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MME
Metallomembrane endopeptidase, also known as membrane metalloendopeptidase
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- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Penis, inflammation of the foreskin and glans In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- Retropubic prostatectomy Surgical removal of the prostate through an incision in the abdomen. NTER>
- Dysuria Painful or difficult urination. This includes burning on urination. Dysuria is most commonly due to bacterial…
- Disease names See: Disease nomenclature
- Humor, aqueous In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Syndrome, Werner A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by…
- MGy Abbreviation for milligray
- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Acquired immunity Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes…