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Zinc
A mineral essential to the body, zinc is a constituent of many enzymes that permit chemical reactions to proceed at normal rates. It is involved in the manufacture of protein (protein synthesis) and in cell division. Zinc is also a…
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Show more- Chemoprophylaxis The use of a chemical agent to prevent the development of a disease. See: Chemoprevention
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- Mutation, private A rare mutation found usually only in a single family or a small population. (It is like a privately printed…
- ER 1. Emergency room. 2. Endoplasmic reticulum. 3. Estrogen receptor. 4. Extended release.
- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Diathesis In medicine, a 'diathesis' is an elegant term for a predisposition or tendency. Thus, a hemorrhagic diathesis…
- Amino acids The building blocks of polypeptides and proteins
- Medication, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Typhus, louse-borne See: Typhus, epidemic
- Syndrome, Usher A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa in…
- Hexalen Brand name of altretamine. For more information, see: altretamine
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia, autosomal dominant A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…