| IEM | immuno-electron microscopy; inborn error of metabolism |
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| ME | macular edema; malic enzyme; manic episode; maximum effort; median eminence; medical education; medi... |
| metab | metabolic, metabolism |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology; male impotence test; marrow iron turnover; melodic intonation... |
| NIAMDD | National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases |
| intermediary metabolism | Enzyme-catalysed processeswithin cells that extract energy from nutrientmolecules and use that energy to construct cellular components. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| iron metabolism disorders | Disorders in the processing of iron in the body: its absorption, transport, storage, and utilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oxidative metabolism | Respiration in the biochemical sense. (18 Nov 1997) |
| electrolyte metabolism | The chemical changes that various essential minerals (e.g., sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium) undergo in the tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| energy metabolism | Those metabolic reactions whose role is to release or to provide energy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat metabolism | Oxidation, decomposition, and synthesis of fats in the tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fructose metabolism, inborn errors | Inherited abnormalities of fructose metabolism, which include three known autosomal recessive types: hepatic fructokinase deficiency (essential fructosuria), hereditary fructose intolerance, and hereditary fructose-1,6-diphosphatase deficiency. Essential fructosuria is a benign asymptomatic metabolic disorder caused by deficiency in fructokinase, leading to decreased conversion of fructose to fructose-1-phosphate and alimentary hyperfructosaemia, but with no clinical dysfunction; may produce a false-positive diabetes test. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior basal branch | Anterior basal branch of basal parts of the inferior lobar branches of the right and left pulmonary arteries, and superior basal branches of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins. Synonym: ramus basalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior basal segment | Anterior basal segment of inferior lobe of right and left lung; lies between middle lobe and diaphragm. Synonym: segmentum basale anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal | Pertaining to or situated near a base. (18 Nov 1997) |
| basal age | The highest mental age level of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale at which all items are passed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal anaesthesia | Parenteral administration of one or more sedatives to produce a state of depressed consciousness short of a general anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal area | <botany> The cross-sectional area of a tree trunk measured in square inches, square centimetres, etc., basal area is normally measured at 4.5 feet above ground level and is used as a measure of dominance, the most commonly used tool for measuring basal area is a diameter tape or a D-tape (then convert to basal area). (09 Oct 1997) |
| basal body | <cell biology> Structure found at the base of eukaryotic cilia and flagella consisting of a continuation of the nine outer sets of axonemal microtubules but with the addition of a C tubule to form a triplet (like the centriole). May be self replicating and serves as a nucleating centre for axonemal assembly. Anchored in the cytoplasm by rootlets. Synonymous with kinetosome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| basal body temperature | <biology> The temperature taken at its lowest point in the day, usually in the morning before getting out of bed. (09 Oct 1997) |