Fats, Unsaturated
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Fats, Unsaturated. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Fats, Unsaturated.
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Terms
Castor Oil - Oil obtained from seeds of Ricinus communis that is used as a cathartic and as a plasticizer....
Cod Liver Oil - Oil obtained from fresh livers of the cod family, Gadidae. It is a source of VITAMIN A and VITAMIN D...
Corn Oil - Oil from ZEA MAYS or corn plant....
Cottonseed Oil - Oil obtained from the seeds of Gossypium herbaceum L., the cotton plant. It is used in dietary produ...
Croton Oil - Viscous, nauseating oil obtained from the shrub Croton tiglium (Euphorbaceae). It is a vesicant and ...
Fats, Unsaturated - Fats containing one or more double bonds, as from oleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid....
Linseed Oil - The fixed oil obtained from the dried ripe seed of linseed, Linum usitatissimum (L. Linaceae). It is...
Ricinoleic Acids - Eighteen carbon fatty acids that comprise the great majority of CASTOR OIL, which is from the seed o...
Safflower Oil - An oily liquid extracted from the seeds of the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. It is used as a diet...
Sesame Oil - The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of one or more cultivated varieties of Sesamum indicum....
Soybean Oil - Oil from soybean or soybean plant....
Triolein - (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
