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Trans fat
An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain…
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- Acute pain Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time. As opposed to chronic pain
- Protease inhibitor One of a class of anti-HIV drugs designed to inhibit the enzyme protease and thereby interfere with virus…
- Jordi Casals-Ariet See: Casals-Ariet, Jordi
- Prostate acid phosphatase (PAP) Prostatic acid phosphatase, an enzyme that is produced by the prostate (and other tissues) and that is…
- Contraindicate To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For examples…
- Gram (measure) A unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In weight, a gram is equal to a thousandth of…
- DNA replication A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) A liver disease caused by an abnormality of the immune system. Small bile ducts within the liver become…
- Fluorescein angiography A test to examine blood vessels in the retina, choroid, and iris of the eye. A special dye is injected into a…
- Cidal Suffix indicating killing, as in bacteriocidal (capable of killing bacteria) and in suicidal (the killing of…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…