Category: I

An angiotensin II receptor antagonist that serves as an antihypertensive agent. A drug used to control high blood pressure. Irbesartan (Avapro) is classified as an angiotensin II antagonist and has similar benefits to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors without producing a common side effect, a dry cough. Irbesartan causes blood vessels to dilate, or widen, thereby…

The ion of iodine, an essential nutrient required primarily for the synthesis of thyroxin. The deficiency disorder is called goiter and is characterized by thyroid gland enlargement.  

Two copies of the same sequence of DNA repeated in opposite orientations on the same molecule; adjacent inverted repeats constitute a palindrome.  

Provision of fluids and/or nutrients or drugs into a vein.  

A surgical procedure wherein part or all of the small intestine is removed and the remaining fragments connected. The gastrointestinal tract is thus reduced in length. Surgical procedure, used in the treatment of obesity, in which a large part of the small intestine is bypassed so that food is not absorbed there and weight is…

A method for estimating food intake. Two frequently used interview methods are the 24-hour recall method and the dietary history method. In the 24-hour recall method, a complete description of the total food intake during the 24 hours preceding the interview is requested. As with the 2-day record method, a single 24-hour recall does not…

Space between tissues. The fluid-filled regions encompassing the cells within a specific tissue are referred to as intercellular spaces, also known as tissue space.  

Lipoprotein resulting from removal of triglycerides from very-low-density lipoproteins and chylomicrons. Plasma lipids bound to albumin, consisting of lipoproteins with less protein than high-density, but more than low-density, lipoproteins.  

The water that surrounds cells and is contained in the intracellular space. Plasma is part of this compartment and surrounds the red blood cells in the blood.  

Inflammation of the insulin-producing β cells of the pancreas.