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The following 14 entries include the term 2.
COX-2
noun: the isoform of cyclooxygenase that is expressed especially in the brain and kidneys and at sites of inflammation
COX-2 inhibitor
noun2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
noun2,3-diphosphoglycerate
noun: an isomeric ester of diphosphoglyceric acid that occurs in human red blood cells and facilitates release of oxygen by decreasing the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin
HIV-2
noun: a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2) that causes AIDS especially in West Africa, that is closely related in structure to SIV of monkeys and may have crossed over to humans, and that is less virulent and has a longer incubation period than HIV-1
HSV-2
noun: a herpesvirus of the genus Simplexvirus (species Human herpesvirus 2) that causes the type of herpes simplex typically involving the genital region
interleukin-2
noun: an interleukin produced by antigen-stimulated helper T cells in the presence of interleukin-1 that induces proliferation of immune cells (as T cells and B cells) and has been used experimentally especially in treating certain cancers —abbreviation IL-2
2-PAM
nounSARS-CoV-2
noun: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
noun2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
noun2,4-D
noun: a white crystalline irritant compound C8H6Cl2O3 used as a weed killer see agent orange
2,4,5-T
noun: an irritant compound C8H5Cl3O3 used especially formerly as an herbicide and defoliant see agent orange
type 2 diabetes
noun: diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
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