysis def: "Any method to determine the nature, properties, or composition of a fluid, often resulting from inflammation and with a high content of protein, cells and/or cellular debris, which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000371 ! ex vivo biological fluid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:19:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000373 name: exudate nitrite analysis def: "Any method to assess nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in exudate, a fluid, often resulting from inflammation and with a high content of protein, cells and/or cellular debris, which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "exudate nitritic oxide analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000372 ! exudate analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:23:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000374 name: urine nitrite analysis def: "Any method to assess nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "urine nitritic oxide analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:27:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000375 name: blood nitrite analysis def: "Any method to assess nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in blood the fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins, carrying nutrients and oxygen to body cells, and removing waste products and carbon dioxide. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "blood nitritic oxide analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:28:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000376 name: urine nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction def: "Method of assessing the amount of nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys, by treating with a diazotizing reagent, e.g. sulfanilamide (SA), in acidic media to form a transient diazonium salt which is then allowed to react with a coupling reagent, N-naphthyl-ethylenediamine (NED), to form a stable azo compound with an intense purple color that absorbs light at 540 nm. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "urine nitrite Griess test" RELATED [] synonym: "urine nitritic oxide analysis using the Griess reaction" RELATED [] synonym: "urine nitritic oxide Griess test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000370 ! nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction is_a: MMO:0000374 ! urine nitrite analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:40:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000377 name: exudate nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction def: "Method of assessing the amount of nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in exudate, a fluid, often resulting from inflammation and with a high content of protein, cells and/or cellular debris, which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, by treating a sample of exudate with a diazotizing reagent, e.g. sulfanilamide (SA), in acidic media to form a transient diazonium salt which is then allowed to react with a coupling reagent, N-naphthyl-ethylenediamine (NED), to form a stable azo compound with an intense purple color that absorbs light at 540 nm. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "exudate nitrite Griess test" RELATED [] synonym: "exudate nitritic oxide analysis using the Griess reaction" RELATED [] synonym: "exudate nitritic oxide Griess test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000370 ! nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction is_a: MMO:0000373 ! exudate nitrite analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:46:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000378 name: blood nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction def: "Method of assessing the amount of nitrite, the nitrogen oxoanion chemical formula NO2(-), in blood the fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins, carrying nutrients and oxygen to body cells, and removing waste products and carbon dioxide, by treating a sample of blood with a diazotizing reagent, e.g. sulfanilamide (SA), in acidic media to form a transient diazonium salt which is then allowed to react with a coupling reagent, N-naphthyl-ethylenediamine (NED), to form a stable azo compound with an intense purple color that absorbs light at 540 nm. Measurement of nitrite is used to estimate nitric oxide (NO) production in biological systems." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MDPI:http\://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/8/276/pdf] synonym: "blood nitrite Griess test" RELATED [] synonym: "blood nitritic oxide analysis using the Griess reaction" RELATED [] synonym: "blood nitritic oxide Griess test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000370 ! nitrite analysis using the Griess reaction is_a: MMO:0000375 ! blood nitrite analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T12:52:24Z [Term] id: MMO:0000379 name: flame atomic absorption spectrometry def: "A spectroanalytical procedure for the quantitative determination of chemical elements employing the absorption of optical radiation (light) by free atoms in the gaseous state, in this case generated by a flame atomizer, e.g. an air-acetylene slot-type burner at 2300 degrees C or a nitrous oxide (N2O)-acetylene slot-type burner at 2700 degrees C." [Website:http\://www.files.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/spec/atomic/aa.html, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_absorption_spectroscopy] synonym: "flame AAS" RELATED [] synonym: "flame atomic absorption spectroscopy" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000232 ! atomic absorption spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T14:58:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000380 name: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry def: "A spectroanalytical procedure for the quantitative determination of chemical elements employing the absorption of optical radiation (light) by free atoms in the gaseous state, in this case generated by vaporization of the sample in an electrically heated apparatus coated with graphite, a soft hexagonally-crystallized allotrope of carbon." [Website:http\://www.files.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/spec/atomic/aa.html, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_furnace_atomic_absorption] synonym: "electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry" RELATED [] synonym: "ETAAS" RELATED [] synonym: "GFAAS" RELATED [] synonym: "graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000232 ! atomic absorption spectrometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T15:01:32Z [Term] id: MMO:0000381 name: treadmill with automated tracking def: "A device consisting of a continuous moving belt which allows a subject to walk or run while physically remaining in one place and connected to or incorporating a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to record output such as distance, speed, time, etc." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000361 ! treadmill created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T15:23:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000382 name: treadmill with electric shock source and automated tracking def: "A device consisting of a continuous moving belt which allows a subject to walk or run while physically remaining in one place and incorporating both an apparatus which delivers a relatively low voltage flow of electricity to the body if the subject leaves the belt and a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to record output such as distance, speed, time, etc." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Website:http\://www.panlab.com/panlabWeb/Hardware/php/displayHard.php?nameHard=TREADMILL] is_a: MMO:0000362 ! treadmill with electric shock source is_a: MMO:0000381 ! treadmill with automated tracking created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-02-27T15:38:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000383 name: absorptiometry def: "A method whereby the radiation emitted by a radioisotope or other energy source is directed at a part of the body and the degree to which that radiation is dissipated within the tissue is measured." [Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000124 ! in vivo radiography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-03-22T16:04:40Z [Term] id: MMO:0000384 name: dual photon absorptiometry def: "A method used to measure, for instance, bone mineral content in the axial skeleton, particularly the lumbar spine, by comparing transmission of the two separate photoelectric energy peaks (gamma rays) emitted by gadolinium 153 through both soft and bone tissues. Because energy at the two peaks is dissipated differentially the soft-tissue component can be subtracted from the total to determine bone-specific absorption." [Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Website:http\://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00413, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadolinium] synonym: "DPA" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000383 ! absorptiometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-03-22T16:13:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000385 name: single photon absorptiometry def: "A scanning technique in which a single-energy photon beam, that is, a beam of electromagnetic radiation of a single energy, is passed through a material such as bone in order to measure its density." [Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Website:http\://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00413] synonym: "SPA" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000383 ! absorptiometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-03-22T17:20:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000386 name: electroanalytical method def: "Any analytical method in which a property such as concentration of an analyte is determined by measuring the potential (volts) and/or current (amperes) in an electrochemical cell containing the analyte." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroanalytical_Methods] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-07T16:53:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000387 name: Clark-type oxygen electrode method def: "A polarographic method for measuring oxygen (O2), the chemical element with atomic number 8 which is the essential agent in the respiration of plants and animals, in which a voltage is applied to a platinum electrode covered by a semipermiable membrane specific for oxygen resulting in the reduction of O2 according to the reaction [O2 + 4e- + 2 H2O --> 4 OH-] and the production of a measurable current in proportion to the oxygen tension in the measured sample." [Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, Google_Docs:Oxygen_Analyzers.doc, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_electrode] synonym: "Clark electrode method" EXACT [] synonym: "dissolved oxygen electrode method" RELATED [] synonym: "oxygen membrane polarographic detector method" RELATED [] synonym: "oxygen sensor method" RELATED [] synonym: "pO2 electrode method" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000386 ! electroanalytical method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-07T17:18:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000388 name: enzymatic method def: "A procedure or technique by which a morphological or physiological state or property in a single individual or sample or a group of individuals or samples is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned, where that procedure is based on the action of one or more enzymes, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions of other substances without themselves being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reaction(s)." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] synonym: "enzymatic analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "enzymatic assay" RELATED [] synonym: "enzyme-based analytical assay" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T11:40:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000389 name: enzymatic lipid assay def: "A procedure or technique based on the action of one or more enzymes, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions of other substances without themselves being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reaction(s), used to assess one or more lipids, any of a structurally diverse group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water but soluble innonpolar solvents and that, among other biological functions, serve as a source of fuel and are an important constituent of cell structure." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "enzymatic lipid analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000388 ! enzymatic method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T12:08:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000390 name: enzymatic cholesterol assay def: "A procedure or technique based on the action of one or more enzymes, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions of other substances without themselves being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reaction(s), used to assess cholesterol, a eukaryotic sterol that in higher animals is the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones and a key constituent of cell membranes." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "enzymatic cholesterol analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000389 ! enzymatic lipid assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T12:13:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000391 name: enzymatic triglyceride assay def: "A procedure or technique based on the action of one or more enzymes, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions of other substances without themselves being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reaction(s), used to assess triglyceride, a neutral fat compound that consists of three molecules of fatty acids bound with one molecule of glycerol and that is the usual storage form of lipids in animals." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "enzymatic triglyceride analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000389 ! enzymatic lipid assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T12:14:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000392 name: pipette method def: "A procedure or technique by which the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a liquid substance is ascertained using a pipette, a glass or transparent plastic tube used in measuring or transferring relatively small quantities of liquids." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "pipet method" EXACT [] synonym: "pipetting method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000212 ! ex vivo volume measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T14:34:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000393 name: calibrated Mohr pipette method def: "A procedure or technique by which the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a liquid substance is ascertained using a calibrated Mohr pipette, a glass or transparent plastic tube with a series of graduated markings on it indicating volumes which has been checked and/or adjusted by comparison with a standard to ensure the accuracy of the measurement." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohr_pipette] synonym: "calibrated graduated pipette method" EXACT [] synonym: "calibrated Mohr pipet method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000392 ! pipette method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-10T14:47:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000394 name: high-performance liquid chromatography def: "A high pressure form of liquid column chromatography in which the solvent is forced through the column under high pressures of up to 400 atmospheres rather than being allowed to drip through the column under gravity. Liquid chomatography is a method of separating and identifying the components of a complex mixture by differential movement through a two-phase system, in which the movement is effected by a flow of a liquid (mobile phase) which percolates through an adsorbent (stationary phase)." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/chromatography/hplc.html] synonym: "high-pressure liquid chromatography" EXACT [] synonym: "HPLC" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000404 ! liquid column chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-20T16:54:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000395 name: Richter feeding tube def: "A capless, hollow, graduated cylinder designed to dispense liguid nourishment." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.dyets.com/blender.html] is_a: MMO:0000212 ! ex vivo volume measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-06-20T17:12:17Z [Term] id: MMO:0000396 name: isolated bone method def: "The manner, procedure or technique by which a morphological or physiological state or property in a bone is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned. An isolated body part is a subdivision of the material or physical structure of an organism, such as an organ, extremity or tissue, after it has been removed from the body. Bone is the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T11:05:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000397 name: bone three-point bending test def: "Isolated bone method in which the bone is held in a material testing apparatus consisting of three fittings (anvils or pins)--two supporting the bone from below and one positioned equidistant between them applying a specified force from above. The force, or load, is applied at a specified rate, usually until the bone breaks, and the displacement, i.e. the bending of the bone, resulting from the applied load is recorded." [PMID:8274302, Website:http\://www.instron.us/wa/acc_catalog/prod_list.aspx?cid=833&cname=3%20and%204%20Point%20Flexure%20Fixtures] synonym: "three-point load test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000396 ! isolated bone method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T11:29:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000398 name: bone four-point bending test def: "Isolated bone method in which the bone is held in a material testing apparatus consisting of four fittings (anvils or pins)--two supporting the bone from below and two positioned at a defined distance either side of the center applying a specified force from above. The force, or load, is applied at a specified rate, usually until the bone breaks, and the displacement, i.e. the bending of the bone, resulting from the applied load is recorded." [PMID:8274302, Website:http\://www.instron.us/wa/acc_catalog/prod_list.aspx?cid=833&cname=3%20and%204%20Point%20Flexure%20Fixtures] synonym: "four-point load test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000396 ! isolated bone method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T12:01:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000399 name: bone compression test def: "Isolated bone method in which the bone is held in a material testing apparatus between two plates or platens and a force or load is applied which presses or squeezes the plates together at a specified rate, often until fracture." [PMID:8274302, Website:http\://www.instron.us/wa/applications/test_types/compression.aspx] synonym: "compressive test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000396 ! isolated bone method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T12:33:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000400 name: bone torsion test def: "Isolated bone method in which the ends of the bone are embedded in blocks of a support material or otherwise secured and subjected to an applied torque, that is a force applied in a twisting motion such that the two blocks rotate in parallel planes in opposite directlons relative to one another." [PMID:8274302] is_a: MMO:0000396 ! isolated bone method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T13:09:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000401 name: visual assessment of in vivo video recording def: "A procedure or technique in which a morphological or physiological state or property of a living body or in situ body part is evaluated, appraised or perceived through the sense of sight by watching a stored image-based record of the organism, body or body part, for example a videotape or a stored video file." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, PMID:22654893] synonym: "video monitoring" RELATED [] synonym: "videotape analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000163 ! in vivo visual assessment created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T13:24:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000402 name: Morris water maze def: "An experimental apparatus consisting of an open pool of water with a submerged escape platform, often with a set of visual cues such as colored shapes around the perimeter. An animal is placed in the water at a start location and must swim around the pool to find the platform." [PMID:17406317, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_water_maze] synonym: "Morris water maze procedure" RELATED [] synonym: "Morris water maze task" RELATED [] synonym: "Morris water navigation task" RELATED [] synonym: "Morris water navigation test" RELATED [] synonym: "MWM" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000257 ! movement/behavior test maze created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-07-09T15:12:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000403 name: enzymatic microassay def: "A scaled down version of an analytical method based on the reaction(s) of one or more enzymes, proteins that catalyze chemical reactions of other substances without themselves being destroyed or altered upon completion of those reactions, to assess properties, such as concentration, of a target chemical in small volume samples." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "enzyme-based microanalysis" RELATED [] synonym: "micro-enzymatic assay" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000388 ! enzymatic method created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2013-08-23T16:54:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000404 name: liquid column chromatography def: "A separation method in which a liquid mixture is applied to a tube or cylinder filled with a solid adsorbent, the stationary phase. The liquid phase passes through the column by either gravity or external pressure during which individual components adsorb to the stationary phase based on their chemicophysical properties and the properties of the liquid and stationary phases of the column." [Website:http\://orgchem.colorado.edu/Technique/Procedures/Columnchrom/Columnchrom.html, WordNet_3_0:http\://www.onelook.com/?w=column&ls=a] synonym: "liquid-solid chromatography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000468 ! column chromatography created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2013-08-23T17:14:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000405 name: implanted wire electrode recording method def: "A procedure or technique in which a wire electrode, a thread-like filament of metal for conducting an electrical current, is inserted into a specified location within the body, such as in or on a central or peripheral nerve, in order to monitor and record electrical activity." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Webster:Random_House_Kernerman_Websters_College_Dictionary_2010] is_a: MMO:0000001 ! electrical potential recording method created_by: jsmith creation_date: 2013-08-23T18:20:44Z [Term] id: MMO:0000406 name: urine albumin analysis def: "Any method of assessing the amount of albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in a specified sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000334 ! urine protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-20T16:40:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000407 name: ex vivo photography def: "The process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface such as film or an optical sensor, of a part of an organism, such as an organ, tissue, or cell, after removal from the body." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] synonym: "ex vivo photodocumentation method" RELATED [] synonym: "photography of ex vivo subject" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-27T17:34:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000408 name: in vivo photography def: "The process of producing images of an entire living organism, or of a part of a living organism such as an organ or tissue recorded in situ, by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface such as film or an optical sensor." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] synonym: "in vivo photodocumentation method" RELATED [] synonym: "photography of in vivo subject" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-27T17:35:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000409 name: in vivo photography with digital image analysis def: "The process of producing images of an entire living organism, or of a part of a living organism such as an organ or tissue recorded in situ, by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface such as film or an optical sensor followed by use of computer software to analyze or assist in the analysis of the resulting images." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] synonym: "in vivo photodocumentation with digital image analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "photography of in vivo subject with digital image analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000408 ! in vivo photography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-27T17:40:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000410 name: ex vivo photography with digital image analysis def: "The process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface such as film or an optical sensor, of a part of an organism, such as an organ, tissue, or cell, after removal from the body, followed by use of computer software to analyze or assist in the analysis of the resulting images." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed] synonym: "ex vivo photodocumentation with digital image analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "photography of ex vivo subject with digital image analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000407 ! ex vivo photography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-27T17:43:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000411 name: tilting plane test def: "A method which utilizes a platform that can be inclined, i.e., the position of which can be made to deviate from the horozontal, at or through a series of specified angles." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] synonym: "inclined plane test" EXACT [] synonym: "inclined platform test" RELATED [] synonym: "tilting platform test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000254 ! body movement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T13:35:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000412 name: moving tilting plane test def: "A method which utilizes a platform that can be inclined, i.e., the position of which can be made to deviate from the horozontal, in which the angle of inclination is continuously either increased or decreased and measurements are made while the platform is in motion." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, PMID:7582826] synonym: "moving inclined plane test" EXACT [] synonym: "moving inclined platform test" RELATED [] synonym: "moving tilting platform test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000411 ! tilting plane test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T13:38:00Z [Term] id: MMO:0000413 name: stationary tilting plane test def: "A method which utilizes a platform that can be inclined, i.e., the position of which can be made to deviate from the horozontal, in which the angle of inclination is either increased or decreased in fixed increments and measurements are made while the platform is not moving." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, PMID:7582826] synonym: "stationary inclined plane test" EXACT [] synonym: "stationary inclined platform test" RELATED [] synonym: "stationary tilting platform test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000411 ! tilting plane test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T13:38:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000414 name: V-shaped trough test def: "A method in which a subject is placed, for example on its back, in an apparatus with two inclined sides that come to a point at the bottom forming a narrow open container with a triangular cross-section." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary] is_a: MMO:0000254 ! body movement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T14:15:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000415 name: in vivo light microscopy def: "A method performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, consisting of the examination or observation of material using a light microscope, an optical instrument that employs visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T15:36:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000416 name: in vivo television microscopy synonym: "clinical television microscopy" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000415 ! in vivo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T16:35:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000417 name: in vivo stereo light microscopy def: "Examination or observation of material, performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, which employs a stereo light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a dual lens system, arranged in such a way that for the observer each eye or for a recording device each optical input receives a magnified image from a separate lens, generating a three-dimensional view." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.dissectingmicroscope.com/what-is-a-dissecting-microscope.html] is_a: MMO:0000415 ! in vivo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T16:51:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000418 name: ex vivo stereo light microscopy def: "Examination or observation of material, performed outside the living body, which employs a stereo light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a dual lens system, arranged in such a way that for the observer each eye or for a recording device each optical input receives a magnified image from a separate lens, generating a three-dimensional view." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.dissectingmicroscope.com/what-is-a-dissecting-microscope.html] is_a: MMO:0000111 ! ex vivo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-09-30T16:52:36Z [Term] id: MMO:0000419 name: ex vivo stereo light microscopy with digital image analysis def: "Examination or observation of material, performed outside the living body, which incorporates use of stereo light microscopy to produce picture files stored as data expressed in a discrete numerical form, followed by use of computer software to evaluate these resulting microscopic images. Stereo light microscopy is a method which employs a stereo light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a dual lens system, arranged in such a way that for the recording device each optical input receives a magnified image from a separate lens, generating a three-dimensional view." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.dissectingmicroscope.com/what-is-a-dissecting-microscope.html, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000220 ! ex vivo light microscopy with digital image analysis is_a: MMO:0000418 ! ex vivo stereo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T14:08:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000420 name: in vivo stereo light microscopy with digital image analysis def: "Examination or observation of material, performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, which incorporates use of stereo light microscopy to produce picture files stored digitally, that is, as data expressed in a discrete numerical form, followed by use of computer software to evaluate these resulting microscopic images. Stereo light microscopy is a method which employs a stereo light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a dual lens system, arranged in such a way that for the recording device each optical input receives a magnified image from a separate lens, generating a three-dimensional view." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.dissectingmicroscope.com/what-is-a-dissecting-microscope.html, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000417 ! in vivo stereo light microscopy is_a: MMO:0000421 ! in vivo light microscopy with digital image analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T14:15:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000421 name: in vivo light microscopy with digital image analysis def: "A method performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, which incorporates use of light microscopy to produce picture files stored as data expressed in a discrete numerical form, followed by use of computer software to evaluate these resulting microscopic images. Light microscopy is the examination or observation of material through a light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000415 ! in vivo light microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T14:23:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000422 name: ex vivo light microscopy with immunohistochemistry and digital image analysis def: "A method performed outside the living body, e.g., on isolated tissue, which incorporates use of light microscopy and immunohistochemistry to produce picture files stored as data expressed in a discrete numerical form, followed by use of computer software to evaluate these resulting microscopic images. Light microscopy is the examination or observation of material through a light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light (electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between approximately 390 and 700 nm) processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images. Immunohistochemistry is the microscopic localization of specific antigens in tissues by staining with antibodies labeled with fluorescent or pigmented material." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Website:http\://www.answers.com, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum] is_a: MMO:0000220 ! ex vivo light microscopy with digital image analysis is_a: MMO:0000498 ! immunohistochemistry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T14:39:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000423 name: urine protein colorimetric analysis def: "Any method of assessing the amount or composition of protein, complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys, through the use of colorimetry. Colorimetry is any technique by which the color of an unknown, that is, the color of a sample, is evaluated in terms of the color(s) of a standard or a series of standards. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000334 ! urine protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T15:56:12Z [Term] id: MMO:0000424 name: bicinchoninic acid protein assay def: "The BCA protein assay combines the protein-induced biuret reaction in which peptide bonds in the protein reduce Cu2+ ions to Cu+ in a reaction proportional to the amount of protein present, followed by chelation of bicinchoninic acid molecules with Cu+ ions, forming a purple-colored product which can be quantitated by spectrophotometry, i.e., based on the ability of the solution to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the visible spectrum, that is, to alter the transmission of a specific color of light." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.piercenet.com/browse.cfm?fldID=876562B0-5056-8A76-4E0C-B764EAB3A339, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicinchoninic_acid_assay] synonym: "BCA protein assay" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000331 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T17:03:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000425 name: Lowry protein assay def: "The Lowry assay is an enhanced biuret test involving copper chelation chemistry to assess the amount of protein, any of a group of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in a specified sample. Following the Folin–Ciocalteu reaction, the reduced Folin reagent is quantitated by spectrophotometry, i.e., based on the ability of the solution to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the visible spectrum, that is, to alter the transmission of a specific color of light." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.piercenet.com/browse.cfm?fldID=876562B0-5056-8A76-4E0C-B764EAB3A339, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowry_protein_assay] is_a: MMO:0000331 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T17:06:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000426 name: Bradford protein assay def: "The Bradford assay of protein concentration is based on an absorbance shift of the dye Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250. In the acidic environment of the assay, protein binds to the Coomassie dye, resulting in a shift from reddish/brown to blue in the color of the dye, which can be quantitated by spectrophotometry, i.e., based on the ability of the solution to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the visible spectrum, that is, to alter the transmission of a specific color of light. The binding of the dye to the protein stabilizes the blue anionic form and the increase of absorbance at 595 nm is proportional to the amount of bound dye, and thus to the amount (concentration) of protein present in the sample." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.piercenet.com/browse.cfm?fldID=876562B0-5056-8A76-4E0C-B764EAB3A339, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_protein_assay] synonym: "Coomassie dye protein assay" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000331 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T17:06:12Z [Term] id: MMO:0000427 name: plasma total protein analysis def: "A method to determine the entire amount of all proteins, any of a group of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Webster:Random_House_Kernerman_Websters_College_Dictionary_2010] is_a: MMO:0000443 ! blood total protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T17:27:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000428 name: serum total protein analysis def: "A method to determine the entire amount of all proteins, any of a group of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Webster:Random_House_Kernerman_Websters_College_Dictionary_2010] is_a: MMO:0000443 ! blood total protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-12T17:30:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000429 name: blood enzyme activity assay def: "Any method which quantifies the catalytic effect exerted by an enzyme, a protein that acts as a catalyst, increasing the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs without itself being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reaction, in blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "blood enzyme activity analysis" EXACT [] synonym: "blood enzyme activity test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T10:42:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000430 name: blood renin activity assay def: "A method which quantifies the catalytic effect exerted by renin in a specified sample of blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them. Renin is a proteolytic enzyme synthesized, stored, and secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney; it plays a role in regulation of blood pressure by catalyzing the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "blood renin activity analysis" EXACT [] synonym: "blood renin activity test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000429 ! blood enzyme activity assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T10:44:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000431 name: plasma renin activity assay def: "A method which quantifies the catalytic effect exerted by renin in a specified sample of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. Renin is a proteolytic enzyme synthesized, stored, and secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney; it plays a role in regulation of blood pressure by catalyzing the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed] synonym: "plasma renin activity analysis" EXACT [] synonym: "plasma renin activity test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000430 ! blood renin activity assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T10:45:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000432 name: serum renin activity assay def: "A method which quantifies the catalytic effect exerted by renin in a specified sample of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. Renin is a proteolytic enzyme synthesized, stored, and secreted by the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney; it plays a role in regulation of blood pressure by catalyzing the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "serum renin activity analysis" EXACT [] synonym: "serum renin activity test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000430 ! blood renin activity assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T10:45:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000433 name: urine electrolyte analysis def: "A method which assesses the amount, proportions or properties of one or more electrolytes, any of various ions required by cells to regulate the electric charge and flow of water molecules across the cell membrane, in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T11:01:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000434 name: urine sodium analysis def: "A method which assesses the amount, proportions or properties of sodium in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys. Sodium, the chemical element with atomic number 11 that in its ionic form has lost one electron, forming a cation with a charge of +1, is the chief cation of extracellular body fluids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "urine Na+ analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "urine sodium ion analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000433 ! urine electrolyte analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T11:19:45Z [Term] id: MMO:0000435 name: urine potassium analysis def: "A method which assesses the amount, proportions or properties of potassium in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys. Potassium, the chemical element with atomic number 19 that in its ionic form has lost one electron, forming a cation with a charge of +1, is the chief cation of intracellular fluid." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "urine K+ analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "urine potassium ion analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000433 ! urine electrolyte analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T11:19:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000436 name: bromocresol green-based urine albumin analysis with spectrophotometric readout def: "A method of assessing the amount of albumin, the major blood plasma protein which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and which serves as a transport protein for large organic anions such as fatty acids and bilirubin, in a specified sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys. This method uses a technique in which the dye bromocresol green is incubated with the sample and the resulting color change is evaluated based on the ability of the solution to alter the transmission of light at specific wavelengths in the visible spectrum, that is, to alter the transmission of a specific color of light. Bromocresol green is a dye of the triphenylmethane family that forms a colored complex specifically with albumin. The intensity of the color is directly proportional to the albumin concentration in the sample." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, McGraw-Hill:McGraw-Hill_Dictionary_of_Scientific_and_Technical_Terms--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.usbio.net/item/A1309-50, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromocresol_green] synonym: "BCG-based urine albumin analysis with spectrophotometric readout" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000331 ! protein analysis by liquid phase colorimetry with spectrophotometric readout is_a: MMO:0000406 ! urine albumin analysis is_a: MMO:0000423 ! urine protein colorimetric analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T11:57:18Z [Term] id: MMO:0000437 name: immunodiffusion assay def: "Any technique involving diffusion of antigen and/or antibody through a semisolid medium, resulting in a precipitin reaction, i.e. in the formation of precipitation lines in the medium around or between the wells in which the sample(s) were placed. A precipitin reaction is a specific interaction between an antibody and a soluble antigen in which the antibody specifically aggregates the macromolecular antigen to give a visible precipitate." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000098 ! immunoassay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T14:37:17Z [Term] id: MMO:0000438 name: Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion assay def: "A technique for detecting antibody-antigen interactions, where antigens and antibodies are placed into separate wells cut into a gel matrix and allowed to diffuse towards each other. Where the diffusion fronts meet, if an antibody recognizes an antigen, they will bind, forming an immune complex. The immune complex precipitates in the gel to give a visible white line." [Website:http\://www.piercenet.com/product/immunodiffusion-plates, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouchterlony_double_immunodiffusion] synonym: "agar gel double immunodiffusion" RELATED [] synonym: "passive double immunodiffusion" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000437 ! immunodiffusion assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T14:40:32Z [Term] id: MMO:0000439 name: radial immunodiffusion assay def: "A technique used to determine the quantity of an antigen by measuring the diameters of circles of precipitin complexes surrounding samples of the antigen that mark the boundary between the antigen and an antibody suspended in a gel. Antigen diffuses into the gel matrix containing a specific antibody and a ring of precipitate is formed, the diameter of which is directly proportional to the concentration of the antigen. Precipitin is an antibody that has specifically aggregated a macromolecular antigen to give a visible precipitate." [Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_immunodiffusion] synonym: "Mancini immunodiffusion" RELATED [] synonym: "Mancini method" RELATED [] synonym: "single radial immunodiffusion assay" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000437 ! immunodiffusion assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T15:01:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000440 name: reverse radial immunodiffusion assay def: "A technique used to determine the quantity of an antibody in a sample by measuring the diameters of circles of precipitin complexes surrounding a well in a gel such as agar in which the sample is placed. Antibody diffuses into a gel matrix containing a specific antigen and a ring of precipitate is formed, the diameter of which is directly proportional to the concentration of the antibody in the sample. Precipitin is an antibody that has specifically aggregated a macromolecular antigen to give a visible precipitate." [PMID:6797098, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_immunodiffusion] synonym: "reversed single radial immunodiffusion test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000437 ! immunodiffusion assay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T15:02:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000441 name: bioassay def: "Any method of determining the concentration, relative activity, or effects of a biologically active substance in a sample by comparing its effect on an organism, on an isolated tissue or on isolated cells in culture, with that of a reference standard." [MESH:D001681, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed] synonym: "biologic assay" EXACT [] synonym: "biological assay" EXACT [] synonym: "biological standardization" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T15:35:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000442 name: cell proliferation bioassay def: "A method of determining the concentration, relative activity or effects of a biologically active substance in a sample based on the effect of the sample on the reproduction or multiplication of cells, especially of cells which depend for their viability and/or reproduction on a particular substance of interest. The amount or activity of that substance in the sample is calculated by measuring the effect of the sample on the test cell culture compared with the effect of a reference standard." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MESH:D001681, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000502 ! cell-based bioassay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-13T16:26:56Z [Term] id: MMO:0000443 name: blood total protein analysis def: "A method to determine the entire amount of all proteins, any of a group of complex organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur consisting of alpha-amino acids joined by peptide linkages, in blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed, Webster:Random_House_Kernerman_Websters_College_Dictionary_2010] is_a: MMO:0000166 ! blood protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-11-18T12:17:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000444 name: enzyme activity assay def: "A procedure or technique performed outside the living body by which the catalytic activity of an enzyme (a protein that catalyzes chemical reactions of other substances without itself being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reactions) is assessed and a quantitative or qualitative value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-12-20T10:39:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000445 name: blood cell counting method def: "Any method, manual or automated, by which the number of cells in a sample of blood assessed and a value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000030 ! ex vivo blood analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-12-20T10:47:31Z [Term] id: MMO:0000446 name: manual blood cell counting method def: "A method performed by hand, i.e., by a human and not by an automated machine, by which the number of cells in a sample of blood assessed and a value assigned." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893] is_a: MMO:0000445 ! blood cell counting method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-12-20T10:56:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000447 name: manual hemocytometer-based blood cell counting method def: "A method performed by which a human uses a hemocytometer to assess the number of cells in a sample of blood and assign a value. A hemocytometer is an instrument used for manual, microscopic counting of cells in suspension and consisting of a glass microscope slide with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber. The chamber is engraved with a precise laser-etched grid of perpendicular lines and the depth of the chamber is standardized so that the volume of fluid and cells contained within a grid square and between the slide and the cover glass is known, allowing a count per volume to be determined." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:22654893, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemocytometer] is_a: MMO:0000368 ! hemocytometer is_a: MMO:0000446 ! manual blood cell counting method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-12-20T11:01:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000448 name: computer-aided tensile strength and compression test def: "This is a test done by a machine physically interacting with isolated bone. The machine control and data readout is performed by computer connected to the machine." [RGD:SJL] is_a: MMO:0000396 ! isolated bone method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2013-12-20T12:53:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000449 name: thymidine incorporation bioassay def: "A method of determining the concentration, relative activity or effects of a biologically active substance in a sample based on the amount of radioactive thymidine, e.g., H3-thymidine, taken up by a culture of reporter cells (cells which depend for their viability and/or reproduction on the substance of interest) following application of the sample. The amount or activity of that substance in the sample is calculated by measuring the incorporation of radioactivity by the text cell culture following application of the sample compared with the incorporation of radioactivity following application of a reference standard." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, MESH:D001681, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, PMID:11817600] synonym: "radioactive thymidine incorporation-based cell proliferation bioassay" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000442 ! cell proliferation bioassay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-03T12:46:17Z [Term] id: MMO:0000450 name: ion-selective electrode method def: "An electroanalytical technique which employs a sensor that converts the activity of a specific ion dissolved in a solution into an electrical potential and measures the resulting potential using a voltmeter or potentiometer." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_selective_electrode] synonym: "ISE method" RELATED [] synonym: "SIE method" RELATED [] synonym: "specific ion electrode method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000386 ! electroanalytical method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-03T17:33:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000451 name: chloride ion-selective electrode method def: "An electroanalytical technique which employs a sensor that converts the activity of a chloride ions (the chemical element with atomic number 17, that has gained one electron forming an anion with a charge of -1) in a solution into an electrical potential and measures the resulting potential using a voltmeter or potentiometer." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_selective_electrode] synonym: "chloride ISE method" RELATED [] synonym: "chloride SIE method" RELATED [] synonym: "chloride-specific ion electrode method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000450 ! ion-selective electrode method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-03T17:44:39Z [Term] id: MMO:0000452 name: sodium ion-selective electrode method def: "An electroanalytical technique which employs a sensor that converts the activity of sodium ions (the chemical element with atomic number 11, that has lost one electron forming a cation with a charge of +1) in a solution into an electrical potential and measures the resulting potential using a voltmeter or potentiometer." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_selective_electrode] synonym: "sodium ISE method" RELATED [] synonym: "sodium SIE method" RELATED [] synonym: "sodium-specific ion electrode method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000450 ! ion-selective electrode method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-03T17:46:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000453 name: potassium ion-selective electrode method def: "An electroanalytical technique which employs a sensor that converts the activity of potassium ions (chemical element with atomic number 19, that has lost one electron forming a cation with a charge of +1) in a solution into an electrical potential and measures the resulting potential using a voltmeter or potentiometer." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_selective_electrode] synonym: "potassium ISE method" RELATED [] synonym: "potassium SIE method" RELATED [] synonym: "potassium-specific ion electrode method" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000450 ! ion-selective electrode method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-03T17:47:03Z [Term] id: MMO:0000454 name: test apparatus method utilizing mechanical transducer def: "A method utilizing a piece of physical instrumentation, machinery or equipment designed and used to measure the movements and/or behaviors of an organism, that makes use of a mechanical transducer to convert a physical/mechanical force or displacement signal to another, recordable, signal type." [Oxford:The_Online_Compact_Oxford_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transducer] is_a: MMO:0000255 ! movement/behavior test apparatus method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T12:17:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000455 name: test apparatus method utilizing piezoelectric accelerometer def: "A piece of physical instrumentation, machinery or equipment designed and used to measure the movements and/or behaviors of an organism that utilizes a piezoelectric accelerometer to convert mechanical force into an electrical signal that can be measured by the recording instrument. A piezoelectric accelerometer utilizes the piezoelectric effect of certain materials, that is, the accumulation of an electrical charge in a substance in response to applied mechanical stress, to measure dynamic changes in mechanical variables." [Oxford:The_Online_Compact_Oxford_English_Dictionary, Website:http\://www.new.mmf.de/introduction.htm, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectric_accelerometer] is_a: MMO:0000454 ! test apparatus method utilizing mechanical transducer created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T12:18:56Z [Term] id: MMO:0000456 name: automated urine sodium analysis def: "Method using a device designed to follow a predetermined sequence of individual operations repeatedly and essentially without external influence or control to assess the amount, proportions or properties of sodium in urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys. Sodium, the chemical element with atomic number 11 that in its ionic form has lost one electron, forming a cation with a charge of +1, is the chief cation of extracellular body fluids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "automated urine Na+ analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "automated urine sodium ion analysis" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000177 ! automated urine analysis is_a: MMO:0000434 ! urine sodium analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T12:30:48Z [Term] id: MMO:0000457 name: urine pH analysis def: "A test of the acidity or alkalinity of urine, expressed as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed in molarity." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000147 ! urine analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T12:36:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000458 name: enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay def: "A modified version of the ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) protocol in which viable cells are plated onto membranes treated with antibodies against the molecule of interest. Analyte secreted from a cell is immediately adsorbed onto the membrane before dilution or difusion and membranes are processed as in the ELISA protocol, yielding spots represending individual activated or responding cells." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELISPOT] synonym: "ELISPOT assay" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000075 ! enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T12:55:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000459 name: polymerase chain reaction def: "A rapid technique for in vitro amplification of specific DNA or RNA sequences, allowing small quantities of short sequences to be analyzed without cloning. DNA sequences are amplified in vitro by separating the DNA into two strands and incubating it in a series of temperature cycles with oligonucleotide primers and heat-stable DNA polymerase." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "PCR" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000388 ! enzymatic method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:21:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000460 name: real-time polymerase chain reaction def: "Real-time PCR is able to detect sequence-specific PCR products as they accumulate in \"real-time\" during the PCR amplification process. As the PCR product of interest is produced, real-time PCR can detect their accumulation and quantify the number of substrates present in the initial PCR mixture before amplification began." [Website:www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/genomics/method/realtimepcr.html] synonym: "kinetic polymerase chain reaction" RELATED [] synonym: "qPCR" RELATED [] synonym: "quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction" EXACT [] synonym: "real-time PCR" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000459 ! polymerase chain reaction created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:23:47Z [Term] id: MMO:0000461 name: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction def: "A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for specifically amplifying RNA by converting the RGD molecules in the complimentary DNA through the use of a reverse transcriptase enzyme reaction before proceding with the PCR reaction." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_Chain_Reaction] synonym: "RT-PCR" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000459 ! polymerase chain reaction created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:23:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000462 name: quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction def: "Real-time PCR in which a sample of RNA is first reverse transcribed to convert the RNA into complementary DNA (cDNA) and then a quantitative real-time PCR reaction is carried out on the resulting sample." [Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_Chain_Reaction] synonym: "qRT-PCR" RELATED [] synonym: "quantitative RT-PCR" RELATED [] synonym: "real-time RT-PCR" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000460 ! real-time polymerase chain reaction is_a: MMO:0000461 ! reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:28:06Z [Term] id: MMO:0000463 name: urine potassium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with potassium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale or by an automated analyzer." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "urine K+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000171 ! urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000435 ! urine potassium analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:44:02Z [Term] id: MMO:0000464 name: urine sodium test strip def: "A solid phase colorimetric assay utilizing a strip of paper, or of plastic with one or more attached pads of paper, impregnated with a reagent that specifically reacts with sodium ions. The strip is dipped into the urine sample, allowed to react for a specified period of time and the results assessed by a visual comparison with a standard chromatic/color scale or by an automated analyzer." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_test_strip] synonym: "urine Na+ test strip" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000171 ! urine test strip is_a: MMO:0000434 ! urine sodium analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T13:51:35Z [Term] id: MMO:0000465 name: radiotelemetry electrocardiography def: "A procedure for making graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle in which the sensor is located within the body and the measurement is based on data transmitted by radio waves from the subject to the recording apparatus." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "radiotelemetry ECG" RELATED [] synonym: "radiotelemetry EKG" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000003 ! electrocardiography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T14:11:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000466 name: serum total phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures all, i.e. the entirety, of the phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] synonym: "total serum phospholipid analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000479 ! blood total phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T16:02:57Z [Term] id: MMO:0000467 name: phospholipid analysis of serum lipoprotein fraction def: "A laboratory test which measures the level of one or more phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in a lipoprotein fraction of serum. Serum lipoprotein fractions are samples resulting from the separation of the components of serum on the basis of density, such as by density gradient ultracentrifugation." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:8698878] synonym: "serum lipoprotein fraction phospholipid analysis" RELATED [] synonym: "serum lipoprotein fraction phospholipid measurement test" RELATED [] is_obsolete: true created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T16:04:16Z [Term] id: MMO:0000468 name: column chromatography def: "Any chromatographic technique, i.e. a technique for separating and/or analyzing a complex mixture based on its differential movement through a two-phase system, in which the mobile phase moves through a tube filled, lined or packed with the stationary phase." [Website:http\://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Analytical_Chemistry/Instrumental_Analysis/Chromatography/Chromatographic_Columns] is_a: MMO:0000288 ! chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T17:41:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000469 name: gas chromatography def: "Any of a group of analytical separation techniques used to analyze volatile substances in the gas phase. In gas chromatography, the components of a sample are dissolved in a solvent and vaporized in order to separate the analytes by distributing the sample between two phases: a stationary phase and a mobile phase. The mobile phase is a chemically inert gas that serves to carry the molecules of the analyte through the heated column; the stationary phase can be either a solid adsorbant or a liquid on an inert support." [Website:http\://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Analytical_Chemistry/Instrumental_Analysis/Chromatography/Gas_Chromatography] synonym: "gas column chromatography" EXACT [] synonym: "GC" RELATED [] synonym: "vapor-phase chromatography" RELATED [] synonym: "VPC" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000468 ! column chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T17:52:38Z [Term] id: MMO:0000470 name: gas-solid chromatography def: "An analytical separation technique used to analyze volatile substances in the gas phase. The components of a sample are dissolved in a solvent and vaporized in order to separate the analytes by distributing the sample between two phases: a mobile phase comprised of a chemically inert gas that serves to carry the molecules of the analyte through the heated column, and a stationary phase consisting of a solid adsorbant." [Website:http\://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Analytical_Chemistry/Instrumental_Analysis/Chromatography/Gas_Chromatography] synonym: "gas-solid column chromatography" EXACT [] synonym: "GSC" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000469 ! gas chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T17:56:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000471 name: gas-liquid chromatography def: "An analytical separation technique used to analyze volatile substances in the gas phase. The components of a sample are dissolved in a solvent and vaporized in order to separate the analytes by distributing the sample between two phases: a mobile phase comprised of a chemically inert gas that serves to carry the molecules of the analyte through the heated column, and a stationary phase consisting of a liquid on an inert support." [Website:http\://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Analytical_Chemistry/Instrumental_Analysis/Chromatography/Gas_Chromatography] synonym: "gas-liquid column chromatography" EXACT [] synonym: "GLC" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000469 ! gas chromatography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-14T17:56:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000472 name: blood intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) particles in blood. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins." [Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "blood IDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000489 ! blood differential lipoprotein-cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:15:19Z [Term] id: MMO:0000473 name: serum intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) particles in a sample of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein membrane surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "serum IDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000472 ! blood intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:16:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000474 name: plasma intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test def: "A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) particles in a sample of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein membrane surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "plasma IDL-cholesterol test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000472 ! blood intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:18:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000475 name: blood high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction of blood. HDL is the smallest (diameter approximately 5–15 nm) of the major lipoprotein particles, complex particles that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "blood HDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000490 ! blood differential lipoprotein-phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:29:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000476 name: blood intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) fraction of blood. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins (diameter approximately 25–50 nm)." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "blood IDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000490 ! blood differential lipoprotein-phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:31:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000477 name: blood low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction of blood. LDL consitute a class of relatively large (diameter approximately 18–28 nm), heterogeneous lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "blood LDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000490 ! blood differential lipoprotein-phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:34:17Z [Term] id: MMO:0000478 name: blood very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fraction of blood. VLDL consitute a class of large (diameter approximately 30-80 nm) lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "blood VLDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000490 ! blood differential lipoprotein-phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:50:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000479 name: blood total phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures all, i.e. the entirety, of the phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000323 ! blood phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T11:52:41Z [Term] id: MMO:0000480 name: plasma total phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures all, i.e. the entirety, of the phospholipids, phosphorous-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule, in plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended." [Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed] synonym: "plasma total phospholipid analysis" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000479 ! blood total phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T12:02:51Z [Term] id: MMO:0000481 name: serum high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. HDL is the smallest (diameter approximately 5–15 nm) of the major lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "serum HDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000475 ! blood high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:05:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000482 name: plasma high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. HDL is the smallest (diameter approximately 5–15 nm) of the major lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "plasma HDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000475 ! blood high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:06:45Z [Term] id: MMO:0000483 name: serum intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) fraction of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins (diameter approximately 25–50 nm)." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "serum IDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000476 ! blood intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:07:54Z [Term] id: MMO:0000484 name: plasma intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) fraction of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins (diameter approximately 25–50 nm)." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-density_lipoprotein] synonym: "plasma IDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000476 ! blood intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:08:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000485 name: serum low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. LDL consitute a class of relatively large (diameter approximately 18–28 nm), heterogeneous lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "serum LDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000477 ! blood low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:11:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000486 name: plasma low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. LDL consitute a class of relatively large (diameter approximately 18–28 nm), heterogeneous lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "plasma LDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000477 ! blood low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:12:30Z [Term] id: MMO:0000487 name: serum very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fraction of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. VLDL consitute a class of large (diameter approximately 30-80 nm) lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "serum VLDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000478 ! blood very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:13:55Z [Term] id: MMO:0000488 name: plasma very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test def: "A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fraction of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. VLDL consitute a class of large (diameter approximately 30-80 nm) lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Miller-Keane:Miller-Keane_Encyclopedia_and_Dictionary_of_Medicine_Nursing_and_Allied_Health--7th_Ed, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] synonym: "plasma VLDL phospholipid test" EXACT [] is_a: MMO:0000478 ! blood very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-15T13:14:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000489 name: blood differential lipoprotein-cholesterol analysis def: "Any laboratory test which measures the amount of cholesterol carried by or specifically associated with a particular type of lipoprotein (a complex particle that consists of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) in blood. Cholesterol is a eukaryotic sterol that in higher animals is the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones and a key constituent of cell membranes." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000167 ! blood lipoprotein analysis is_a: MMO:0000491 ! blood cholesterol analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-16T12:40:18Z [Term] id: MMO:0000490 name: blood differential lipoprotein-phospholipid analysis def: "Any laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) specifically associated with a particular type of lipoprotein, a complex that consists of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids, in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein] is_a: MMO:0000167 ! blood lipoprotein analysis is_a: MMO:0000323 ! blood phospholipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-16T12:51:29Z [Term] id: MMO:0000491 name: blood cholesterol analysis def: "Any laboratory test which measures one or more properties such as the amount, composition, etc of cholesterol, a eukaryotic sterol that in higher animals is the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones and a key constituent of cell membranes, in blood." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000038 ! blood lipid analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-16T12:59:46Z [Term] id: MMO:0000492 name: in vivo linear measurement method def: "Any procedure or technique performed in or on a living body, for example, a procedure performed on an organ in situ or on the entire living organism, by which a measurement is made in a straight line that connects two points directly." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T13:56:01Z [Term] id: MMO:0000493 name: measuring stick-based body length mreasuring method def: "A procedure to measure the full length of the intact body of an organism, that is, the extent of the body along its greatest dimension, which employs a measuring stick, a measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements of length." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Website:http\://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/measuring_stick#word=measuring%20stick] is_a: MMO:0000209 ! body length measuring method is_a: MMO:0000210 ! in vivo measuring stick method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:10:07Z [Term] id: MMO:0000494 name: ruler-based body length mreasuring method def: "A procedure to measure the full length of the intact body of an organism, that is, the extent of the body along its greatest dimension, which employs a ruler, a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges and graduated, for example in millimetres or inches, used for measuring lengths." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Collins:Collins_Online_English_Dictionary] is_a: MMO:0000209 ! body length measuring method is_a: MMO:0000211 ! in vivo ruler method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:17:45Z [Term] id: MMO:0000495 name: ex vivo linear measurement method def: "A procedure or technique performed outside (i.e., distinct from or removed from) the living body by which a measurement is made in a straight line that connects two points directly." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:27:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000496 name: histology def: "The anatomical study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000109 ! ex vivo microscopy created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:37:26Z [Term] id: MMO:0000497 name: histochemistry def: "The branch of histology dealing with the identification of chemical components in cells and tissues." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000496 ! histology created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:38:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000498 name: immunohistochemistry def: "Microscopic analysis of specific antigens in tissues by staining with antibodies labeled with fluorescent or pigmented material." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007] is_a: MMO:0000497 ! histochemistry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:40:13Z [Term] id: MMO:0000499 name: ex vivo microscopic linear measurement method def: "A procedure or technique performed outside (i.e., distinct from or removed from) the living body by which a measurement is made in a straight line that connects two points directly on a microscopic scale, that is, using an instrument to obtain an enlarged image of small objects and reveal details of structure not otherwise distinguishable." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000109 ! ex vivo microscopy is_a: MMO:0000495 ! ex vivo linear measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:54:05Z [Term] id: MMO:0000500 name: ex vivo linear measurement method using electron microscopy def: "A procedure or technique performed outside (i.e., distinct from or removed from) the living body by which a measurement is made in a straight line that directly connects two points using an electron microscopea microscope using beams of electrons, negatively charged elementary particles, to produce highly magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000110 ! ex vivo electron microscopy is_a: MMO:0000499 ! ex vivo microscopic linear measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T15:07:12Z [Term] id: MMO:0000501 name: ex vivo linear measurement method using light microscopy def: "A procedure or technique performed outside (i.e., distinct from or removed from) the living body by which a measurement is made in a straight line that directly connects two points using a light microscope, an optical instrument that uses visible light processed through a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, Farlex:Farlex_Partner_Medical_Dictionary_2012, ISBN:978-1416049982] is_a: MMO:0000111 ! ex vivo light microscopy is_a: MMO:0000499 ! ex vivo microscopic linear measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T14:59:59Z [Term] id: MMO:0000502 name: cell-based bioassay def: "Any method to determine the strength or biological activity of a drug, hormone or other substance by comparing its effects on isolated cells with those of a reference standard, or to experimentally investigate the properties or functions of isolated cells." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, RGD:JRS] is_a: MMO:0000441 ! bioassay created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T15:31:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000503 name: cell proliferation assay def: "An experimental procedure to measure the rate, level or amount of growth and reproduction of isolated cells." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007] comment: Scope note: this term is intended for use in cases where the resulting measurement is of the growth of the cells, not when cell growth is used as a readout to determine the amount or activity of an applied substance. For that application, use "cell proliferation bioassay" (MMO:0000442). is_a: MMO:0000222 ! isolated cell method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-01-23T15:34:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000504 name: urine protein sulfosalicylic acid precipitation test def: "A method in which sulfosalicylic acid (that is, the SSA reagent) is added to a small and equal volume of clear urine. The acidification causes precipitation of protein in the sample (seen as increasing turbidity), which can be subjectively quantitated visually or more precisely quantitated using photometry." [Website:http\://www.austincc.edu/mlt/ua/UrineProteinSulfosalicylicAcidPrecipitationTest.pdf, Website:http\://www.fpnotebook.com/Urology/Lab/SlfslcylcAcd.htm] synonym: "SSA protein precipitation test" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000335 ! urine total protein analysis created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-02-07T11:53:04Z [Term] id: MMO:0000505 name: glove test def: "An experimental method in which an animal (for example, a rat) is placed in an experimental apparatus or test cage and subsequently presented with a gloved human hand, passively and/or with attempts to handle the animal, and reactions are assessed." [PMID:18177873] is_a: MMO:0000254 ! body movement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-02-07T12:50:09Z [Term] id: MMO:0000506 name: glove test with visual analysis of video recording def: "An experimental method in which an animal (for example, a rat) is placed in an experimental apparatus or test cage and subsequently presented with a gloved human hand, passively and/or with attempts to handle the animal and the animal's reactions are recorded. These reactions are then evaluated, appraised or perceived through the sense of sight by watching the stored sound- and image-based record of the organism." [PMID:18177873] is_a: MMO:0000401 ! visual assessment of in vivo video recording is_a: MMO:0000505 ! glove test created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-02-07T12:50:52Z [Term] id: MMO:0000507 name: wire electrode telemetric electrocardiography with power spectral analysis def: "A procedure in which graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle are made utilizing a sensor located within the body with the measurement based on data transmitted by radio waves from the subject to the recording apparatus. Subsequently, these measurements are subjected to a computer analysis of variances in heart function." [Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, PMID:2874900, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] synonym: "radiotelemetry ECG" RELATED [] synonym: "radiotelemetry EKG" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000465 ! radiotelemetry electrocardiography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-02-07T13:02:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000508 name: in vivo whole body quantitative computed tomography def: "A computed tomography (CT) technique that uses a low radiation dose to analyze (for example to determine size or composition) and/or visualize the internal organs and tissues across the entire body of a living organism." [Multiple_Dictionaries:http\://www.thefreedictionary.com/, Website:http\://www.hitachi-aloka.co.jp/english/products/animal/lct200/index.html, Wikipedia:http\://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography] comment: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography can be performed on excised bones as well as bones in vivo. This term, being in the "in vivo method" branch of the MMO, does not cover ex vivo usage of the technique. For that application please use the term "ex vivo peripheral quantitative computed tomography", MMO:0000367. synonym: "in vivo whole body quantitative CT" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000364 ! quantitative computed tomography created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-03-05T14:55:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000509 name: audiometry def: "Any method by which the acuity of hearing for the various frequencies of sound waves is measured." [Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-03-07T14:35:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000510 name: evoked response audiometry def: "A method of testing hearing ability at the level of the brainstem and/or auditory cortex." [Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed] synonym: "ABR audiometry" RELATED [] synonym: "auditory brainstem response audiometry" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000509 ! audiometry created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-03-07T14:44:33Z [Term] id: MMO:0000511 name: metabolic cage urine volume measurement method def: "A method which utilizes a metabolic cage, a housing unit constructed for the separate collection of liquid and solid wastes and in some cases for measurement of liquid waste, to determine the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a sample of urine, the fluid waste product excreted by the kidneys." [American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Science_Dictionary_2005, Website:http\://www.pharmacelsus.de/metabolic_cage/] is_a: MMO:0000357 ! urine volume measurement method created_by: JSmith creation_date: 2014-03-10T11:20:37Z [Typedef] id: OBO_REL:part_of name: part_of created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-08-05T01:45:43Z