| AMINOPEPTIDASES | • aminopeptidases n. Plural of aminopeptidase. • AMINOPEPTIDASE n. an enzyme. |
| ANCYLOSTOMIASES | • ancylostomiases n. Plural of ancylostomiasis. • ANCYLOSTOMIASIS n. infestation with hookworms, leading to anaemia. |
| ANKYLOSTOMIASES | • ankylostomiases n. Plural of ankylostomiasis. • ANKYLOSTOMIASIS n. infestation with hookworms, leading to anaemia. |
| CHOLINESTERASES | • cholinesterases n. Plural of cholinesterase. • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| CYCLOOXYGENASES | • cyclooxygenases n. Plural of cyclooxygenase. • cyclo-oxygenases n. Plural of cyclo-oxygenase; Alternative form of cyclooxygenases. |
| DISACCHARIDASES | • disaccharidases n. Plural of disaccharidase. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| HEXOSAMINIDASES | • hexosaminidases n. Plural of hexosaminidase. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASES | • hypochondriases n. Plural of hypochondriasis. • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| MATERFAMILIASES | • materfamiliases n. Plural of materfamilias. • MATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the mother or female head of the family. |
| OXIDOREDUCTASES | • oxidoreductases n. Plural of oxidoreductase. • OXIDOREDUCTASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes an oxidationreduction reaction. |
| PATERFAMILIASES | • paterfamiliases n. Plural of paterfamilias. • PATERFAMILIAS n. (Latin) the head of the family. |
| PECTINESTERASES | • pectinesterases n. Plural of pectinesterase. • PECTINESTERASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol. |
| SCHISTOSOMIASES | • schistosomiases n. Plural of schistosomiasis. • SCHISTOSOMIASIS n. a disease caused by infestation of the body with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, aka bilharziasis. |
| TRYPANOSOMIASES | • trypanosomiases n. Plural of trypanosomiasis. • TRYPANOSOMIASIS n. infection with or disease caused by trypanosomes. |