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Intrinsic
1. An essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from within, from the inside. Proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell. From the Latin intrinsecus meaning…
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- FALDH deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Hypercoagulability, estrogen-associated >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Macrophagic myofasciitis A muscle disease first identified in 1993, macrophagic myofasciitis is named for the findings seen in tissue…
- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- Central At or near the center. In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of 'peripheral' which…
- Cinacalcet A drug that acts as a calcimimetic and that is marketed under the trade name Sensipar. For more information…
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide A circular peptide containing the amino acid citrulline. Abbreviated CCP. Autoantibodies directed against CCP…
- Endotherm An endotherm is a warm-blooded animal (such as homo sapiens). Another term for us warm-blooded creatures is…
- Balanoposthitis In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- URI Commonly used abbreviation for Upper Respiratory Infection, an infection in the respiratory tract shy of the…