Medical Dictionary. arrhythmia. play. noun arÂ·rhythÂ·mia \Ä-Ërith-mÄ-É\. Medical Definition of arrhythmia. : an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force.
Central metabolism provides mechanisms for the generation of energy from carbon-energy source catabolism and the production of biosynthetic precursors and intermediates for the anabolic pathways essential to maintain cell structure and function.
1 Pepsin is the main gastric enzyme. 2  It is produced by the stomach cells called chief cells in its inactive form pepsinogen, which is a zymogen. 3  Pepsinogen is then activated by the stomach acid into its active form, pepsin.here are four types of cells in the stomach: 1  Parietal cells: Produce hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor. 2  Gastric chief cells: Produce pepsinogen. 3  Chief cells are mainly found in the body of stomach, which is the middle or superior anatomic portion of the stomach.