Not until the war ended and journalists were able to enter Cambodia did the world really become aware of the enormity of Pol Pot's oppression. ( 1 countable) An act of extreme evil or wickedness. ( 2 uncountable) Hugeness, enormousness, immenseness.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (an-tee-TRIP-sin) deficiency, or AAT deficiency, is a condition that raises your risk for lung disease (especially if you smoke) and other diseases.Some people who have severe AAT deficiency develop emphysema (em-fi-SE-ma)âoften when they're only in their forties or fifties.lpha-1 antitrypsin, also called AAT, is a protein made in the liver. Normally, the protein travels through the bloodstream. It helps protect the body's organs from the harmful effects of other proteins.
Recommendations for expensive treatments made for a genetic disorder called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency should be withdrawn because the drugs have no benefit, scientists said. Alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor is intended for therapy of congenital alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, which leads to emphysema.