home health aide

a specially trained person who works with a social services agency or a local visiting nurse association to provide personal care services, such as bathing, light meal preparation, and dressing, to people with disabilities. See also homemaker home health aide.

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May 8th 2024

peptide

n. a short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Peptides are usually identified by the number of amino acids in the chain. For example, dipeptides have two amino acids, tripeptides three, tetrapeptides four, and so on. See also polypeptide; protein.