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Chemokinesis
The response of a cell to a chemical that causes the cell to make some kind of change in its movement by speeding it up, slowing it down or changing its direction. The molecules that achieve these results are called chemokines
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- Phagedenic gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- DNS On a prescription, Do Not Substitute. If a physician orders a particular drug and writes DNS on the…
- Nephropathy, membranous See: Membranous nephropathy
- Inhibitory RNA See: RNA inactivation; and RNA interference
- Rhinorrhea Medical term for a runny nose. From the Greek words 'rhinos' meaning 'of the nose' and 'rhoia' meaning 'a…
- Hypertensive Having abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension). See also: Hypotensive; Normotensive
- Syndrome, Jadassohn-Lewandowski This is a type of what is called pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth). The characteristic…
- Cardiac septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Gibbon, John H., Jr. American cardiovascular surgeon (1903-1973) who performed the world's first successful open-heart operation…
- Floating-Harbor syndrome A genetic condition characterized by the triad of short stature apparent at birth with significantly delayed…
- Watson See: Watson, James