Category: C

Pertaining to the skin. Having to do with the skin. A layer of skin.    

Surgical procedure in which a body cavity or tissue is scraped with a sharp instrument or aspirated with a cannula.  

Is an infection of the throat (larynx) and windpipe (trachea) that is caused by a virus (Also called laryngotracheobronchitis). A common disease of childhood characterized by spasms of the larynx which interferes with respiration. Acute infection of the upper respiratory passages which blocks the larynx, affecting children. Disease of infants and young children, characterized by…

Longitudinal, balance study in which participants receive a sequence of different treatments or exposures.  

cAMP response element-binding, a protein that is a transcription factor that binds to certain DNA sequences called cAMP response elements.  

Enzyme that catalyses the conversion of creatine and consumes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Enzyme in skeletal muscle, in cardiac muscle, and in brain tissue that catalyzes the transfer of high-energy phosphate from phosphocreatine to ADP to make ATP. An enzyme present in the heart and skeletal muscles. Blood levels…

A nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle.  

A member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of heme-thiolate monooxygenase enzymes.  

A word describing the symptoms of a head cold. It describes the inflammation of the mucus membranes lining the nasal cavity which usually gives rise to the symptoms of nasal congestion and loss of smell, among other symptoms. Profuse discharge from the mucous membrane of the nose. Profuse discharge from the mucous membranes tit the…

Is the process of forming an epidermal barrier in stratified squamous epithelial tissue. The transformation into a hardened state, such as in the case of a corn.