Skip to content

Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology
Cancer Terminology

Single Biggest Cancer Dictionary in the World

What is

amino acid

?

Press
Pronunciation: /əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/

amino acid

Definition

One of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

Explore Cancer Terminology

Find more

Celexa

intrahepatic

genetic infantile agranulocytosis

sleep disorder

germfree

malignant pericardial effusion

Golgi body

ferumoxtran-10

Explore Cancer Drug Terminology

find more

4H11-28z/fIL-12/EGFRt-expressing autologous T-lymphocytes

synthetic human papillomavirus 16 E6 peptide

CD19-targeted CAR T2 cells

MELK inhibitor OTS167

purple grape juice

RET inhibitor TAS0953/HM06

mesothelin-specific chimeric antigen receptor-engineered peripheral blood lymphocytes

topical calcitriol

Explore Genetic Cancer Terminology

find more

base pair

summary logarithm of the odds score

splice-site mutation

deletion

FISH

risk assessment

splice-site variant

novel mutation

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology

© 2025 Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology