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Pleiotropic cytokine
Cytokine that affects the activity of multiple cell types. A cytokine is a small protein that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells, or on the behavior of cells
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- SPECT An acronym that stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which…
- BIID Body integrity identity disorder
- Functional hemispherectomy A functional hemispherectomy is a variation of a hemispherectomy, a radical procedure in which one entire…
- Prion dementia See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Tetraethyl lead Tetraethyl lead.
- Disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COPD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Diaphragmatic hernia Hernia: Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from…
- Radiograph A film with an image of body tissues that was produced when the body was placed adjacent to the film while…
- Iris The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate…