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Cytoplasm
All of the substance of a cell outside of the nucleus. The cytoplasm contains a number of different types organelles such as the mitochondria. Most, but not all, cells have cytoplasm. Mature sperm are essentially devoid of cytoplasm. The…
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Show more- Calcinosis An abnormal deposit of calcium salts in body tissues, as is seen in some forms of disease
- Myxomata The plural (along with myxomas) of myxoma
- Syndrome, economy class The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- SBCC Superficial basal cell carcinoma. A basal cell cancer of the skin that is superficial and has not infiltrated…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- Redux See: Dexfenfluramine
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Thymoglobulin A brand name for antithymocyte globulin
- HPIV Human parainfluenza virus
- Premacular fibrosis See: Macular pucker
- Endoderm One of the three primary germ cell layers -- the other two are the mesoderm and ectoderm -- in the very early…
- Gluten enteropathy A condition, also called celiac sprue, in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine…