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Stroma
The supportive framework of an organ (or gland or other structure), usually composed of connective tissue. The stroma is distinct from the parenchyma, which consists of the key functional elements of that organ. The stroma of the thyroid…
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- Precocious Unusually early development, whether it be of intellectual powers, speech, physical traits, etc. Precocious…
- Ringworm (tinea) Ringworm (tinea): Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin previously thought to be due to a parasite…
- Genome, chicken See: Chicken genome
- X inactivation The phenomenon in a female by which one X chromosome (either the maternally or paternally derived X) is…
- Hemiplegia, alternating See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Cabbage Soup Diet The Cabbage Soup Diet is a weight loss program designed to be used for seven days with the goal of a rapid…
- Deficiency, vitamin K A lack of vitamin K resulting in an increase in the clotting time of the blood, impaired clotting and a…
- EBS (epidermolysis bullosa simplex) See: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
- Lansing virus Type 2 poliovirus. Named after the city in Michigan where the first patient lived who was found to have this…
- Female genitalia The genital organs of the female. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…