Medical term:
PAS
p-aminosalicylic acid
(PAS) (PASA) [ah-me″no-sal-ĭ-sil´ik]an analogue of p-aminobenzoic acid that inhibits folic acid synthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, used in the treatment of tuberculosis, administered orally. In pharmacy it is officially called aminosalicylic acid. It enhances the potency of streptomycin and delays the development of bacilli resistant to streptomycin. Gastrointestinal irritation accompanied by anorexia, nausea, and vomiting may be reduced by administering the drug with food at mealtime.
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PAS
Abbreviation for p-aminosalicylic acid; periodic acid-Schiff stain; physician-assisted suicide.
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PAS
abbr.
para-aminosalicylic acid
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PAS
Abbreviation for:Parent Attitude Scale
parental alienation syndrome
patient accounting system
Patient Administration System (Medpeak-UK)
para-aminosalicylic acid
Performance Appraisal System
periodic acid-Schiff (stain)
Personality Assessment Scale
physician-assisted suicide
Polish Amiodarone Study
positron annihilation spectroscopy
post-abortion syndrome
posterior airway space
primary antiphospholipid syndrome
problem-appraisal scales
progressive accumulated stress
public address system
pulmonary artery stenosis
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PAS
1. Periodic acid-Schiff–stain, see there.
2. Para-aminosalicylic acid.
3. Pulmonary artery stenosis.
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PAS
Abbreviation for periodic acid-Schiff stain.
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pascal
(Pa) [pas-kal´, pas´kal]the SI unit of pressure, which corresponds to a force of one newton per square meter.
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Pas·cal
(pahs-kahl'),Blaise, French scientist, 1623-1662. See: pascal, Pascal law.
pas·cal (Pa),
(pahs'kahl),A derived unit of pressure or stress in the SI system, expressed in newtons per square meter; equal to 10-5 bar or 7.50062 × 10-3 torr.
[Blaise Pascal]
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pas·cal
(pas-kahl')A derived unit of pressure or stress in the SI, expressed in newtons per square meter; equal to 10-5 bar or 7.50062 × 10-3 torr.
[Blaise Pascal]
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Pascal,
Blaise, French scientist, 1623-1662.pascal - a derived unit of pressure or stress in the SI system.
Pascal law - fluids at rest transmit pressure equally in every direction.
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