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.
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Sideroblastic Anemia | An iron disorder and form of anemia resulting from the inability to incorporate iron into hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBCs); it is characterized by the buildup of iron within developing RBCs resulting in abnormal RBCs called sideroblasts. Since the RBCs cannot develop normally, this condition causes anemia. |
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome | Also known as: SDS
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Shock | A condition in which blood flow is inadequate to keep critical organs performing properly; it is often recognized by markedly low blood pressure with evidence of poor function of the brain, kidneys, heart, and/or liver. It is a medical emergency that can lead to serious damage and/or death. |
Serum Sickness | |
Serum | The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot forms |
Serotype | A group of related microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that possess different antigens that are distinguished as unique by the immune system |
Sequela | Abnormality resulting as a consequence of a disease, injury or treatment |
Septicemia | Serious infection in which disease-causing organisms are present in the blood, usually resulting from spread of an infection from a specific site |
Sensitivity | In the clinical laboratory: |
Senile plaque | Areas of dead nerve cells and protein deposits in the brain |
SDS | Also known as: Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome |
RNA modification | RNA modifications are changes to the chemical composition of ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules post-synthesis that have the potential to alter function or stability. An example of RNA modification is the addition of a methylated guanine nucleotide cap to the 5-end of messenger RNAs (mRNAs).
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RNA | Ribonucleic acid a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins although in some viruses RNA rather than DNA carries the genetic information.
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RNA | Also known as: Ribonucleic Acid
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Rickets | A condition that occurs in childhood in which a severe lack of vitamin D causes weak, soft bones, delayed growth and skeletal development; when this condition occurs in adulthood, it is called osteomalacia. |