Menatetrenone
Menatetrenone
Menatetrenone (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Menatetrenone
- Wikipedia's article - Menatetrenone
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
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한국어,
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हिन्दी,
Urdu,
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తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
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português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski), also known as Vitamin K2 or MK-4, is a type of Vitamin K that is used in the treatment of osteoporosis and vitamin K deficiency.
Etymology
The term "Menatetrenone" is derived from the chemical structure of the compound, which consists of a menaquinone nucleus with four isoprenoid residues (hence the "tetra" in the name).
Usage
Menatetrenone is primarily used in the treatment of osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones and makes them prone to fractures. It is also used to treat vitamin K deficiency, a condition that can lead to problems with blood clotting and bone health.
Related Terms
- Osteoporosis: A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue.
- Vitamin K: A group of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamins that are needed for the posttranslational modification of certain proteins required for blood coagulation.
- Vitamin K deficiency: A condition that occurs when your body can't absorb enough vitamin K from the food you eat.
- Menaquinone: A type of vitamin K found in food and used by the body to help blood clot and to maintain strong bones.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Menatetrenone
- Wikipedia's article - Menatetrenone
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski