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Albumin
The main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood. Chemically, albumin is soluble in water, precipitated by acid, and coagulated by heat. Note that albumin is spelled with an 'i' while 'albumen'…
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- Junk DNA Noncoding regions of DNA that have no apparent function. The term 'junk DNA' is a disparaging one, expressing…
- Debris flow injury Also known as mudslide injury. See: Landslide injury
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…
- Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet The Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet is a weight loss plan based upon the concept that your blood type (referring…
- TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Basal temperature 1) Usually, a person's temperature on awakening in the morning. As changes in basal temperature accompany…
- Abdomen, acute The abrupt (acute) onset of abdominal pain. A potential medical emergency, an acute abdomen may reflect a…
- Constraint-induced movement therapy A form of intensive physical therapy aimed at reorganizing and reprogramming the brain after a stroke, a…
- BSL-4 Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such…
- Vitreous type 2 Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Nerve palsy, laryngeal Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…