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Acetoacetate
A molecular ion, CH3COCH2COO-, derived from acetoacetic acid
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- Infant, small for gestational age Small for gestational age (SGA) infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine…
- Purine One of the two classes of bases in DNA and RNA. The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A). Uric acid…
- Proteolipid protein The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- Nucleic acids See nucelic acid
- Cemento-ossifying fibroma A hard fibrous growth that continues to enlarge, sometimes to very significant size, unless treated, most…
- Cranio- Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Alienist The term 'alienist' was heading for obsolescence until it was returned to a position of some prominence by…
- Water on the brain Known medically as 'hydrocephalus', this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the…
- APC APC has several very different meanings in medicine. See each of the following separate entries:1. APC…
- Preventive medicine Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.