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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the brain. TTP is characterized by platelet microthrombi (tiny traveling clots composed of platelets, the clotting cells in the blood)…
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- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Maggot A soft-bodied wormlike larva of a fly that lays its eggs in living or especially in decaying tissues. The…
- Erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 (EPB41) See Elliptocytosis
- SEM Scanning electron microscope
- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…
- Acanthosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the…
- Y sex-determining region A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region goes by the symbol SRY…
- Canavan disease Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The…
- Acetate A molecular ion derived from acetic acid. The formula of acetate is CH3COO-
- FET1 See: ETM1
- Urogastrone See: EGF