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Caveola
An tiny pit, grotto, depression, incupping in the surface of a cell. The name 'caveola' means little cave. The plural is caveolae. Caveolae normally function to facilitate the uptake of fluid by the cell. In the process of pinocytosis, the…
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- Morgue A place where bodies of the dead are kept before autopsy, funeral, or burial. The first Morgue was in Paris…
- Heel prick A procedure in which the heel is pricked and then a small amount of the blood is collected, usually with a…
- Renal vein thrombosis Blood clot in the major vein that drains blood from the kidney
- Epiglottitis, acute A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Risk of recurrence In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that…
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- Hereditary mutation Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an egg or a…
- Glisson's capsule The capsule of the liver. A layer of connective tissue surrounding the liver and ensheathing the hepatic…