What are the signs and symptoms of minimal change disease? You may notice the following signs and symptoms of MCD: Foamy urine due to large amounts of protein leaking into your urine, called proteinuria. Swelling in body parts, like your ankles and around your eyes, due to fluid building up in your body, called edema.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: flax (Noun). A plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
Flaxseed oil comes from the seed of the flax plant. It contains 50 to 60% omega-3 fatty acids in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). That is more than is contained in fish oil. But the body is not very efficient at converting ALA into the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils.