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Pentapeptide
A peptide consisting of five amino acids
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Show more- Inherited metabolic diseases Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Foot, athlete A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper layer of the…
- Keratosis A localized horny overgrowth of the upper layer of skin such as a callus or wart. Among the common forms of…
- Jealousy, delusional See: Othello syndrome
- Shunt, transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the abdomen.
- Autologous In blood transfusion and transplantation, a situation in which the donor and recipient are the same person…
- Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis: A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon)…
- Cord, vocal See: Vocal cord
- Non-inferiority clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Meniscus, lateral knee The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The lateral meniscus of the knee is a thickened…
- Fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The…
- Disease, polycystic kidney See Polycystic kidney disease