Category: C

An ADP-induced platelet aggregation inhibitor; antiplatelet drug.    

A drug that is a centrally acting adrenergic and antihypertensive. A centrally acting alpha-agonist drug used to treat hypertension and opiate withdrawal. A disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis, which infects the bile ducts of humans. Infection is caused by eating uncooked freshwater fish containing encysted larvae. Early symptoms are loss of…

Poor growth, skin lesions, lethargy, tissue wasting and/or malfunction, anemia.  

Therapeutic diet providing foods and beverages that are transparent and liquid at room temperature. Diet that supplies fluid with minimal residue and includes clear and flavored drinks (e.g., ginger ale), fat-free broth, strained fruit juices, and gelatin desserts. It is not nutritionally adequate and can be used for only a limited time (e.g., one day…

A three-part protein that polymerizes to form a polyhydral structure defining the shape of mem¬ brane vesicles that travel between the plasma membrane and intracellular organelles such as the Golgi apparatus.  

Excessive, high levels of citrulline in the blood. Citrulline is a metabolite formed from ornithine and carbamyl phosphate. Citrulline accumulates in a genetic disease caused by the mutation in the gene for arginosuccinate synthetase. An inborn lack of one of the enzymes concerned with the chemical breakdown of proteins to urea: in consequence both the…

An arrangement of carbon atoms on the same side of either a double bond or a peptide bond.  

A disease resulting from the consumption of contaminated fish, in which the toxin has accumulated via a food chain. The alga involved (the photosynthetic dinoflagellate Gambierdis custoxicus) is consumed by a small herbivorous fish. Larger fish feeding on the smaller fish concentrate the toxin further in the chain. This kind of intoxication is found in…

Kidney damage or degenerative change that results in a loss of filtration function. Filtration rates of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m² define the disease state. Complications include anemia, cardiovascular disease, and poor growth. Patients can be sustained through dialysis several times a week; however, dialysis can result in a loss of essential trace minerals such as…

Accumulation of lead in soft tissue and bone as a result of continuous exposure to this metal either in the air or in food or beverages.