Health Terms starting with Z
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Zalcitabine - A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by ...
Zambia - A republic in southern Africa, south of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO and TANZANIA, and north of ...
Zamiaceae - A plant family of the order Cycadales, class Cycadopsida, division CYCADOPHYTA....
Zanamivir - A guanido-neuraminic acid that is used to inhibit NEURAMINIDASE....
Zantedeschia - A plant genus of the family ARACEAE. The common name of Calla Lily or Callalily also refers to the C...
Zanthoxylum - A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. Most plants that are called Fagara are actually Zanthoxylum. S...
ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase - A protein tyrosine kinase that is required for T-CELL development and T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR functi...
Zea mays - A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its seed, corn, used as food and...
Zearalenone - (S-(E))-3,4,5,6,8,10-Hexahydro-14,16-dihydroxy-3-methyl-1H-2-benzoxacyclotetradecin-1,7(8H)-dione. O...
Zeatin - An aminopurine factor in plant extracts that induces cell division. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dict, ...
Zebrafish - An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North ...
Zebrafish Proteins - Proteins obtained from the ZEBRAFISH. Many of the proteins in this species have been the subject of ...
Zein - A group of alcohol-soluble seed storage proteins from the endosperm of corn....
Zellweger Syndrome - An autosomal recessive disorder due to defects in PEROXISOME biogenesis which involves more than 13 ...
Zenker Diverticulum - A DIVERTICULUM at the upper end of the ESOPHAGUS through the cricopharyngeal muscle at the junction ...
Zeolites - Zeolites. A group of crystalline, hydrated alkali-aluminum silicates. They occur naturally in sedime...
Zeranol - A non-steroidal estrogen analog....
zeta Carotene - A carotenoid produced in most carotenogenic organisms. It is one of several sequentially synthesized...
zeta-Crystallins - A group of crystallins that have been found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of certain species of VE...
zeta-Globins - A member of the alpha-globin family. In humans, zeta-globin is encoded in the alpha-globin gene clus...
Zidovudine - A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by ...
Zigadenus - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that is fatally toxic to grazing animals. The name is similar ...
Zimbabwe - A republic in southern Africa, east of ZAMBIA and BOTSWANA and west of MOZAMBIQUE. Its capital is Ha...
Zimeldine - One of the SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS formerly used for depression but was withdrawn worldwide in S...
Zinc - A metallic element of atomic number 30 and atomic weight 65.38. It is a necessary trace element in t...
Zinc Acetate - A salt produced by the reaction of zinc oxide with acetic acid and used as an astringent, styptic, a...
Zinc Compounds - Inorganic compounds that contain zinc as an integral part of the molecule....
Zinc Fingers - Motifs in DNA- and RNA-binding proteins whose amino acids are folded into a single structural unit a...
Zinc Isotopes - Stable zinc atoms that have the same atomic number as the element zinc, but differ in atomic weight....
Zinc Oxide - A mild astringent and topical protectant with some antiseptic action. It is also used in bandages, p...
Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement - Used as a dental cement this is mainly zinc oxide (with strengtheners and accelerators) and eugenol....
Zinc Phosphate Cement - A material used for cementation of inlays, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances and occasiona...
Zinc Radioisotopes - Unstable isotopes of zinc that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Zn atoms with atomic weight...
Zinc Sulfate - A compound given in the treatment of conditions associated with zinc deficiency such as acrodermatit...
Zineb - An agricultural fungicide of the dithiocarbamate class. It has relatively low toxicity and there is ...
Zingiberaceae - A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plant...
Zingiberales - This plant order includes 8 families, 66 genera, and about 1,800 species. These herbaceous perennial...
Zinostatin - An enediyne that alkylates DNA and RNA like MITOMYCIN does, so it is cytotoxic....
Ziram - An industrial fungicide with low mammalian toxicity, although it does possess an irritant capacity f...
Zirconium - Zirconium. A rather rare metallic element, atomic number 40, atomic weight 91.22, symbol Zr. (From D...
Ziziphus - A plant genus of the family RHAMNACEAE. Members contain nummularogenin (a spirostane) and is the sou...
Zolazepam - A pyrazolodiazepinone with pharmacological actions similar to ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS. It is commonly us...
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome - A syndrome that is characterized by the triad of severe PEPTIC ULCER, hypersecretion of GASTRIC ACID...
Zona Fasciculata - The wide middle zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces a series of enzymes that convert PREG...
Zona Glomerulosa - The narrow subcapsular outer zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces a series of enzymes that...
Zona Pellucida - A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATIO...
Zona Reticularis - The inner zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces the enzymes that convert PREGNENOLONE, a 21...
Zoogloea - A genus of RHODOCYCLACEAE occurring as rod-shaped cells embedded in a gelatinous matrix. It includes...
Zoology - The study of animals - their morphology, growth, distribution, classification, and behavior....
Zoonoses - Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to HUMANS or may be transmitted from humans to...
Zooplankton - Minute free-floating animal organisms which live in practically all natural waters....
Zoster Sine Herpete - HERPES ZOSTER but without eruption of vesicles. Patients exhibit the characteristic pain minus the s...
Zosteraceae - A plant family of the order Najadales, subclass ALISMATIDAE, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). This...
Zoxazolamine - A uricosuric and muscle relaxant. Zoxazolamine acts centrally as a muscle relaxant, but the mechanis...
Zygapophyseal Joint - The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent ve...
Zygomatic Fractures - Fractures of the zygoma....
Zygomycosis - Infection in humans and animals caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes. It includes MUCORMYCOSIS a...
Zygophyllaceae - A plant family of the order Sapindales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida which is a small famil...
Zygophyllum - A plant genus of the family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. Members contain SAPONINS....
Zygosaccharomyces - A genus of ascomycetous fungi of the family Saccharomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES....
Zygote - The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete....
Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer - A technique in assisted reproduction (REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED) consisting of hormonal stim...
Zymomonas - A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is not known to be patho...
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.
