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Intracellular
Within a cell. In contrast to extracellular, meaning outside a cell
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- Diaphragm pacing A procedure to help patients with spinal cord injuries to breathe. Their breathing is helped by setting the…
- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…
- L- Abbreviation for levorotatory, applied to a chemical compound, as in l-dopa. Levorotary is opposed to…
- Q in population genetics The frequency of the less common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of…
- DFSP Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- Interleukin-3 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells and bone-marrow cells. Abbreviated IL-3
- Chronic phase Refers to the early stages of chronic myelogenous leukemia. The number of immature, abnormal white blood…
- Calf bone Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Talipes equinovarus The common ('classic') form of clubfoot. Talipes is made up of the Latin talus (ankle) + pes (foot). Equino-…
- RTT (Rett syndrome) See Rett syndrome
- Metabolic rate, basal A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated…