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Phosphorylation
Phosphorylation is a biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound. Phosphorylation may, for instance, involve the addition of phosphate to glucose to produce glucose monophosphate. Or phosphorylation…
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- Diabetes insipidus Diabetes insipidus: Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary…
- Filariasis See Lymphatic filariasis
- Trisomy 21 syndrome A common chromosome disorder, often called Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21)…
- Dysfunction >Constitutional hepatic dysfunction, (familial nonhemolytic jaundice), >Dental dysfunction (abnormal…
- Allergy desensitization Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Celebrity diets Celebrity diets are weight loss plans that are reportedly endorsed by or used by celebrities. There are many…
- NAME syndrome Acronym for Nevi, Atrial myxoma, Myxoid neurofibroma, and Ephelides. Now included in the Carney complex. See…
- Zygomatic arch The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic arch is also…
- Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1 Abbreviated CRAC1. Also known as hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm