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Plasma
The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume. Plasma is devoid of cells and, unlike serum, has not clotted. Blood plasma contains antibodies and other proteins. It is taken from donors and made…
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Show more- Myelogram An x-ray of the spinal cord and the bones of the spine. During a myelogram, a contrast material that is…
- Reimplantation Synonymous with replantation. See: Replantation
- Carbon monoxide on houseboats See: Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning
- Berry aneurysm A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (an aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Coated stent Also known as a medicated stent. A tiny cage coated with a drug to prop open an artery and prevent it from…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Lobstein's disease Osteogenesis imperfecta type I. An inherited, generalized connective tissue disorder featuring bone fragility…
- Amino acid, nonessential An amino acid that can be made by humans and so is not essential to the human diet. There are 11 nonessential…
- Human herpesvirus 2 (HHV-2) A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, characterized by sores in the area of the genitalia. Genital…
- Ileitis, Crohn Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
- Chemotherapy, topical Chemotherapy, topical: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to…