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Biochemistry
The chemistry of biology, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems. Biochemists study such things as the structures and physical properties of biological molecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids…
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Show more- Triceps The triceps muscle extends (straightens) the elbow. Its full name is the triceps brachii. It can be felt as…
- Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Methylmalonicaciduria An inherited metabolic (biochemical) disease that causes young children to become mentally retarded. The…
- Poison ivy Poison ivy: Skin inflammation resulting from contact with oils from the poison ivy vine. Chemicals produced…
- Brill-Zinsser disease Recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent that causes epidemic typhus…
- Macules Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules…
- FAS See: Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis.
- Cochlear Pertaining to the cochlea, the organ of hearing
- Martorell syndrome Named after Fernando Martorell Otzet, Spanish cardiologist (1906-1984). In 1944 Martorell provided an…
- Bacterial prostatitis, acute Prostatitis, acute: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection…
- Adnexa This Latin word (in the plural) is used in medicine in reference to appendages. For example, in gynecology…
- Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…