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RBC
Short for red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood. This rather remarkable feat is thanks to hemoglobin, the pigment that makes red cells (and blood) look red. The red blood cells are also known as…
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Show more- Intractable Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain.
- Intercostal muscle Muscle tissue between two ribs. This muscle is a type called skeletal muscle
- Crick-Brenner experiment An elegant and important experiment performed in 1961 by Francis Crick and Sydney Brenner. The experiment…
- Eustachian tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of the Eustachian tube is to protect…
- Synchronic study A study done at a single point in time rather than over the course of a period of time (longitudinally)
- Hamstring The prominent tendons at the back of the knee. They are the sidewalls of the hollow behind the knee. (This…
- Disease, Refsum See Refsum disease
- Radioimmunoassay A very sensitive, specific laboratory test (assay) using radiolabeled (and unlabeled) substances in an…
- Neurogenic shock A type of shock (a life-threatening medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow throughout…
- Therapy, PUVA See: PUVA
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for…