PARUMBILICAL
\pˌɑːɹəmbˈɪlɪkə͡l], \pˌɑːɹəmbˈɪlɪkəl], \p_ˌɑː_ɹ_ə_m_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k_əl]\
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Near the umbilicus; - applied especially to one or more small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.
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Near the umbilicus; - applied especially to one or more small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.