PA Medical Abbreviation

Plan of Action

Plasma Adsorption

Plasma Albumin

Plasma Aldosterone

Polyacrylamide

A polymer with a very stable carbon chain. A good friction reducer in small amounts, but the polymer may cause formation damage. Can be used to gel acid, but the polymer will not break.

Polyacrylate

Popliteal Aneurysms

Polyadenylation

Polyadenylation is the addition of a poly(A) tail to a messenger RNA. The poly(A) tail consists of multiple adenosine monophosphates; in other words, it is a stretch of RNA that has only adenine bases. In eukaryotes, polyadenylation is part of the process that produces mature messenger RNA (mRNA) for translation. It, therefore, forms part of the larger process of gene expression.

Polyamine

A hydrocarbon containing more than two amino groups. A short chained, but highly charged water soluble cationic polymer. Used typically as organic coagulant in water treatment and as anionic trash control agent in papermaking.