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Gram calorie (Calorie)
The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853-1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called crystal (gentian) violet. Gram's method helps distinguish between different types of bacteria. The gram-staining characteristics of…
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- Coffin-Lowry syndrome An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Febrile Feverish.
- Cancer, myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Disorder, attention deficit (ADD) An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli. In November, 1998 the…
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Flow cytometry Analysis of biological material by detection of the light-absorbing or fluorescing properties of cells or…
- Oxymetholone A male hormone that stimulates production of the male hormone testosterone. It is sometimes given to treat…
- Syndrome, Pagon See: Pagon syndrome
- Granuloma annulare The definition of granuloma annulare in one of the standard print medical dictionaries begins: 'a benign…
- Audiogram A test of hearing at a range of sound frequencies.
- Tapeworm, beef See Taenia saginata.