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Spectrophotometric analysis
Determination of materials in a compound by measuring the amount of light they absorb in the infrared, visible, or ultraviolet region of the spectrum.
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Tandem mass spectrometry
An analytical device that can rapidly assess the biochemical makeup of hundreds of specimens by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of molecules.
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Spectrometry
The process of determining the wavelength of light rays by use of a spectrometer. The discipline involving the utilization of a spectrometer.
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Mass spectrograph
A device that separates ions of different masses by employing a magnetic field to deflect them as they travel along a given path.
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Spectrofluorometer
An instrument that measures the degree and frequencies of fluorescence of compounds in chemical reactions or in solution.
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Spectrocolorimeter
A device for detecting color blindness by isolating a single spectral color.
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Spectrin
An intracellular, calcium-dependent contractile protein that helps maintain the structure and shape of cells, especially red blood cells.
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Speckle
A grainy distortion (a kind of “noise”) in an ultrasonographic image.
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Specific treatment
Treatment directed at the cause of a disease.
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Specific therapy
Administration of a remedy acting directly against the cause of a disease, as penicillin for syphilis or acyclovir for herpes simplex virus.
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