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PC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
Synonyms:
microcomputer; PC; personal computer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("PC" is a kind of...):
digital computer (a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits)
Meronyms (parts of "PC"):
microprocessor (integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system)
PC board (a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "PC"):
desktop computer (a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace)
portable computer (a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand)
Context examples:
Also called Carbo-Tax regimen, carboplatin-Taxol regimen, CaT regimen, and PC regimen.
(carboplatin-Taxol, NCI Dictionary)
These cellular signals, generated from two different synaptic origins, trigger a cascade of events culminating in a phosphorylation-dependent, long-term reduction in AMPA receptor sensitivity at the PF-PC synapse.
(Long-Term Depression Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
In the bone matrix, PC-1 is the major producer of PPi, which in turn has an inhibitory effect on hydroxyapatite deposition.
(Bone Mineralization Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Two osteoblast proteins, tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and plasma cell membrane glycoprotein-1 (PC-1) are involved in this process.
(Bone Mineralization Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Cerebellar long-term depression (LTD), thought to be a molecular and cellular basis for cerebellar learning, is a process involving a decrease in the synaptic strength between parallel fiber (PF) and Purkinje cells (PCs) induced by the conjunctive activation of PFs and climbing fiber (CF).
(Long-Term Depression Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
