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Elastic fiber
A slender fiber in connective tissue that is rich in the protein elastin and has an elastic quality
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- Neuropathy Any and all disease or malfunction of the nerves
- CD4 A large glycoprotein molecule found on the surface of T lymphocytes that serves as the receptor for HIV. The…
- Quasi- Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
- Tunica albuginea of the testis The layer of dense whitish inelastic tissue that surrounds the testis
- Deficiency, ankyrin Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane…
- Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change See: Minimal change disease
- Coronary insufficiency Insufficient blood flow through one or more coronary arteries
- Euthyroid The state of having normal thyroid gland function. As opposed to hyperthyroid (overactive thyroid) and…
- Random numbers Numbers generated in an unpredictable haphazard sequence; numbers generated by chance alone
- Gyne- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Therapy, external beam radiation Radiation focused from a source outside the body on the affected area (for example, the cancer) within the…