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Glycobiology
The study of molecules that contain carbohydrates, their structure and function, and the roles they play in biology. The extracellular matrix was long believed to merely be a static support with only limited influence on important…
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Show more- Urate A salt derived from uric acid. When the body cannot metabolize uric acid properly, urates can build up in…
- Food Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body
- Reticulocytosis An elevation in the number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) in blood, a sign of unusually rapid red…
- Arcus senilis A cloudy opaque arc or circle around the edge of the eye, often seen in the eye of the elderly.
- PKU See Maternal phenylketonuria.
- Complete syndactyly A condition in which singers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Addiction A chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical…
- Fracture, toddler's A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
- Lithotripsy, percutaneous nephro- (PNL) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Endothelial Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside…
- Replacement therapy, estrogen (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…