Pathology 3240A Lecture 1: 3240 Glossary
29 Sep 2017
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Glossary of medical terms antibody - an immunoglobulin molecule that reacts with a specific antigen that induced its synthesis. As in caseous necrosis - cell death characteristic of certain inflammations (e. g. tuberculosis) where the affected tissue shows the crumbly consistency and dull, opaque quality of cheese. Based on casein - the principal protein of milk, the basis of curds and cheese. Glossary of medical terms catarrh - (catarrhal = adj. ) Cin - cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; one of the terminologies in use to describe precancerous or dysplastic changes in the cervical epithelial cells. Congo red - specific stain for detection of amyloid fibrils. Phosphorylated creatine is an important storage form of high- energy phosphate = creatine phosphate or phosphocreatine. Energy source for muscle contraction. creatine kinase - an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine by atp to form phosphocreatine. It occurs as three isozymes (specific to brain, cardiac and skeletal muscle, respectively).
