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Microscope
An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined by Johannes Faber (1574-1629) who in 1628 borrowed from the Greek to combined micro-, small with skopein, to view. Although the…
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- Albumin The main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood. Chemically…
- Sarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Ewing: A type of bone tumor that occurs in children and adolescents, most often in the large bones…
- PIGF Placental growth factor
- Chromosome 2 The second largest chromosome in the human genome. Chromosome 2 contains over 240 million base pairs and more…
- OPV Oral polio vaccine. See Polio vaccine, oral
- Sweet wormwood A Chinese herb (also called qinghaosu) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Osmolarity The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in…
- PNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Heroin addiction Physical addiction to heroin, often with concurrent use of other opiates when heroin itself is not available…
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Marburg disease The virus that causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a disease which affects both humans and non-human primates…