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Neutropenia
Neutropenia: Not enough neutrophils, neutrophils being a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of granulocyte) filled with neutrally-staining granules, tiny sacs of enzymes that help the cell to kill and digest microorganisms it…
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- Acid phosphatase Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Mercaptopurine A drug that acts as an antimetabolite, interfering with the metabolism of purine bases and inhibiting the…
- Cachetic Common misspelling of cachectic
- Clitoral Pertaining to the clitoris, the small elongated erectile body in the female homologous with the penis in the…
- Sleep paralysis A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move…
- Infantile beriberi Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among…
- Blepharitis Inflammation of the eyelids. Blepharitis occurs in two forms, anterior and posterior: > >Anterior blepharitis…
- Surgeon General In the United States, the chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPS), the agency…
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center : The clinical research facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. As a national…
- Dieldrix Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin