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Medical Definition of Allen-Doisy unit
1. The quantity of oestrogen capable of producing in a spayed mouse a characteristic change in the vaginal epithelium, namely, disappearance of leukocytes and appearance of cornified cells, as determined by a vaginal smear; equal approximately to one-half of an estrone unit. Synonym: mouse unit. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allen-Doisy Unit
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