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Lens, objective
In a microscope, the objective lens is the lens nearest to the object being examined whereas the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece). The light microscope today is usually binocular (with one ocular for each eye)…
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- Periodontal disease A bacterial infection that destroys the attachment fibers and supporting bone that hold the teeth in the…
- NEP 1. Neutral endopeptidase. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.2. Neuroepithelial
- Spirochete A microscopic bacterial organism in the Spirochaeta family. Spirochetes have a worm-like, spiral-shaped form…
- Germ cell The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Hepatitis, toxic Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by an industrial chemical such as carbon tetrachloride or…
- Alcohol, pregnancy The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus.
- Triplet One of three, as: 1. One of three babies in a multiple birth. Or three animals gestated together. 2. In…
- Transaminase nomenclature The names and abbreviations applied to the transaminases are quite confusing since (just as a starter) a…
- SIDS with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- Pandemic An epidemic (a sudden outbreak) that becomes very widespread and affects a whole region, a continent, or the…
- Contralateral On the other side. The contralateral breast is the breast on the other breast. A stroke affecting the right…