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Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal
The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease. Hydroxyapatite is a major component and an essential ingredient of normal bone and teeth, makes up bone mineral and the matrix of…
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- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Antimicrobial resistance The result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or…
- Flashing 'Flashing,' or exhibitionism is characterized by intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors…
- Fever, West Nile Fever, West Nile: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…
- Fever, five-day Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in…
- Histoplasmosis A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms…
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…
- Forensic medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Masseter The muscle that raises the lower jaw.