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Squamous cells
Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a fish or serpent.' We have a lot of squamous cells. They make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis)…
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- Radiation therapy, conformal A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Genotype The genetic constitution (the genome) of a cell, an individual or an organism. The genotype is distinct from…
- Anisometropia The condition in which the two eyes have an unequal refractive power. One eye may be myopic (nearsighted) and…
- Cholecystogram, oral See: Oral cholecystogram
- RANTES A cytokine that is a member of the interleukin-8 superfamily of cytokines. RANTES is a protein. It is a…
- Pharmaco-epidemiology The study of the use of drugs in society. The process of identifying and responding to safety issues about…
- Phototherapy Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be 'put under the lights.'
- Insecticide A chemical used specifically to kill or control the growth of insects. Certain insecticides have been banned…
- Reabsorption Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and…
- VES (Voluntary Euthanasia Society) The first society of its kind in the world -- its founders included doctors, lawyers and churchmen -- the VES…