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gliadin(dictionary)
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amniotic band syndrome (medicine) and gliadin (iou)


amniotic band syndrome (medicine)


amniotic band syndrome
<syndrome> A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations.


gliadin (iou)



gliadin noun. . M19.
[French gliadine, from Greek glia glue: see -IN1, -INE2.]
Biochemistry. Orig., any prolamine (plant protein soluble in aqueous alcohol). Now spec. a proline-rich protein, one of the components of cereal gluten.