Glossary
BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.
Term | Definition |
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Paget Disease | 1) The most common use of the term refers to a bone disorder in which bone is formed and broken down excessively, resulting in weakened bones. This condition can cause bone pain, deformed bones, arthritis, and numerous fractures. |
Oxidative Stress | Damage to cells in the body caused by free radicals; free radicals, groups of atoms containing an oxygen atom and a free electron, can damage and sometimes destroy cells. |
Ovum | Also known as: Ova (plural)
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Over-expressed | |
Ova | Also known as: Ovuml
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Osteomalacia | |
Osteoclast | |
Osteoblast | |
Organ | A specific stucture in the body that performs one or more functions, such as the heart, lungs or liver |
Oral | Pertaining to the mouth |
Opportunistic Infection | Infection that affects people with suppressed immune systems |
Oncogene | |
Oligoclonal bands | Discrete bands observed on an electrophoretic gel as a result of a patients sample being analyzed by protein electrophoresis |
Nutrient Medium | Also known as: Media
Material that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms |
Nucleus | The structure in cells that contains the chromosomes, genes, DNA. |