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extender
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extender
See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender.
extender [ik′sten·dər]
(chemistry)
A material used to dilute or extend or change the properties of resins, ceramics, paints, rubber, and so on.
(electricity)
A male or female receptacle connected by a short cable to make a test point more conveniently accessible to a test probe.

extender
1. A white, inert mineral pigment of low opacity; used in paints to provide bulk, texture, or a lower gloss or to reduce paint cost. Common extenders are calcium carbonate, silica, diatomaceous earth, talc, and clay.
2. A substance added to synthetic resin adhesives to increase volume and reduce cost without affecting quality.


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2) Initial fluid support consisted of administration of 6% hetastarch (60 ml slow IV over 15 minutes) and 120 ml of 2.
The patient had severe anemia and thrombocytopenia requiring albumin, hetastarch, vitamin K, erythropoietin, and transfusions of packed red blood cells, fresh-frozen plasma, and platelets.
Cryobanks realized a time-savings of 50 minutes per cord blood unit using PrepaCyte-CB compared to its previous hetastarch processing method.
 
 
 
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