Category: O

Reading frames where successive nucleotide triplets can be read as codons specifying amino acids and where the sequence of these triplets is not interrupted by stop codons. Region of a gene (DNA) that contains a series of triplet (bases) coding for amino acids without any termination codons. The sequence is potentially translatable into protein.  …

Mycosis of the nails, possibly due to some extent to humidity. An infection of a nail with a fungus. Fungal disease affecting the nails of the fingers and toes in which the nails thicken and become opaque and brittle. Fungus infection of the nails, usually caused by Epidermophyton or Candida, The nails become white, opaque,…

Chemical, viral, radioactive or other agent that causes cancer; carcinogenic. Anything that may give rise to or cause cancer. Causing tumours to develop. Describing a substance, organism, or environment that is known to be a causal factor in the production of a tumor. Some animal viruses are known to be oncogenic; others are suspected of…

An orally administered broad-spectrum quinolone antibacterial drug active against most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. A quinolone drug used to treat infections in the urinary, respiratory and reproductive tracts. A quinolone antibiotic is employed for addressing infections of the skin, soft tissues, lower respiratory tract, and urinary tract. Typically administered in tablet form, it treats infections…

A painful condition of the esophagus. A condition in which pain occurs when food is swallowed. Severe burning, squeezing pain on swallowing, due to disorder of the esophagus (e.g., gastro-esophageal reflux, tumor, chemical irritation of the mucous membrane lining, or infection). Discomfort, a burning sensation, or pain felt below the breastbone when food or fluid…

Sterile structures on the placenta.  

Bearing ovules; for example, applied to scales in a female cone in gymnosperms.  

The immature seed in the ovary before fertilisation, comprised of funicle, chalaza, inner (tegmen) and outer (testa) integuments, nucellus and embryo sac. A young or undeveloped seed. The nucellus containing the embryo-sac and enclosed by 1 or 2 integuments, which after fertilization and subsequent development, becomes a seed. That organ that is destined to become…

(In gymnosperms) said of scales bearing ovules. To release a mature ovum into a Fallopian tube.  

Egg-shaped (3-dimensional), with the broad part below the middle or nearest the base. A solid egg-shape with the broader end at the base, usually applied to fruit.