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Pinosome
A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in which tiny incuppings called caveolae (little caves) in the surface of the cell close and then pinch off to form pinosomes within…
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- Hypothalamus The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst
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- Mastitis Inflammation of one or more mammary glands within the breast, usually in a lactating woman. It can be felt as…
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- Pinna The ear or, to be more precise, the part of the ear that projects like a little wing from the head. In Latin…