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OVINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ovine mean? 

OVINE (adjective)
  The adjective OVINE has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheepplay

  Familiarity information: OVINE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVINE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sheep (woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat)


 Context examples 


Corticorelin ovine triflutate is used as a diagnostic tool in differentiating pituitary and ectopic production of ACTH.

(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ovine submaxillary mucin (OSM), extracted from an ovine submaxillary gland, provides a rich source of the sialylated Tn antigen (sTn), which is a carbohydrate antigen found on mucins of many epithelial tumors.

(Ovine Submaxillary Mucin, NCI Thesaurus)

A highly purified preparation of ovine testicular hyaluronidase with potential chemoadjuvant activity.

(Hyaluronidase, Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine triflutate is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine Triflutate, NCI Thesaurus)

A trifluoroacetate salt of ovine corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), a 41 amino acids peptide similar to human CRH, used as a diagnostic agent.

(Corticorelin Ovine Triflutate, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant ovine corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), a 41 amino acids peptide similar to human CRH, used as a diagnostic agent.

(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)



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