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Hemolytic
Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from within the red blood cells into the blood plasma. Hemolytic anemia, for example, is anemia ('low blood') due to the destruction…
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- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Peristalsis The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric…
- Antiseptic Something that discourages the growth microorganisms. By contrast, aseptic refers to the absence of…
- Scan, helical CAT A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Arrectores pilorum Tiny muscles that act as the hair erector muscles. The arrectores pilorum play a key role in goose bumps, a…
- Humidifier fever Fever: A form of sick building syndrome that usually develops on Monday or the first workday of the week. The…
- Plasmapheresis A procedure designed to deplete the body of blood plasma (the liquid part of the blood) without depleting the…
- Bundling A term employed by the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration) that refers to the inclusion of multiple…
- Hydrogen cyanide See: Cyanide
- Apnea, central sleep Sleep (CSA): Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during…
- G protein These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…