| capped knee | Swelling of the bursa of the extensor metacarpi magnus muscle in cattle, usually caused by injury to the carpus in getting up and down on hard floors. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| capped uterus | A condition of tonic contraction of the fundus musculature of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capping | 1. Movement of cross linked cell surface material to the posterior region of a moving cell or to the perinuclear region. 2. The intracellular accumulation of intermediate filament protein in the pericentriolar region following microtubule disruption by colchicine. 3. The blocking of further addition of subunits by binding of a cap protein to the free end of a linear polymer such as actin. See: cap binding protein. (18 Nov 1997) |
| capping of mRNA | The process of adding a guanosine nucleotide to the 5'-end (the beginning) of an eukaryotic mRNA, then methylating (adding a -CH3 to) the guanosine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| capping proteins | Proteins that bind to one end of actin filaments, preventing both addition and loss of actin monomers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capps | Joseph A., U.S. Physician, 1872-1964. See: Capps' reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capps' reflex | An obsolete eponym for vasomotor collapse at the time of crisis in pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capra | A genus of ruminants (family Bovidae) that includes the goat, ibex, and related animals; Capra hircus is the domestic goat. Origin: L. A she-goat (05 Mar 2000) |
| caprate | A salt or ester of capric acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capreomycin N-acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Isolated from streptomyces capreolus. Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: cac gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| capreomycin O-phosphotransferase | <enzyme> Isolated from streptomyces capreolus; acts on oh group of capreomycin ia or IIa. Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: cph gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| capreomycin sulfate | <chemical> Cyclic peptide antibiotic similar to viomycin. It is produced by streptomyces capreolus. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antitubercular, antibiotics, peptide. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capriloquism | Synonym: egophony. Origin: L. Caper, goat, + loquor, to speak (05 Mar 2000) |
| caprin | Tridecanoylglycerol;one of the substances found in butter upon which its flavor depends. Synonym: decanoin, glyceryl tricaprate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caprine | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a goat. (09 Oct 1997) |