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Abortifacient
A substance that causes or induces abortion. A substance that terminates a pregnancy. Anything used to cause abortion. Agent that causes the early expulsion of an unborn baby. drug or substance capable of inducing abortion. Drug or instrument which provokes an abortion. Anything used to cause or induce an abortion. Examples of abortifacients include prostaglandins,…
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Ablation therapy
The destruction of small areas of myocardial tissue, usually by application of electrical or chemical energy, in the treatment of some tachyarrhythmias. A procedure in which a catheter (thin tube) is used to control certain types of abnormally fast, uncoordinated heartbeats, or arrhythmias, by destroying the small areas of heart tissue that are the focus…
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Abdominal distension
Referring to generalised distension of most or all of the abdomen. Also referred to as stomach bloating often caused by a sudden increase in fibre from consumption of vegetables, fruits and beans. A condition in which the abdomen is stretched because of gas or fluid. The distention of the abdominal cavity leads to a notable…
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Abeta aggregation
Amyloid beta protein (Abeta) aggregation is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is a major component of the extracellular plaque found in AD brains.
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AAPH
2,2¢-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, a water-soluble azo compound used extensively as a free radical generator, often in the study of lipid peroxidation and the characterization of antioxidants.
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AAD
Allergic airway disease, an inflammatory disorder of the airways caused by allergens.
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Zymogen
An inactive precursor that is converted to active enzyme by the action of another substance. Called also proenzyme. Inactive form of an enzyme which can then be converted to the active form, usually by excision of a polypeptide, e. g. trypsinogen is the zymogen of trypsin. The inactive form in which some enzymes, especially the…
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Zygomatic implant
A root‐form dental implant that has its origin in the region of the former first maxillary molar. Its endpoint engages the zygomatic bone. The implant is directed in a lateral and upward direction with an angulation of approximately 45° from a vertical axis, following an intrasinusal trajectory.
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Zygoma
The area formed by the union of the zygomatic bone with the zygomatic processes of the temporal and maxillary bones. The cheekbone. Zygoma, or zygomatic bone. The name given to a bridge of bone formed by the union of a process from the temporal bone in the skull with one from the malar (cheek) bone.…
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Zr (Symbol)
Zirconium.
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