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Titre
Variant spelling of 'titer' -- the degree of dilution of a substance such as an antibody, reflecting the strength of the solution. Americans spell it 'titer' while the English spell it 'titre,' French for 'title,' derived from the Latin…
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Show more- Glutamic acid An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A nonessential amino acid, glutamic acid is present…
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- Dieldrin A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Rigor A word with two different but related meanings in medicine:1. A chill, usually with shivering, as at the…
- Crick 1. A painful sudden spasmodic stiffness in the muscles of the neck or back. 2. Francis Crick who, with James…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Gynecomastia Excessive development of the male breasts. Temporary enlargement of the breasts is not unusual or abnormal in…
- Wet brain See: Cerebral edema
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- Chromatography, gas (GC) A type of automated chromatography (a technique used to separate mixtures of substances) in which the mixture…
- Sign, Gottron A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle…
- Mite, dust See: Dust mite