noun: The work of enveloping. An offensive action in which an attacking power techniques over or around the opponent and attacks from the backside; see in addition pincer action.
Institute of Psychiatry / For Professionals / Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory (CNL) Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (%dCDT) is a bio-marker for heavy alcohol consumption. %dCDT, a heavy alcohol usage test, allows for the monitoring of alcohol consumption over an extended period of time.
Serum transferrin is a beta-globulin that transports iron in the plasma. It has a serum half-life of 7 to 10 days. Serum levels of transferrin are affected by nutritional factors (as are serum levels of albumin during a stress response) and iron metabolism.