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Renal capsule
The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney
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- ATG Antithymocyte globulin
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) See: SAD.
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- Libido 1. Sexual drive. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy from all instinctive biological drives. Libido in…
- Papilliferous See: Papuliferous
- Trabecula A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity. > >One of the strands of connective tissue projecting…
- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Fungiform Mushroom-shaped. From fungi-, fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that…
- Medical research resource, ATCC as E Culture Collection as: Although little known to the general public, the American Type Culture Collection…
- Fetoprotein, alpha- (AFP) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some valuable…
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure