n. rheumatoid arthritis a crack e.g. in the skin material used to prevent or reduce the loss of energy from a surface chronic disease of the joints a pathogenic agent containing RNA, which can convert to DNA inside a cell
n. chromium dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain forms a zigzag shape Group 2 metallic element infection of the gut causing diarrhea and vomiting
n. coma person who is unable to sleep branch of medicine that concerns cancer unconscious state hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs)
n. actin prompt treatment or care a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down protein component of muscle fibers shortsightedness
n. nicotine idea that explains chemical bonding as an effect of the outer shell electrons molecule derived from ammonia and containing the NH group and a nonacid group a substance that causes an allergic reaction a chemical in tobacco
n. menses the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation generic name for drugs that used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid; brand name: Tagamet a substance that induces a reaction or effect disorder of the mind where thought and/or behavior are abnormal and cause distress
n. osteoclast drug that treats infections caused by fungi a bone cell that helps destroy bone the main sex hormone in the male a weak protease inhibitor that is applied in treating HIV; trade name: Invirase
n. snore noise made during sleep which keeps others awake junction between the end of a nerve and another type of excitable cell hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs) something which induces a state of rest in the body
n. actinide series person who sells drugs and medications organism that reproduces by sporing; e.g. a mushroom 15 radioactive elements abdominal organ where a baby develops before birth; the womb
n. thiamine membranous folds in the larynx which vibrate when air passes through situation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease process in polypeptide synthesis of increasing in length vitamin B1
