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Stain, Gram
The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called crystal (gentian) violet. Gram's method helps distinguish between different types of bacteria. The gram-staining characteristics of…
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- Disease, bipolar See: Bipolar disorder
- Pancreas, artificial A machine that constantly measures glucose (sugar) in the blood and, in response to an elevated level of…
- Intervention The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an…
- Kinetic With movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic. It means without movement. In neurology, kinetic and…
- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess
- Xerophagia A dry diet. Literally, dry eating. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat.
- Multidetector-row computed tomography See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Rate, respiratory See: Respiratory rate
- Myeloencephalitis Inflammation of both the spinal cord and the brain. Myeloencephalitis (also called encephalomyelitis) can be…
- Institute, National Eye (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- Type 2 diabetes See Diabetes, type 2.