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capillary fragility test (medicine) and absorption (iou)


capillary fragility test (medicine)


capillary fragility test


A tourniquet test used to determine presence of vitamin C deficiency or thrombocytopenia; a circle 2.5 cm in diameter, the upper edge of which is 4 cm below the crease of the elbow, is drawn on the inner aspect of the forearm, pressure midway between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure is applied above the elbow for 15 minutes, and a count of petechiae within the circle is made: 10, normal; 10 to 20, marginal zone; over 20, abnormal.

See: Rumpel-Leede test.

Synonym: capillary resistance test, vitamin C test.


absorption (iou)



absorption noun. L16.
[Latin absorptio(n-), from absorpt- pa. ppl stem of absorbere ABSORB: see -ION.]
The swallowing up or engulfing of bodies. L16-M18.
Disappearance through incorporation in something else. M18.
The chemical or physical process of absorbing substances, energy, light, etc. M18.
b. Physiology. The taking up of fluids or dissolved substances by living tissue; esp. the taking of digested contents of the intestine into the blood and lymphatic system. M18.
Engrossment of the mind or faculties. M19.
Mental assimilation. M20.
Comb.: absorption costing a method of calculating the cost of a product or enterprise by taking into account indirect expenses (overheads) as well as direct costs; absorption spectrum a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a substance, characteristically showing lines or bands due to absorption at particular wavelengths.