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Hyperplasia
A condition in which there is an increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue or organ
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- Mute A mute is a person who does not speak, either from an inability to speak or an unwillingness to speak. The…
- Lateral ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- CD95 See: FAS gene
- ABG (arterial blood gas) The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels…
- Hypocarbia Less than the normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood. The opposite of hypercarbia
- T-cell receptor A device used by T cells for recognizing specific antigens. T cells have receptors that are activated…
- Hyperhidrosis, palmoplantar See: Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
- Cystic periventricular leukomalacia Softening of the white matter near the ventricles of the brain resulting in abnormal cysts. Cystic…
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