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Glycobiology
The study of molecules that contain carbohydrates, their structure and function, and the roles they play in biology. The extracellular matrix was long believed to merely be a static support with only limited influence on important…
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Show more- Pigment A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair
- Symptoms, withdrawal Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the…
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Endocrine gland A gland that secretes a substance (a hormone) into the bloodstream. The endocrine glands are 'glands of…
- Spot, blind In ophthalmology, a blind spot is: > >A small area of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye; this…
- Fever, cat scratch A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Dialysis, peritoneal Dialysis, peritoneal: Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal…
- Presbyacusis See: Presbycusis
- Diathermy The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy.
- Insufficiency, respiratory See: Respiratory insufficiency
- Carcinoma, hepatocellular A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called adult primary liver…
- Stereotactic surgery Surgery in which a system of three- dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on…