| collar-stud chalazion | A chalazion that extends through the tarsal plate anteriorly (c. Externum) and toward the conjunctiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| shirt-stud abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| RNA, transfer, ser | A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying serine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| SER | <cell biology> An internal membrane structure of the eukaryotic cell. Biochemically similar to the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but lacks the ribosome binding function. Tends to be tubular rather than sheet like, may be separate from the rough endoplasmic reticulum or may be an extension of it. Abundant in cells concerned with lipid metabolism and proliferates in hepatocytes when animals are challenged with lipophilic drugs. Acronym: SER (18 Nov 1997) |
| UDP-GlcNAc - Ser-protein N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the transfer of n-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate residues from udp-glcnac to serine units in proteins Registry number: EC 2.7.8.- Synonym: glcnac-1-p-ser transferase (26 Jun 1999) |