c

• chymotrypsin

-  digestive enzyme found in pancreas

e

expectorate:

Definition: to cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs

g

• gluconeogenesis

k

• ketosis

- metabolic state when body burns fat for energy

p

• pepsinogen

- breaks down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids

• prion

- misfolded protein that induces misfolding in normal protein
- causes cellular death

• protease

- enzyme that helps proteolysis by breaking peptide bonds

• proteolysis

- breakdown of protein into smaller polypeptides or amino acids

s

sputum:

Definition: a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis

t

• trypsinogen

- precursor of trypsin, produced by the pancreas