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Explant
1. The original meaning: to transfer tissue from the body and place it in a culture medium for growth; and the tissue that is transferred. 2. To remove a device that had been implanted. 'It took about three hours to 'explant' Megan's pump…
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Show more- Low vision device A devise to help to improve visual ability of a person with low vision. Low vision devices may be optical or…
- Tension 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example…
- Hecht syndrome A striking genetic disorder in which abnormally short muscles in the jaw make it impossible to open the mouth…
- Hereditary mutation Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an egg or a…
- Inherited metabolic diseases Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Ulcer, esophageal A hole in the lining of the esophagus (tube-like organ leading from the throat to the stomach) corroded by…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Pharmacology The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the…
- Wolfram syndrome A genetic neurodegenerative disease that leads to many different abnormalities including diabetes insipidus…
- Underwater weighing A method for determining the lean body mass. This method weighs a person underwater and then calculates the…
- Cross-section In anatomy, a cross-section is a transverse cut through a structure or tissue. The opposite of a…
- Papillary muscle Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…