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Incubator
In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are used in microbiology for culturing (growing) bacteria and other microorganisms. Incubators in tissue culture rooms are used for…
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- Gastropathy, hypertrophic hypoproteinemic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- CNM Certified Nurse-Midwife
- On call In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in 'Who is the doctor on call this…
- Pathy A suffix derived from the Greek 'pathos' meaning 'suffering or disease' that serves as a suffix in many terms…
- Complete blood count Complete blood count: A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are…
- Super spreader A highly infectious person who spreads the agent of an infectious disease to many other people. The historic…
- Diaper rash Diaper rash: Also called 'diaper dermatitis,' a diaper rash is a skin inflammatory reaction localized to the…
- Participant 1. In a clinical trial, someone who takes part in it. A participant may or may not have a disease. The term…
- Syndrome, Fahr This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Pulmonary medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting…
- Thymus gland See: Thymus