- phos|pho|lip|id
- phos|pho|lip|id «FOS foh LIHP ihd, -LY pihd», noun.= phosphatide. (Cf. ↑phosphatide)
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phosphoinositide phospholipase C — phos·pho·ino·si·tide phos·pho·lip·ase C (fos″fo in oґsĭ tīd fos″fo lipґās) [EC 3.1.4.11] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate to generate inositol 1,4,5 … Medical dictionary
phospholipin — phos·pho·lip·in lip ən n PHOSPHOLIPID … Medical dictionary
phospholipidemia — phos·pho·lip·i·de·mia (fos″fo lip″ĭ deґme ə) the presence of phospholipids in the blood … Medical dictionary
phospholipidosis — phos·pho·lip·i·do·sis (fos″fo lip″ĭ doґsis) a type of lipidosis in which phospholipids accumulate in cells and tissues, usually as a result of a reaction with a cationic, amphibolic drug; the precise etiology is unknown … Medical dictionary
phospholipid — phos•pho•lip•id [[t]ˌfɒs foʊˈlɪp ɪd[/t]] n. biochem. any of a group of fatty compounds, composed of phosphoric esters, present in living cells • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
phospholipid — A lipid containing phosphorus, thus including the lecithins and other phosphatidyl derivatives, sphingomyelin, and plasmalogens; the basic constituents of biomembranes. * * * phos·pho·lip·id lip əd also phos·pho·lip·ide .īd n any of numerous… … Medical dictionary
phospholipase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a phospholipid. SYN: lecithinase. p. A1 an enzyme that hydrolyzes a lecithin (1,2 diacylglycerophosphocholine) to a 2 acylglycerophosphocholine and a fatty acid anion. p. A2 an enzyme that catalyzes the… … Medical dictionary
antiphospholipid — an·ti·phos·pho·lip·id .fäs fō lip əd adj relating to, being, or associated with antibodies (as anticardiolipin antibodies) that act against phospholipids and increase the risk of venous and arterial thromboses and thrombocytopenia… … Medical dictionary
lysophospholipid — ly·so·phos·pho·lip·id (li″so fos″fo lipґid) a phospholipid that lacks one of its fatty acyl chains; an intermediate formed during digestion of dietary and biliary phospholipids. The terms lysophospholipid and lysophosphatidate are… … Medical dictionary
sphingophospholipid — sphin·go·phos·pho·lip·id (sfing″go fos″fo lipґid) a phospholipid derived from sphingosine or a related base; in higher animals, the most abundant are the sphingomyelins … Medical dictionary
