petechiae Tiny, flat red or purple spots in the skin or mucous membranes caused by bleeding from small blood vessels. Petechiae are a feature of the bleeding disorder PURPURA. Petechiae Tiny purple or red spots on the skin associated with endocarditis, resulting from hemorrhages under the skin's surface. Mentioned in: Endocarditis, Hantavirus Infections, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Monomers are the building blocks that make up nucleic acid. Also known as nucleotides, they are composed of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
Glucose is an example of a monosaccharide. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers that make up lipids. Nucleotides are the monomers that make up nucleic acids. Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins.mino acids are the monomers of proteins. They have a positively-charged amino group on one side and a negatively-charged carboxyl group on the other. Attached to the central carbon is a variable group called the 'R' group.