sp. - definition of sp. in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

species /spe·cies/ (spe´shēz) a taxonomic category subordinate to a genus (or subgenus) and superior to a subspecies or variety.

type species the original species from which the description of the genus is formulated.

spe·cies (sp

z, -s

n. pl. species

1. A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.

2. An organism belonging to such a category, represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in the bacterium Escherichia coli.

3. A class of pharmaceutical preparations consisting of a mixture of dried plants in sufficiently fine division to be used in making boiled extracts or infusions.

4. A specific type of atomic nucleus, atom, ion, or molecule.

species (Sp)

[spē′sēz, spē′shēz] pl. species (sp., spp.)

Etymology: L, form

the category of living things below genus in rank. A species is a genetically distinct group of demes that share a common gene pool and are reproductively isolated from all other such groups. See also deme, genus.

species [spe´shēz]

a taxonomic category subordinate to a genus (or subgenus) and superior to a subspecies or variety; composed of individuals similar in certain morphologic and physiologic characteristics.

type species the original species from which the description of the genus is formulated.

species

a taxonomic category subordinate to a genus (or subgenus) and superior to a subspecies or variety; composed of individuals similar in certain morphological and physiological characteristics, the important one of which is that they are capable of interbreeding to produce fertile and viable offspring.

species difference

the difference between species in their response to therapeutic agents, poisons and infections due to physical, biochemical, immunological differences.

species specialist

a veterinarian who specializes in the diseases and management of an individual animal species.

type species

the original species from which the description of the genus is formulated.

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Medical browser	?		Full browser	?
antigen attenuated virus binomial nomenclature clade Clostridium botulinum Clostridium difficile Clostridium perfringens complete antigen flagellar antigen genus heteroagglutination heterogeneic antigen heterohemagglutination heterolysis influenza A virus Ixodes Ixodes dammini Ixodes scapularis Leishmania	Straight Statistics lodged its objection on the basis that the natural interpretation most punters would put on the advert was that if you placed a bet with Betfair, you stood to gain a 40 per cent better return than betting at SP. Betfair censured over claims in advert of 40% better odds by The Racing Post (London, England) Betfair has spent two years developing a robust system to allow bets to be placed at its own SP. New SP system wins approval of high rollers by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Because NML has its own product in commerce, practicing the invention, it likely was unwilling to grant a non-exclusive license to SP. The velvet rope I: the case of the severed joint; Examining the long, ... by Almada, Anthony / Nutraceuticals World	South American blastomycosis South American burr South American camelids South American operation South American trypanosomiasis South Australian cobbler South Beach Diet South Devon South Suffolk Southampton Diet Southdown Southern Blot Southern blot analysis Southern blot hybridization Southern blot test southern mock orange Southern transfer southwest Africa slangkop Southwestern Blot sow soy Soy Breast Implant soybean Sp sp gr sp. sp. gr sp. gr. SPA space Space Adaptation Syndrome Space Cadet Space Headache space maintainer space medicine space obtainer space regainer Space Ship Space Sickness Space Suit Space Toilet space-occupying lesion space-occupying lesions spacer spaces, confined, fear of spaces, open, fear of spacial formula Spade Deformity Spade Field Spade Hand SPAF	sp vol SP ZOO SP&BA SP&E SP&I/O SP&OD SP&P SP&S SP&TS SP-1 SP-100 SP-B SP-BEW SP-FP SP-FX SP-GR SP-I SP-MIDI SP-QRGB SP-RPAE SP-STM/STS SP-TCIM SP-TD SP-UB sp. sp. gr sp. gr sp. gr sp. gr. sp. gr. sp. ht SP.Z O.O SP/2 SP/AP SP/CR SP/CS SP/HD SP/k SP/k programming language SP/S SP/SC SP:AP Sp0rk Sp0rk SP1 SP1 Sp1 (biology) Sp1 transcription factor SP2 SP2 SP2SP SP2T SP2T Sp3 Sp3

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Medical browser

Full browser

antigen
attenuated virus
binomial nomenclature
clade
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium perfringens
complete antigen
flagellar antigen
genus
heteroagglutination
heterogeneic antigen
heterohemagglutination
heterolysis
influenza A virus
Ixodes
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes scapularis
Leishmania

Straight Statistics lodged its objection on the basis that the natural interpretation most punters would put on the advert was that if you placed a bet with Betfair, you stood to gain a 40 per cent better return than betting at SP.

Betfair censured over claims in advert of 40% better odds by The Racing Post (London, England)

Betfair has spent two years developing a robust system to allow bets to be placed at its own SP.

New SP system wins approval of high rollers by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Because NML has its own product in commerce, practicing the invention, it likely was unwilling to grant a non-exclusive license to SP.

The velvet rope I: the case of the severed joint; Examining the long, ... by Almada, Anthony / Nutraceuticals World

species (redirected from sp.)

species
(redirected from sp.)