Author: Glossary
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Polyorchis
An individual with more than two testicles.
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Polyomavirus
A double-stranded DNA virus that causes kidney, nerve, and lymphoid disease in humans.
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Polyolefin
A flexible, synthethic hydrocarbon polymer. Its health-related uses include storage bags and containers for blood components, infusion devices and tubes for intravenous fluids, and prosthetic body parts.
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Polyodontia
The state of having supernumerary teeth.
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Polynucleotide kinase
An enzyme that facilitates the transfer of a phosphate group from adenosine triphosphate to the 5′ terminus of a nucleic acid (RNA or DNA).
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Polynucleotidase
An enzyme present in intestinal mucosa and intestinal juice that catalyzes the breakdown of nucleic acid to nucleotides.
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Polyneuroradiculitis
Inflammation of the nerve roots, the peripheral nerves, and spinal ganglia.
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Porphyric polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy resulting from acute porphyria, characterized by pains and paresthesias in the extremities and by flaccid paralysis.
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Paraproteinemic polyneuropathy
Nerve damage caused by excessive levels of immunoglobulin in the blood. The most commonly implicated immunoglobulins are IgM and IgG.
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Familial amyloiditic polyneuropathy
An inherited form of amyloid polyneuropathy in which abnormal forms of transthyretin are deposited in nerves and brain tissue, making multiple nerves malfunction.