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fluo·res·cent

 (flo͝o-rĕs′ənt, flô-, flō-)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to fluorescence.
b. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence: fluorescent corals; fluorescent light.
2. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid: bright fluorescent colors.
3. Of or relating to a light bulb that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge photons.
n.
1. A fluorescent light bulb.
2. A lamp that is fitted with a fluorescent light bulb.
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fluorescent

(ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt)
adj
exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence
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fluo•res•cent

(flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ-)

adj.
1. possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
2. strikingly bright or glowing.
n.
3. a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.
[1853]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fluorescent - a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
fluorescent fixture
lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light
Adj.1.fluorescent - emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
2.fluorescent - brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"
colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
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Translations
فلوريّمُسْتَشِع، فلورِسَنت
fluoreskujícísvětélkující
fluorescerende
loiste-
fluorescentan
fluoreszkáló
flúrljómandi
蛍光性の
형광성의
fluorescencijafluorescencinis
fluorescējošs
fluoreskujúci
självlysande
ไฟนีออน
floresanflorışıl
bằng huỳnh quang

fluorescent

[flʊəˈresnt] ADJ [lighting, tube, lamp] → fluorescente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fluorescent

[flʊəˈrɛsənt] adj
[surface, substance, colour] → fluorescent(e)
[light] → fluorescent(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fluorescent

adj (= luminous) colour → leuchtend; dye, paint, clothes → fluoreszierend; fluorescent display/screen → Leuchtanzeige f → /-schirm m

fluorescent

:
fluorescent bulb
n → Leuchtstoffbirne f
fluorescent light
n → Leuchtstofflampe f, → Neonlampe f
fluorescent lighting
n → Neonbeleuchtung f, → Neonröhre f
fluorescent tube
n → Leuchtstoffröhre f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fluorescent

[ˌflʊəˈrɛs/ənt] adj (lighting, tube) → fluorescente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fluorescent

(fluəˈresnt) adjective
giving off a certain kind of light. fluorescent light; fluorescent paint.
fluoˈrescence noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

fluorescent

→ فلوريّ světélkující fluorescerende leuchtend φθορίζων fluorescente loiste- fluorescent fluorescentan fluorescente 蛍光性の 형광성의 fluorescerend fluorescerende fluorescencyjny fluorescente флуоресцентный självlysande ไฟนีออน floresan bằng huỳnh quang 荧光的
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fluor·es·cent

a. fluorescente, rel. a la fluorescencia;
___ antibody → anticuerpo ___;
___ troponemal antibody absorption test → técnica del anticuerpo ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

fluorescent

adj fluorescente
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Keywords: Blood Donors, Syphilis Screening, Treponema pallidum, FTA-ABS Test, Fluorescent Trepo-nemal Antibody-Absorption Test, Vitros Eci.
COMPARISON OF CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST FOR SYPHILIS SCREENING IN BLOOD DONORS ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF LAHORE
The RPR test result was nonreactive while the FTA-ABS test result was reactive.
Primary Anal Canal Syphilis in Men: The Clinicopathologic Spectrum of an Easily Overlooked Diagnosis
Historically, a "shotgun" approach was used, involving computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an electrocardiogram (EKG), urinalysis, renal ultrasound, complete blood count, chemistries, a thyroid-stimulating hormone test, an erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a TORCH profile, and an FTA-ABS test for syphilis, among others.
Pediatric sensorineural hearing loss
Like the TPI, the FTA-ABS test is relatively subjective and labor intensive and has largely been replaced by the particle agglutination assay.
A review of the biology and the laboratory diagnosis of Treponema pallidum infections
Therefore, a positive syphilis IgG or FTA-Abs test (both treponemal tests) is not conclusive of active syphilis infection; the RPR (non-treponemal test) on the infant must be positive as well.(3) The tests performed on the infant should be the same as those performed on the mother to enable comparison of titer results.
A new reflex testing algorithm for syphilis screening
Traditionally, the FTA-ABS test has been considered the gold standard treponemal test and still is used by some laboratories.
Discordant results from reverse sequence syphilis screening--five laboratories, United States, 2006-2010
The CSF FTA-ABS test is less specific for neurosyphilis than the CSF-VDRL but is highly sensitive; neurosyphilis is highly unlikely with a negative CSF FTA-ABS test."
CDC updates guidelines on STD treatment
Overall, 211 (24.3%) of sera obtained from these patients were reactive in both the RPR and FTA-ABS tests, a further 236 (27.2%) were reactive in the FTA-ABS test alone, and 421 (48.5%) were negative for both.
The influence of concomitant HIV infection on the serological diagnosis of primary syphilis in southern Africa
The RPR was nonreactive; an FTA-ABS test was not ordered.
Clinical management of syphilis is poor even as rates soar

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