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real time

Etymology: L, res, factual; AS, tid, tide

an application of computerized equipment that allows data to be processed with relation to ongoing external events, so that the operators can make immediate diagnostic or other decisions based on the current data output. Ultrasound scanning uses real-time control systems, making results available almost simultaneously with the generation of the input data.

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time [tīm]

a measure of duration. See under adjectives for specific times, such as bleeding time.

activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT, aPTT) the period required for clot formation in recalcified blood plasma after contact activation and the addition of platelet substitutes such as brain cephalins or similar phospholipids; used to assess the coagulation pathways. A prolonged aPTT can indicate a deficiency of any of various coagulation factors, including factors XII, XI, IX, VIII, X, V, and II, and fibrinogen.

AEC minimal response time the shortest duration at which x-ray exposure can be terminated by automatic exposure control.

atrioventricular sequential time a fixed nonprogrammable interval that extends from the atrial stimulus to the ventricular stimulus.

bleeding time the time required for a standardized wound to stop bleeding; used as a test for platelet disorders; see also bleeding time.

circulation time the time required for blood to flow between two given points; see also circulation time.

clotting time (coagulation time) the time required for blood to clot in a glass tube; see also clotting.

cold ischemia time the time between the placement of a traumatically amputated body part in ice and the time of surgical replantation.

inertia time the time required to overcome the inertia of a muscle after reception of a stimulus.

ischemia time the total time between traumatic amputation of a limb or portion of a limb and its surgical reimplantation; it is the sum of warm and cold ischemia times.

minimal response time in radiology, the shortest possible exposure time for an x-ray film to be exposed automatically.

one-stage prothrombin time prothrombin time.

prothrombin time see prothrombin time.

real time a term used to describe a recording device that shows events simultaneously to their occurrence.

R peak time intrinsicoid deflection.

thrombin time the time required for plasma fibrinogen to form thrombin; see also thrombin time.

warm ischemia time the time interval between traumatic amputation of a limb or part and its placement on ice.

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real time,

n an application of computerized equipment allowing data to be processed with relation to ongoing external events so that the operators can make immediate decisions based on the current data output. Ultrasound scanning uses real-time control systems, making results available almost simultaneously with the generation of the input data.

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real time

a term used to describe the making of electronic observations and the processing of them while the data is being collected rather than later.

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real time

adjective Referring to live action displayed on a monitor that is not subject to delay Informatics Computer communications or processes that are so fast they seem instantaneous