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Vesicle
In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). Vesicles are less than .5 centimeters in diameter. In anatomy, a vesicle is any…
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Show more- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- Hepatoma Cancer originating in the liver, in liver cells. More often called hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular…
- Pasteur, Louis French chemist and biologist (1822-1895) who invented pasteurization, developed the germ theory, founded the…
- Treadmill test A test (sometimes called the exercise treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous…
- Node Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid…
- Palsy, Bell's Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause…
- Paralysis Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial…
- DNA repair pathway The sequence of steps in the repair of DNA. Each step is governed by an enzyme.
- Headache, chronic daily See: Chronic daily headache
- Proteins, G These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Hexenmilch See: Witch's milk
- Hyperthyroid Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone)…