ficain

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ficain /fi·cain/ (fi´kān) an enzyme derived from the sap of fig trees that catalyzes the cleavage of specific bonds in proteins; it enhances the agglutination of red blood cells with IgG antibodies and is therefore used in the determination of the Rh factor.

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ficin			fibrous encapsulation fibrous goiter fibrous hamartoma of infancy fibrous histiocytoma fibrous joint fibrous membrane fibrous thyroiditis fibrous tissue fibrous trigone fibrous tubercle fibrovascular fibrovascular proliferation fibroxanthoma fibroxanthosarcoma fibula fibular fibular artery fibular collum fibular nerve fibular notch fibular vein fibularis brevis fibularis longus fibularis tertius fibulocalcaneal ficain FICD ficin Fick principle Fick's first law of diffusion Fick's law Fick's principle Ficoll-Hypaque technique ficosis FICS FICSIT fictive imagery fictive kin Ficus religiosa Ficus tsiela FID fidding fiddle front fiddle-head fiddleneck Fiddler’s Neck fido fiduciary Fiefdom field field block			fibular retinaculum, superior fibular tarsal bone fibular vein fibular vein Fibular veins Fibular veins Fibular veins Fibulare fibularis brevis fibularis longus Fibularis longus muscle Fibularis tertius fibulas fibulas fibulas Fibulin fibulocalcaneal FIBV FIBWA FIBX FIC FIC FIC PAC FAC FAPL FIC1 FICA FICA FICA FICAA FICAC FICAH ficain FICAL FICAM FICAN FICANZCA FICAP Ficaria Ficaria Ficaria Ficaria grandiflora Ficaria verna FICAS FICAT FICB FICB FICBM FICC FICC FICCDAT FICCDC FICCI FICCL FICCMO FICCS FICD FICD FICDA fice fice FICEC FICEE

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