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Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
A combination of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. In autoimmune diseases, antibodies can form against ribonucleoprotein. They are called anti-RNP antibodies.
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- Tuberculous meningitis Meningitis due to tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. It causes…
- Ketosis-prone diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- Fear of being buried alive An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort…
- Crutch A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches…
- ACNM The American College of Nurse-Midwives. See: Nurse-midwife
- Pachymeninges The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninges (membranes). The singular is pachymeninx
- Feed contaminant A substance contaminating animal feed. Contaminants in animal feed can threaten human health. There are two…
- Stroma The supportive framework of an organ (or gland or other structure), usually composed of connective tissue…
- Hypothalamic hamartoma A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst…
- Pneumocystis carinii Now called Pneumocystis jiroveci. See: Pneumocystis
- Homocysteine Homocysteine: An amino acid produced by the body, usually as a byproduct of consuming meat. Homocysteine is…