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Fat cell
A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis (manufacture) and storage of fat. The fat cell (adipocyte) is important…
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- Menstrual migraine A migraine headache that affects a woman each month between the 2nd day before the start of the menstrual…
- Encephalitis, West Nile A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito…
- Am Symbol for americium
- Antifungal drug A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Ounce A measure of weight equal to 1/16th of a pound or, metrically, 28.35 grams. The abbreviation for ounce is oz…
- Absence of the breast A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They are congenitally…
- JC virus (JCV) A virus that commonly causes infections of no consequence in children with a normal immune system but…
- Disease, Conor and Bruch African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky…
- Me-too drug A drug that is structurally very similar to already known drugs, with only minor differences. The term…
- Antispasmodic 1) A medication that lowers the incidence of or prevents seizures. 2) A medication that lowers the incidence…
- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix