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Differential white cell count
The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. The differential white cell count was originally done by visual…
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- Backbone The spine. A flexible row of bones stretching from the base of the skull to the tailbone
- Disease, Niemann-Pick See: Niemann-Pick disease
- ASD Acronym for atrial septal defect.
- Frostbite Frostbite: Damage to tissues from freezing due to the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the…
- Erythema nodosum Erythema nodosum: An inflammatory reaction deep in the skin characterized by the presence of tender red lumps…
- Brittle bone disease Osteogenesis imperfecta, not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which affect collagen, a key…
- Arachnophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of spiders. Sufferers from arachnophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Vasovagal reaction A reflex of the involuntary nervous system that causes the heart to slow down (bradycardia) and that, at the…
- Syphilitic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From the French…