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Adipocyte
A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis (manufacture) and storage of fat. The adipocyte is important to the body in maintaining proper energy balance, storing calories in the…
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- Chyme A pre-digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
- Enzymes Proteins that act as a catalysts in mediating and speeding a specific chemical reaction. In 1902 Archibald…
- Biotechnology The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product…
- Jimmy Fund A children's cancer fund that has been responsible for highly significant work, especially on chemotherapy…
- Soft chancre See: Chancroid
- Nervous system, central (CNS) That part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The central nervous system (CNS)…
- Tendonopathy, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- Congenital stationary night blindness An inherited eye disorder that is not progressive ('stationary') and principally affects the rod…
- Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Enate 1. As a noun, a relative on the mother's side. 2. As an adjective, related on the mother's side. As opposed…