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- Protease An enzyme that can split a protein into peptides (from which the protein was originally created).
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- Disease, coronary artery >Chest pain (angina pectoris) from inadequate blood flow to the heart; >Heart attack (acute myocardial…
- SNP A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Bayesian Pertaining to Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) and to probability methods based on Bayes theorem. As in Bayesian…
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine
- LAM Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- PGF Placental growth factor
- Prostatitis, acute bacterial Prostatitis, acute bacterial: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial…
- RXT Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
- Zinc A mineral essential to the body, zinc is a constituent of many enzymes that permit chemical reactions to…