| AIP | acute idiopathic pericarditis; acute infectious polyneuritis; acute intermittent porphyria; aldoster... |
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| Aldo, ALDOST | aldosterone |
| APA | action potential amplitude; aldosterone-producing adenoma; Ambulatory Pediatric Association; America... |
| ASD | aldosterone secretion defect; Alzheimer senile dementia; antisiphon device; arthritis syphilitica de... |
| ASH | aldosterone-stimulating hormone; American Society of Hematology; alkylosing spinal hyperostosis; ant... |
| enzyme antagonist | An antimetabolite or inhibitor of enzyme action. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| folate antagonist | <pharmacology> One of a group of substances which blocks the formation of nucleotides that require the presence of folate (one of the B vitamins) before they can be made. The substance does this by blocking key steps in the reaction sequence. These substances are often used to treat cancer because fast-growing cancerous cells usually need to use the blocked reactions more than normal cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| folic acid antagonist | <pharmacology> A chemical which inhibits a cells capacity to use folic acid and so prevent cell division, for example methotrexate. See: chemotherapy. (12 Nov 1997) |