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Diabetic macular edema
Edema: Swelling of the retina in diabetes mellitus due to leaking of fluid from blood vessels within the macula. The macula is the central portion of the retina, a small area rich in cones, the specialized nerve endings that detect color…
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Show more- Amyl- (Amylo- before a consonant.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Turcot syndrome A genetic disease characterized by polyps in the colon (large intestine) in addition to tumors in the brain…
- Anger An emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Anger has…
- Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Hodgkin, Dorothy British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated…
- Iron poisoning Iron supplements meant for adults (such as pregnant women) are a major cause of poisoning in children. Care…
- Clone bank Synonym for Genomic library.
- Yellow enzyme, Warburg's A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome
- Fear of sharks Excessive and persistent fear of sharks is termed galeophobia. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety…