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Glial cell
A supportive cell in the central nervous system -- the brain and spinal cord. Glial cells do not conduct electrical impulses (as opposed to neurons, which do). The glial cells surround neurons and provide support for them and insulation…
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- Therapy, cell Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Factor VIII Factor eight, a key factor in the process of blood coagulation (clotting). Lack of normal factor VIII causes…
- Virus, attenuated To attenuate is to weaken or to make (or become) thin. The word derives from a combination of the Latin…
- Hodgkin, Dorothy British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated…
- Risk of recurrence In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that…
- Inotropic Affecting the force of muscle contraction. An inotropic heart drug is one that affects the force with which…
- Cramps, heat Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist…
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the…