CYPnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌsiː.waɪˈpiː/us/ˈsiːˌwaɪˈpiː/specializedabbreviation for cytochrome P450: a large group of enzymes that change drugs that are taken into the body, eventually getting rid of them from the body. They may affect how well a particular drug works
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- hormonal
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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