Employment-Model IDS: An IDS that generally owns or is affiliated with a hospital and establishes or purchases physician practices and retains the physicians as employees.

 

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Employment-Model IDS: An IDS that generally owns or is affiliated with a hospital and establishes or purchases physician practices and retains the physicians as employees.

Phospholipids: Asymmetrical lipid molecules with a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail. Lipids with a phosphate group in place of one of the three fatty acid chains. Phospholipids are the building bloc . . . View Full Definition

Plasmids: Self-replicating, circular DNA molecules found in bacterial cells; often used as vectors in recombinant DNA technology. Small circles of double-stranded DNA found in some bacteria. Plasmids . . . View Full Definition

Plastids: Membrane-bound organelles in plant cells that function in storage (of food or pigments) or food production. Term for any double membrane-bound organelle. Chloroplasts contain the chemicals f . . . View Full Definition

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fatty acids which may have health benefits including protection against heart disease, asthma, cancer, arthritis and other disorders.

Proteinoids: Polymers of amino acids formed spontaneously from inorganic molecules; have enzyme-like properties and can catalyze chemical reactions.

Nucleic Acids: Polymers composed of nucleotides; e.g., DNA and RNA.

Midsouth: (No other information available at present other than it is a hybrid developed for resistance to Pierce's Disease in Florida and other Gulf States of the U.S.A. and reportedly has similariti . . . View Full Definition

Midsummers Day-Eve: Midsummer's Eve - the night before Midsummer's Day is a time for fairies and magic according to old European traditions. It is also a time for telling the future and for discovering your tru . . . View Full Definition

Mineralocorticoids: A group of steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex that are important in maintaining electrolyte balance.