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Dipeptide
A peptide consisting of two amino acids
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- Intelligence, verbal Innate or learned ability to understand and answer questions given in writing or verbally
- Anxiety disorder, social Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- Vitamin B1 Thiamine. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of the body. Deficiency of thiamine…
- Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904) 'Russia's most famous physician' and greatest dramatist. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov graduated from…
- Gap junction An organized collections of protein channels in cell membranes that allows ions and small molecules to pass…
- Quadrant A quarter. For example, the liver is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
- Gap junction beta 2 See: GJB2
- Classic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Gangrene The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to…
- Peripheral vision Side vision. The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision. Peripheral vision…
- Prognosis 1. The expected course of a disease.2. The patient's chance of recovery. The prognosis predicts the outcome…