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Plasma cell
A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated lymphocyte in the B-cell (not the T-cell) lineage. As with most cell types, plasma cells can mutate to give rise to cancer. Plasma…
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Show more- Crohn ileocolitis Crohn disease involving the ileum (the lowest portion of the small intestine) and the colon (the large…
- Adult T-cell lymphoma See: Adult T-cell leukemia
- Physical therapist A person trained and certified by a state or accrediting body to design and implement physical therapy…
- Randomized The use of chance alone to assign the participants in an experiment or trial to different groups in order to…
- Syndrome, kinky hair See: Menkes syndrome
- Breastfeeding practices The practices to be followed in breastfeeding a baby. Human milk is the preferred feeding for all infants…
- Musicomania A singular passion for music that is excessive and beyond all reason. From the French musicomanie, from music…
- Alternative Medicine, National Center for Compleme See: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Vibrio cholerae genome See: Cholera genome
- Pubis The front center portion of the pelvis.
- Acute radiation syndrome An acute illness caused by a dose greater than 50 rads of penetrating radiation to most or all of the body in…
- Kindred An extended family or clan, a group of related individuals. The term 'kindred' is used in population studies…