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Protease inhibitor
One of a class of anti-HIV drugs designed to inhibit the enzyme protease and thereby interfere with virus replication. Protease inhibitors prevent proteases from splitting proteins into peptides. Protease inhibitors prevent the cleavage of…
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Show more- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk
- Karyotyping The preparation, analysis, and interpretation of a karyotype
- QT syndrome, long An inherited defect in the heart rhythm. In the US alone, it is estimated that 4,000 children and young…
- Eye bank A place to store corneas (the clear 'front window' of the eye) for use in future keratoplasty (surgery to…
- Paternal 1. Pertaining to the father as, for example, a paternal age effect.2. Related through the father as, for…
- System, sympathetic nervous A part of nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood…
- Migraineur A person who has migraine headache. Borrowed from the French
- Proteins, G These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita An inherited cause of bone-marrow failure, dyskeratosis congenita is a syndrome characterized by abnormal…
- P.o. Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin 'per os', by mouth). One of a number of hallowed…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Wymmin An alternate spelling of wimmin