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Anemia, Cooley's
Anemia, Cooley's: Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The clinical picture of this important type of anemia was first described in 1925 by the pediatrician Thomas Benton Cooley. Another name for…
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Show more- Morphology 1. Literally, the study of form. The study of structure. 2. The form itself, as of an organ or part of the…
- Nerve pathways, visual The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Scratch test for allergy A mammogram (an X-ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually involves two…
- Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders S, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Hematopoiesis The production of all types of blood cells generated by a remarkable self-regulated system that is responsive…
- Arhythmia We do not usually give a misspelling but this is a frequent misspelling of arrhythmia (with two r's), meaning…
- Axon A long fiber of a nerve cell (a neuron) that acts somewhat like a fiber-optic cable carrying outgoing…
- Disease, Whipple See: Whipple disease
- Absinthism The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations…
- Acou- Combining form relating to hearing. As in acoustic, otoacoustic emission test, and presbyacousia
- Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , a prominent independent non-profit institution doing basic…
- Multipara A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. A woman who is 'para…