| PAP | pancreatitis-associated protein; Papanicolaou [test]; papaverine; passive-aggressive personality; pa... |
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| PAS | para aminosalicylate; Parent Attitude Scale; patient administration system; patient appointments and... |
| PDQ | Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire; physician's data query; Premenstrual Distress Questionnaire; p... |
| PF | pair feeding; peak flow; perfusion fluid; pericardial fluid; periosteal fibroblast; peritoneal fluid... |
| PFQ | personality factor questionnaire |
| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus | A chronic condition in which the pancreas makes little or no insulin because the beta cells have been destroyed. The body is then not able to use the glucose (blood sugar) for energy. IDDM usually comes on abruptly, although the damage to the beta cells may begin much earlier. The signs of IDDM are a great thirst, hunger, a need to urinate often, and loss of weight. To treat the disease, the person must inject insulin, follow a diet plan, exercise daily, and test blood glucose several times a day. IDDM usually occurs in children and adults who are under age 30. This type of diabetes used to be known as juvenile diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, and ketosis-prone diabetes. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| oxygen dependent killing | One of the most important bactericidal mechanisms of mammalian phagocytes involves the production of various toxic oxygen species (hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radicals) through the metabolic burst. Although anaerobic killing is possible, the oxygen dependent mechanism is crucial for normal resistance to infection and a defect in this system is usually fatal within the first decade of life (chronic granulomatous disease). See: myeloperoxidase, chemiluminescence. (18 Nov 1997) |
| T-dependent antigen | An antigen that requires T helper cells in addition to appropriate B-cells. Most antigens are T-dependent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thiol-dependent peroxidase | <enzyme> From giardia intestinalis, which lacks glutathione; enzyme can also act with exogenous glutathione Registry number: EC 1.11.1.- Synonym: glutathione-linked thiol peroxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| thymus-dependent zone | <anatomy> Mid cortical region of lymph node, area that is particularly depleted of T lymphocytes in thymectomised animals and is referred to as the thymus dependent area. (18 Nov 1997) |
| 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase | <enzyme> Enzyme from rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylates protein kinase b at thr308; activated by phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate or phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: pdk1 enzyme, ptdins(3,4,5)p3-dependent protein kinase-1 (26 Jun 1999) |
| 8-hydroxy-5-deazaflavin-dependent DNA photolyase | <enzyme> From anacystis nidulans; purified in streptomyces coelicolor; distinguish from folate-dependent DNA photolyase Registry number: EC 4.1.99.- Synonym: 8-hdfd-DNA photolyase (26 Jun 1999) |
| L-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate-NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Converts l-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to sn-glycerol 3-phosphate; does not act on d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate or dihydroxyacetone phosphate Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: l-gap oxidoreductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| light dependent reaction | The reaction taking place in the chloroplast in which the absorption of a photon leads to the formation of ATP and NADPH. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alcohol amnestic disorder | <psychiatry> A mental disorder with brain damage characterised by amnesia, compensatory confabulation, disturbance of attention, and peripheral neuritis. It is usually associated with alcoholism and dietary deficiencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| attention deficit disorder | An inability to control behaviour due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli. (12 Dec 1998) |
| attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity | A behaviour disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | <psychiatry> A condition seen in children where there is increased motor activity in association with poor attention span. Often treated with amphetamine medications. (27 Sep 1997) |
| autistic disorder | autism, infantile autism |
| autonomic disorder | Disorganization of autonomic processes. (05 Mar 2000) |