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Tissue, lymphoid
A part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities. Lymphoid tissue is rich in lymphocytes (and accessory cells such as macrophages and reticular cells). The lymphoid tissue includes the lymph…
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- Hepatic An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and…
- Nephritis, infective tubulointerstitial Inflammation of the kidney due to infection. Symptoms include nausea, pain in the kidney area, fever, and…
- Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Remote telesurgery Surgical procedures carried out at a great distance thanks to advances in robotic and computer technology and…
- Test, glucose tolerance A blood test done to make the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The test may also be done for other purposes…
- Diabetic nephropathy The kidney disease associated with long-standing diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is also called…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Dicysteine Cystine
- Arthralgia Pain in the joints. There are many possible causes of pain in a joint. The Greek 'algos' means 'pain.
- Gorham disease Also called disappearing bone disease. Extensive loss of calcium from a single bone so that it cannot be seen…
- Condyloma acuminatum See: Genital wart