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Ribozyme
An RNA molecule that can catalyze its own chemical reactions
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- OB/GYN A commonly used abbreviation. OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers…
- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- VATER association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VATER is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, T, E, and R each…
- Laser, excimer See: Excimer laser
- Node, sinoatrial The sinoatrial is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system that controls the…
- CNM Certified Nurse-Midwife
- Laser surgery A type of surgery that uses the cutting power of a laser beam to make bloodless cuts in tissue or remove a…
- Prostatitis, chronic bacterial Prostatitis, chronic bacterial: Longstanding bacterial infection of the prostate gland superimposed on a…
- Transferrin A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood…
- Medication, antiviral An drug that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Fear of pain An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…