Medical terms A–Z

A small molecule made of two carbon, three hydrogen, and one oxygen atoms.

A form of the natural substance carnitine that is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy.

A form of the natural substance carnitine that is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy.

A chemical reaction in which a small molecule called an acetyl group is added to other molecules.

A chemical made by some types of nerve cells.

A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal.

Clusters of abnormal tube-like glands in the lining of the colon and rectum.

A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach.

A chemical that gives off hydrogen ions in water and forms salts by combining with certain metals.

In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids.

In medicine, the state of having the right amount of acid and base in the blood and other body fluids.

The process of making or becoming an acid.

Refers to the amount of acid in a substance.

A substance that is used in the prevention of cancer and in the treatment of psoriasis.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A disorder of the skin in which oil glands and hair glands become inflamed.

A substance being studied in the prevention of breast cancer in women at high risk of breast cancer.

Having to do with sound or hearing.

A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and balance.

A disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).