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Dipeptide
A peptide consisting of two amino acids
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Show more- Enzyme, lysosomal An enzyme in an organelle (a little organ) called the lysosome within the cell. Lysosomal enzymes degrade…
- Heat cramps Heat cramps: Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is…
- Synovectomy Surgical removal of the joint lining. A synovectomy may be done to remove the inflamed lining of a joint in…
- Ulceration The process or fact of being eroded away, as by an ulcer
- Tibial bowing Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
- Zovirax Brand name of Acyclovir
- Syndrome, Noonan (NS) A multifaceted genetic disorder characterized by a series of birth defects (congenital malformations)…
- Truncation The act of truncating, cutting short. See: Truncate
- Deafness, nonsyndromic A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its…
- Compound fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> Note that a…
- Intraoral Within the mouth
- Heterophyes The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue…