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T-8 cells
T cells that express the CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein (CD8+ T cells). They close down the immune response after invading organisms are destroyed. Suppressor T cells are sensitive to high concentrations of circulating lymphokine hormones…
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Show more- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Sphenopalatine neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Varicocele A common scrotal condition characterized by elongation and enlargement of the network of veins leaving the…
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- RMSF Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- Inheritance, mitochondrial The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…
- Prosthesis, auditory See: Auditory prosthesis
- Morphea Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and…
- Sublingual gland The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth…
- Hemiplegia Paralysis of one side of the body. From hemi- (half) + plege (a blow, stroke)
- Fish-odor syndrome An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the…
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