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component
[com-po´nent]1. a constituent element or part.
2. one part of a prosthesis system.
clinical c's the three classification schemes that make up the omaha system: the problem classification scheme arranges 40 nursing diagnoses (called client problems) into four different domains; the intervention scheme assigns nursing interventions to the client problems; and the problem rating scale for outcomes assigns ratings to describe the client's problem-specific knowledge, behavior, and status at various points in the treatment process. See Appendix on the Omaha System.
M component [Myeloma or Macroglobulinemia] structurally homogeneous protein in serum or urine appearing as a sharp spike in the beta or gamma globulin region on protein electrophoresis. The protein is in most cases a monoclonal immunoglobulin or heavy chain fragment, or a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain or light chain fragment, either alone or with monoclonal immunoglobulin containing the same light chain. M components are characteristic of plasma cell dyscrasias.
performance c's see performance components.
plasma thromboplastin component (PTC) factor IX, one of the coagulation factors.
com·po·nent
(kom-pō'nent),An element forming a part of the whole.
[L. com-pono, pp. -positus, to place together]
com·po·nent
(kŏm-pō'nĕnt)An element forming a part of the whole.
[L. com-pono, pp. -positus, to place together]
com·po·nent
(kŏm-pō'nĕnt)An element forming a part of the whole.
[L. com-pono, pp. -positus, to place together]