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Axelrod, Julius
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Axelrod, Julius(1912- ) American pharmacologist and neuroscientist who shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the actions of neurotransmitters in regulating the metabolism of the nervous system.
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Pharmacologist
A medication specialist who checks your blood levels to monitor your response to immunosuppresive medications.
Physiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the function of the various parts of the living organism.
Neurotransmitters
Chemical substances that carry impulses from one nerve cell to another; found in the space (synapse) that separates the transmitting neuron's terminal (axon) from the receiving neuron's terminal (dendrite).
Metabolism
The chemical activity that occurs in cells, releasing energy from nutrients, or using energy to create other substances, such as proteins.
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Axelrod
See: Axelrod, Julius.
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AVN
Avascular necrosis.
Avulse
To separate or tear away a body part, as from an accident or surgery. While playing football, he avulsed a spinous process.
Avulsion
Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone.
Avuncular
1. Literally, relating to an uncle. 2. Figuratively, suggestive of an uncle, as in geniality. 3 In medical genetics, pertaining to an aunt or uncle. An avuncular relationship is the genetic relationship between aunts and uncles and their nieces and nephews. From the Latin avunculus, meaning maternal uncle. The feminine equivalent of avuncular is materteral (like an aunt).
Axelrod
See: Axelrod, Julius.
Axelrod, Julius
Axial tomography, computerized
Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft-tissue and other structures that cannot be seen in conventional X-rays. Using the same dosage of radiation as that of an ordinary X-ray machine, an entire slice of the body can be made visible with about 100 times more clarity with the CAT scan.
Axillary
"Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word ""axilla"" was borrowed directly from the Latin. To the Romans, as to us, the axilla was just the armpit."
Axillary dissection
"Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to ""dissect"" means to ""cut apart"" -- in order to identify, examine, and sometimes remove structures such as lymph nodes or other tissue for diagnosis or treatment."
Axillary hyperhidrosis
Excessive sweating from the armpits. Excessive underarm perspiration tends to start in late adolescence.
Axis
"The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the ""axis"" because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of C2. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint. It allows the head turn."
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Pharmacologist
A medication specialist who checks your blood levels to monitor your response to immunosuppresive medications.
Physiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the function of the various parts of the living organism.
Neurotransmitters
Chemical substances that carry impulses from one nerve cell to another; found in the space (synapse) that separates the transmitting neuron's terminal (axon) from the receiving neuron's terminal (dendrite).
Metabolism
The chemical activity that occurs in cells, releasing energy from nutrients, or using energy to create other substances, such as proteins.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Axelrod
See: Axelrod, Julius.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
AVN
Avascular necrosis.
Avulse
To separate or tear away a body part, as from an accident or surgery. While playing football, he avulsed a spinous process.
Avulsion
Tearing away. A nerve can be avulsed by an injury, as can part of a bone.
Avuncular
1. Literally, relating to an uncle. 2. Figuratively, suggestive of an uncle, as in geniality. 3 In medical genetics, pertaining to an aunt or uncle. An avuncular relationship is the genetic relationship between aunts and uncles and their nieces and nephews. From the Latin avunculus, meaning maternal uncle. The feminine equivalent of avuncular is materteral (like an aunt).
Axelrod
See: Axelrod, Julius.
Axelrod, Julius
Axial tomography, computerized
Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images and turns them in pictures. The CAT (computerized axial tomography) scan can reveal some soft-tissue and other structures that cannot be seen in conventional X-rays. Using the same dosage of radiation as that of an ordinary X-ray machine, an entire slice of the body can be made visible with about 100 times more clarity with the CAT scan.
Axillary
"Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word ""axilla"" was borrowed directly from the Latin. To the Romans, as to us, the axilla was just the armpit."
Axillary dissection
"Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to ""dissect"" means to ""cut apart"" -- in order to identify, examine, and sometimes remove structures such as lymph nodes or other tissue for diagnosis or treatment."
Axillary hyperhidrosis
Excessive sweating from the armpits. Excessive underarm perspiration tends to start in late adolescence.
Axis
"The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the ""axis"" because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of C2. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint. It allows the head turn."
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