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Carbohydrate
Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and…
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Show more- Ribonucleic acid (RNA) A combination of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. In autoimmune diseases, antibodies can form against…
- M. avium Mycobacterium avium
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide A circular peptide containing the amino acid citrulline. Abbreviated CCP. Autoantibodies directed against CCP…
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Thumb The short thick finger situated at an angle to the other fingers so it can be opposed to the them, making it…
- Benzidine A compound used mainly for dyeing textiles and paper that is a known human carcinogen (cancer-causing agent)…
- Alveolitis Inflammation of the alveoli, the air sacs in the lungs
- CCCR5 See: CCR5
- Omphalos The omphalos (or omphalus) is also called the umbilicus or navel. 'Omphalos' is the Greek word for the navel…
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- Replacement therapy, testosterone The practice of giving testosterone to treat conditions in which the testes do not produce enough…
- Anaesthesia See: Anesthesia