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Smooth muscle
One of the three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac). Generally forms the supporting tissue of blood vessels and hollow internal organs such as the stomach, intestine, and bladder. So named because of the absence…
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- Enzyme, lysosomal An enzyme in an organelle (a little organ) called the lysosome within the cell. Lysosomal enzymes degrade…
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- Nephron A key unit, both anatomically and functionally, of the kidney.
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- Abortion, induced An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or therapeutic abortion. As…
- Rickets, renal Rickets-like bone malformations caused by prolonged inflammation of the kidneys