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T cell
A type of white blood cell that is of key importance to the immune system and is at the core of adaptive immunity, the system that tailors the body's immune response to specific pathogens. The T cells are like soldiers who search out and…
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Show more- Script An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and…
- Great saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Alternative medical system A system of alternative medicine built upon a complete system of theory and practice. Often, such systems…
- Mathematics disorder A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age…
- Leptomeninges The two innermost layers of tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord. The two layers are called the…
- Onychodystrophy Malformation of the nails
- Wt Weight. Wt 80 lbs = weight 80 pounds.
- Amyloidosis, secondary Amyloidosis, secondary : One of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid)…
- LCSW Licensed clinical social worker
- Genome, dog See: Dog genome
- Neutropenia, severe congenital (SCN) Neutropenia, severe congenital (SCN): Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white…