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- Fascia A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers the underlying tissues and separates different layers of…
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- Ht Abbreviation for height (and also heart)
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- Oligodendrocyte A type of cell in the central nervous system. The oligodendrocytes surround and insulate the long fibers (the…
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