Medical Definition of Reactive oxygen species

1. Reactive intermediate oxygen species including both radicals and non-radicals. These substances are constantly formed in the human body and have been shown to kill bacteria and inactivate proteins, and have been implicated in a number of diseases. Scientific data exist that link the reactive oxygen species produced by inflammatory phagocytes to cancer development. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reactive Oxygen Species

reactivations
reactivator
reactivators
reactive
reactive armor
reactive armour
reactive astrocyte
reactive attachment disorder
reactive cell
reactive depression
reactive hyperaemia
reactive inhibition
reactive intermediate
reactive mind
reactive oxygen species (current term)
reactive perforating collagenosis
reactive power
reactive powers
reactive schizophrenia
reactively
reactiveness
reactivenesses
reactivities
reactivity
reactor
reactor scram
reactor scrams
reactors
reacts

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