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Show more- Foramen A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of…
- Secondary atelectasis Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest…
- ANLL Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive…
- LHRH agonist A compound that is similar to LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) in structure and is able to act…
- Polymorphonuclear leukocyte A type of white blood cell with a nucleus that is so deeply lobated or divided that the cell looks to have…
- Anatomic orientation terms In anatomy, certain terms are used to denote orientation. For example, a structure may be horizontal, as…
- Follicle, hair See: Hair follicle
- Hormone, cortisol The primary stress hormone. Cortisol is the major natural glucocorticoid in humans
- Vertebrae, cervical The cervical (neck) vertebrae are the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). They are…
- MALT lymphoma A low grade type of malignancy that arises in cells in mucosal tissue which are involved in antibody…
- Pericardial tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Physiology >Some physiological studies are concerned with processes that go on within cells such as phagocytosis, the…