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MCAF
Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor. See: MPC1
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- Isocellular Composed of cells of the same size and type. Isocellular is a Greek-Latin hybrid term compounded from the…
- Medullary cystic kidney disease, recessive Ssive type: A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the…
- Epiphenomenon 1. An additional symptom or condition that appears during the course of a disease. A doctor might ask if you…
- Medical prefix A prefix employed in medical terminology. Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more…
- Defibrillator, automated external Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either…
- Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia, for short.) A group of bacteria found in soil and water that are often resistant to common…
- Sclerose en plaques French for multiple sclerosis. Literally, sclerosis in plaques
- Motor neurone disease Motor neuron disease. 'His suffering from motor neurone disease (MND) was finally over because he had chosen…
- Second wave A phenomenon of infections that can develop during a pandemic. The disease infects one group of people first…
- Dupuytren, Guillaume (1777-1835) The leading French surgeon of the early part of the 19th century. Dupuytren reported the…
- Transsexual A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism. See transsexualism