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11human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …
12clearance — 1. (C with a subscript indicating the substance removed)Removal of a substance from the blood, e.g., by renal excretion, expressed in terms of the volume flow of arterial blood or plasma that would contain the amount of substance removed per …
13test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
14Biological value — (BV) is a measure of the proportion of absorbed protein from a food which becomes incorporated into the proteins of the organism s body. It summarises how readily the broken down protein can be used in protein synthesis in the cells of the… …
15Benzene — For other uses, see Benzene (disambiguation). See also: Benzole Benzene …
16blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …
17nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… …
18Creatinine clearance test — A test that helps determine whether the kidneys are functioning normally. Specifically, the creatinine clearance test gauges the rate at which a waste, creatinine, is cleared from the blood by the kidneys. Creatinine is produced from the… …
19Urine — Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of urine excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous (watery)… …
20Ammonia — For other uses, see Ammonia (disambiguation). Ammonia …
