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Amyloidosis
El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Amyloidosis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Amyloidosis Amyloidosis: A disorder that results from the…
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- Shots, allergy Known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate…
- Histology The study of the form of structures seen under the microscope. Also called microscopic anatomy, as opposed to…
- Hypnic jerk The common normal phenomenon of jerking awake, usually accompanied by a feeling of falling, just as one is…
- MAP The commonly used term for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. MAP is an acronym derived from…
- Anderson-Fabry disease See: Fabry disease
- Straitjacket Or strait-jacket or strait jacket. 1. A garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves the ends of which can…
- Eosinophilic meningitis Meningitis with a high percentage of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the cerebrospinal fluid…
- Reagent A substance used to produce a chemical reaction to detect, measure, produce, etc. other substances
- Cytokinesis 1. During cell division, the process that partitions the cellular contents including the chromosomes…
- Neuron, sensory See: Sensory neuron
- Absinthism The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations…