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Amino acid (health) and phrenicopleural fascia (medicine)


Amino acid (health)


The fundamental building block of a protein molecule. A protein is composed of a chain of hundreds or thousands of amino acids. Our bodies can synthesize most of the amino acids. However, eight amino acids (called "essential amino acids") must be obtained from Food.





phrenicopleural fascia (medicine)


phrenicopleural fascia


The thin layer of endothoracic fascia intervening between the diaphragmatic pleura and the diaphragm.

Synonym: fascia phrenicopleuralis.