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double

two of them.

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double burst stimulation

a technique of nerve stimulation in which two short tetanic stimuli are applied and the response pattern used to monitor neuromuscular blockade during anesthesia.

double cervix

see double cervix.

double diffusion precipitin test

see immunodiffusion.

double fleece

2 years' growth of wool.

double gee

see emex australis.

double muscling

see myofiber hyperplasia.

double pregnancy

see superfetation.

double reciprocal plot

a graphical technique for analyzing drug antagonisms by plotting the effect against the dose. Called also Lineweaver-Burk plot.

double scalp

palpable thinning of the cranial bones in young sheep on inadequate diet.

double-stranded (ds)

nucleic acid occurring as a two-strand helix.