See Also: non-specific cholinesterase(medicine)
specific cholinesterase(medicine)
site-specific DNA methyltransferase (cytosine-specific)(medicine)
site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific)(medicine)
clap(medicine)
clap(4)(dictionary)
clap(1)(dictionary)
Clap(health)
clap(2)(dictionary)
Cholinesterase(medicine)

clap(1) (iou) and specific cholinesterase (medicine)


clap(1) (iou)



clap noun1. [klap] ME.
[from CLAP verb1.]
I. A noise or action.
Noisy talk, chatter. Long obsolete exc. dial. ME.
For combs. see CLAP verb1
A sounding blow; a slap, a pat. ME.
S. Johnson All the forms of..salutation, from the clap on the shoulder to the humble bow.
A sudden stroke (lit. & fig.). obsolete exc. Scot. & in afterclap s.v. AFTER-. ME.
An abrupt explosive noise, as of two hard surfaces striking one another; the report of a gun. LME.
b. spec. A peal of thunder. LME.
c. spec. The noise of the palms of the hands being struck together; (a round of) applause. L16.
II. A physical object.
= CLAPPER noun1 1; esp. the clapper of a mill. ME.
The human tongue. ME-L16.
The lower mandible of a hawk. L15..

specific cholinesterase (medicine)


specific cholinesterase -->
acetylcholinesterase
<enzyme, neurology, physiology> An enzyme that breaks down unused acetylcholine in the synaptic cleft (the space between neurons), this enzyme is necessary to restore the synaptic cleft so it is ready to transmit the next nerve impulse.