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Adenosine
A nucleoside containing adenine as its base. Adenosine acts to dilate the coronary arteries and is employed in the adenosine thallium scan of the heart
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- Snake bite Snake bites: A bite of a venomous snake, such as a rattlesnake, copperhead, cottonmouth water moccasin, or…
- P in biochemistry The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).
- LKS 1. Lower lid (of the eye). 2. Lower limit. The recommended LL for potassium intake is 4.7 grams per day for…
- Isochromosome An abnormal chromosome with two identical arms due to duplication of one arm and loss of the other arm…
- IOP (intraocular pressure) The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The normal IOP varies among…
- Breast augmentation Breast augmentation: Enlargement of the breasts. Augmentation of the breast typically consists of insertion…
- EDMD Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Recent memory Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing…
- Endocrinology The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases…