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Myopathy
Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies. The most common form of muscular dystrophy, for example, is an inherited myopathy; it is due to mutation of a gene on the X…
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Show more- Coccygeal Referring to the coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine, that is made up of 3-5 (average…
- Staph Very commonly used shortened form of Staphylococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See…
- Antibody An immunoglobulin, a specialized immune protein, produced because of the introduction of an antigen into the…
- Peripheral Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located. For example, peripheral vision means the type…
- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…
- Pedodontics Children's dentistry.
- Downregulation An decrease in the number of receptors on the surface of target cells, making the cells less sensitive to a…
- Colinear Arranged in the same linear order. See: Colinearity
- Strep Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See…
- Erythrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of erythrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Brain malleability See Neuroplasticity
- Central venous line A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…