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Defect, enzyme
An abnormality in the protein (enzyme) important in catalyzing a normal biochemical reaction in the body. Disorders result from a deficiency (or functional abnormality) of an enzyme. Archibald Garrod in 1902 was the first to attribute a…
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- Caesarian section, vaginal birth after It was once the rule that after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now vaginal…
- PC Although PC is usually taken to mean personal computer, in the biomedical arena PC also stands for protein C…
- PAP 1. Prostatic acid phosphatase. 2. Pulmonary artery pressure
- Wilms tumor An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Neurodermatitis Scaly patches of skin on the head, lower legs, wrists, or forearms caused by a localized itch such as from an…
- C. botulinum Clostridium botulinum
- Injury, scooter See: Scooter injury
- Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer: A malignant tumor of the esophagus. The risk of cancer of the esophagus is increased by…
- Plague bacterium genome All of the DNA (the genome) of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, consisting of four rings…
- Axilla The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word 'axilla' was…
- Turbinate A bone shaped like a top. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…