CEPH

Meaning of CEPH in English

The Centre dEtudes du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH), an internationally reknowned research laboratory created in Paris in 1984 by Professor Jean Dausset (Nobel Prize, Medicine and Physiology, 1980) to provide the scientific community with resources for human genome mapping. Also known as the Fondation Jean Dausset-CEPH.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

FONDATION JEAN DAUSSET-CEPH — The Centre dEtudes du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH), an internationally reknowned research laboratory created in Paris in 1984 by Professor Jean …
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CEFTRIAXONE — ¦seftrī¦aksōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: cef - (alteration of ceph alosporin — herein) + - triaxone , of unknown …
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CEFTRIAXONE — noun Etymology: cef- (alteration of ceph alosporin) + -triaxone, of unknown origin Date: 1984 : a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic …
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TELENCEPHALON — [tel.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1897): the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or the corresponding part of the adult forebrain that …
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SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS — [subacute sclerosing pan.en.ceph.a.li.tis] n [panencephalitis fr. NL, fr. pan- + encephalitis] (1950): a central nervous system disease of children and …
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RHOMBENCEPHALON — [rhomb.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1897): hindbrain 1
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RHINENCEPHALON — [rhin.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1846): the chiefly olfactory part of the forebrain -- rhin.en.ce.phal.ic adj
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PROSENCEPHALON — [pros.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1846): forebrain -- pros.en.ce.phal.ic adj
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POST- — [post-] prefix [ME, fr. L, fr. post; akin to Lith pas at, Gk apo away from--more at of] 1 a: …
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MYELENCEPHALON — [my.e.len.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1871): the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain …
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MICROCEPHALY — [mi.cro.ceph.a.ly] n [NL microcephalia, fr. microcephalus microcephalic, fr. micr- + Gk kephale head--more at cephalic] (1863): a condition of abnormal …
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METENCEPHALON — [met.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (ca. 1871): the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult …
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MESENCEPHALON — [mes.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL] (1846): midbrain -- mes.en.ce.phal.ic adj
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MENINGOENCEPHALITIS — [me.nin.go.en.ceph.a.li.tis] n, pl -lit.i.des [NL] (ca. 1860): inflammation of the brain and meninges -- me.nin.go.en.ceph.a.lit.ic adj
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LEPTOCEPHALUS — [lep.to.ceph.a.lus] n, pl -li [NL, fr. Gk leptos + kephale head--more at cephalic] (1769): a long thin small-headed transparent pelagic …
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HYDROCEPHALUS — [hy.dro.ceph.a.lus] also hy.dro.ceph.a.ly n [NL hydrocephalus, fr. LL, hydrocephalic, adj., fr. Gk hydrokephalos, fr. hydr- + kephale head--more at cephalic] …
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ENCEPHALOPATHY — [en.ceph.a.lop.a.thy] n (1866): a disease of the brain; esp: one involving alterations of brain structure -- en.ceph.a.lo.path.ic adj
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ENCEPHALON — [en.ceph.a.lon] n, pl -la [NL, fr. Gk enkephalos] (1741): the vertebrate brain
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ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS — [en.ceph.a.lo.myo.car.di.tis] n [NL] (1947): an acute febrile virus disease characterized by degeneration and inflammation of skeletal and cardiac muscle and …
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ENCEPHALOMYELITIS — [en.ceph.a.lo.my.eli.tis] n, pl -elit.i.des [NL] (1908): concurrent inflammation of the brain and spinal cord; specif: any of several virus diseases …
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ENCEPHALOGRAPHY — [en.ceph.a.log.ra.phy] n (1922): roentgenography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air)
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ENCEPHALOGRAPH — [en.ceph.a.lo.graph] n (1928) 1: encephalogram 2: electroencephalograph
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ENCEPHALOGRAM — [en.ceph.a.lo.gram] n (1928): an X-ray picture of the brain made by encephalography
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ENCEPHALITOGENIC — [en.ceph.a.li.to.gen.ic] adj (1923): tending to cause encephalitis "an ~ virus" -- en.ceph.a.li.to.gen n
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ENCEPHALITIS — [en.ceph.a.li.tis] n, pl -lit.i.des (1843): inflammation of the brain -- en.ceph.a.lit.ic adj
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH — [elec.tro.en.ceph.a.lo.graph] n [ISV] (1936): an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves -- elec.tro.en.ceph.a.log.ra.pher n -- elec.tro.en.ceph.a.lo.graph.ic adj -- elec.tro.en.ceph.a.lo.graph.i.cal.ly …
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM — [elec.tro.en.ceph.a.lo.gram] n [ISV] (1934): the tracing of brain waves made by an electroencephalograph
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DOLICHOCEPHALIC — [dol.i.cho.ce.phal.ic] adj [NL dolichocephalus long-headed, fr. Gk dolichos long + -kephalos, fr. kephale head--more at cephalic] (1852): having a relatively …
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DIENCEPHALON — [di.en.ceph.a.lon] n [NL, fr. dia- + encephalon] (ca. 1883): the posterior subdivision of the forebrain--called also betweenbrain -- di.en.ce.phal.ic adj
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CEPHALOMETRY — [ceph.a.lom.e.try] n [ISV] (ca. 1889): the science of measuring the head in living individuals--compare craniometry -- ceph.a.lo.met.ric adj
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AUTOCEPHALOUS — [au.to.ceph.a.lous] adj [LGk autokephalos, fr. Gk aut- + kephale head--more at cephalic] (1863): being independent of external and esp. patriarchal …
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