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Eosinophil
A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse round granules of uniform size within its cytoplasm and typically a bilobate (two-lobed) nucleus. Eosinophils are so named because their cytoplasmic granules stain red with the dye eosin…
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- Coughing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Holter monitor A type of portable heart monitor. The Holter monitor is a small portable electrocardiogram (ECG). The device…
- Glycine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A nonessential amino acid, glycine is part of many…
- Virus A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus…
- Dandy fever An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Film, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Poly1 isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Subluxation Partial dislocation of a joint. A complete dislocation is a luxation
- Aqueduct A channel for the passage of fluid.
- Zinc finger protein 9 See: ZNF9
- Coloboma A congenital malformation (birth defect) in which part of the eye does not form due to failure of fusion of…