Also known as: CA++, CA.
CA has various meanings in the British medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of CA in British medicine.
A Certificate Authority (CA) in police is a trusted entity that is responsible for issuing digital certificates that can be used to verify the identity of individuals or devices in secure communications. In the context of law enforcement, a Certificate Authority might be used to issue digital certificates to law enforcement officers or to the agency's computer systems to ensure that communication is secure and confidential.
British medicineAn enzyme present in red blood cells that assists in converting carbon dioxide to bicarbonate ions.
British medicineThe portion of solution in immediate contact with the cathode during electrolysis. or The negative electrode, that emits electrons or gives off negative ions and toward which positive ions move or collect in a voltaic cell or other such device. Or The negative pole of a battery. or The electrode of cell having positive charge movement.or In an electronic tube or valve, an electrode through which a primary stream of electrons enters the inter-electrode space.
British medicineAn amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine -- examples include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine -- that act as hormones or neurotransmitters. There are a number of disorders involving catecholamines, including neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma, chemodectina, the familial paraganglioma syndrome, dopamine--hydroxalase deficiency, and tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency Neuroblastoma is the second most common solid tumor in childhood. It usually produce catecholamines. The catecholamine metabolites vanillylmandelic acid and homovanillic acid can be measured quantitatively in the urine as a test for the disease.
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