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Glossary.
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Alcohol Research & Health
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January 1, 2007
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Acetaldehyde: A toxic byproduct of alcohol metabolism.
Acetate: A compound produced from the metabolism of acetaldehyde.
Adduct: Product of the addition of one compound (e.g., acetaldehyde) to another compound (e.g., DNA).
Adenoma: A usually benign tumor of tissue lining the internal and external organs of the body (i.e., epithelial tissue) in which the tumor cells are arranged in a gland-like structure.
Adenomatous polyps: A tissue mass that bulges outward from the normal surface and which consists of benign tumor tissue; found, for example, in the colon.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP): A molecule, generated largely in the mitochondria, that provides the ...
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