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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 714374 Last modified 10.03.2026
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - SurgeryStandardisation - Metrology
  • rahvusvaheliselt määratud hulk bioloogiliselt toimivat ainet (rahvusvahelisi ühikuid püütakse võimalusel asendada massiühikutega)
abbreviation
international unit
Usage examples
  • ... they come from swine herds which are not restricted under the Cyprian brucellosis eradication legislation, they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a serum agglutination test which showed a brucella count of less than 30 IU of agglutination and with negative result to a complement-fixation test for brucellosis; ...
IU abbreviation
UI abbreviation
IE abbreviation
ky abbreviation

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 727576 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - Surgery
  • dosage unit - a quantity, as of a drug, required to produce a given effect
toimeühik
Usage examples
  • Oxytocin (inj. 5 TÜ/ml 1ml) ...
abbreviation
unit preferred
Usage examples
  • unit of oxytocin, a USP unit expressing the uterus-stimulating activity of preparations of synthetic oxytocin; one unit is approximately equivalent to the strength of 2 mg of pure hormone.
U abbreviation
d.u. abbreviation

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 634977 Last modified 20.11.2024
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Domain metrologyunits of measurement
  • aine kogus farmakoloogias (nt vitamiin, hormoon või toksiin), mis annab rahvusvaheliselt tunnustatud bioloogilisel meetodil kontrollimisel kindlaksmääratud efekti
  • quantity of a substance, such as a vitamin, hormone, or toxin, that produces a specified effect when tested according to an internationally accepted biological procedure
rahvusvaheline ühik preferred
Usage examples
  • Rahvusvahelisi ühikuid kasutatakse vitamiinide ja bioloogiliste ainete (hormoonid, mõned ravimid, vaktsiinid, veretooted ja sarnased bioloogiliselt aktiivsed ained) väärtuste hindamiseks.
IU abbreviation, symbol
international unit preferred
Usage examples
  • International units are used to quantify vitamins and biologics (hormones, some medications, vaccines, blood products and similar biologically active substances).
IU abbreviation

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