CAP

CAP
Abbreviation for catabolite (gene) activator protein.
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camptodactyly-arthropathy-pericarditis [syndrome]; Canada Assistance Plan; capsule; captopril; Caribbean Association of Pharmacists; catabolite gene activator protein; cell attachment protein; cellular acetate propionate; cellulose acetate phthalate; central apical part; chloramphenicol; chronic alcoholic pancreatitis; clinical access program; College of American Pathologists; community-acquired pneumonia; complement-activated plasma; compound action potential; coupled atrial pacing; cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, and Platinol [cisplatin]; cystine aminopeptidase

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1) capacity
2) capsule
cap 'kap n, often attrib
1) a natural cover or top: as
a) PILEUS
b) PATELLA, KNEECAP
2) something that serves as a cover or protection esp. for a tip, knob, or end (as of a tooth)
3) Brit CERVICAL CAP
4) a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule <the cell surface receptors were redistributed into \caps>
cap vb, capped; cap·ping vt
1) to invest (a student nurse) with a cap as an indication of completion of a probationary period of study
2) to cover (a diseased or exposed part of a tooth) with a protective substance
3) to form a chemical cap on <the capped end of a messenger RNA> vi to form or produce a chemical cap

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n.
a covering or a cover-like part. The duodenal cap is the superior part of the duodenum as seen on X-ray after a barium meal.

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College of American Pathologists; catabolite (gene) activator protein.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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