Glossary of Terms

The classification of objects into a hierarchy; the making of an ordered series of categories.

An organic compound containing in its chemical nucleus the perhydrocyclopentanophenanthrene ring. Any of a large group of substances...

This gene encodes an adapter protein that acts as a substrate of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR)-activated protein...

Sjogren's syndrome is a disease that causes dryness in your mouth and eyes. It can also lead to dryness...

Biochemical conversion that is part of a process, such as the docking of hormone to receptor, stimulating cellular production...

A group of participants that receives a procedure or device that is made to be indistinguishable from the actual...

An inflammation of a serous membrane, such as the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum. Serositis is one of the cardinal...

An adverse event that results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or extends a current hospital stay, results...

A convulsion or other clinically detectable event caused by a sudden discharge of electrical activity in the brain. ...

Sed rate, or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), is a blood test that can reveal inflammatory activity in your body....

A planned outcome measure in the protocol that is not as important as the primary outcome measure, but is...

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease that involves changes in the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs. It...