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Peptidase
An enzyme that can break down a peptide into its component amino acids
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- Lymphedema A common chronic, debilitating condition in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissues and causes…
- Hidradenitis suppurativa This is an illness characterized by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area
- Metatarsus The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the…
- Syndrome, Pendred See Pendred syndrome
- Pinworm infection Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally…
- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
- Piercing Using a sharp instrument, usually a needle, to make a temporary or permanent hole through an earlobe or other…
- Pediatric arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Gene product The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…