Also known as: CA++, CA.
CA has various meanings in the Bioscience category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of CA in Bioscience.
An enzyme present in red blood cells that assists in converting carbon dioxide to bicarbonate ions.
BioscienceA yeast-like fungal organism found in small amounts in the normal human intestinal tract. Normally kept in check by the body's own helpful bacteria, C. albicans can increase in numbers when this balance is disturbed to cause candidiasis of the intestinal tract, or yeast infections of other parts of the body. C. albicans causes thrush. Also called Monilia albicans.
BioscienceCentral Axis is the central portion of the beam emanating from the target in a linear accelerator. It is the only part of the beam that is non divergent.
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