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- Acute-phase protein Any protein whose plasma concentration increases (or decreases) by 25% or more during certain inflammatory…
- Chondroplasia The formation of cartilage by specialized cells called chondrocytes
- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Striopallidodentate calcinosis Striopallidodentate (SPD) calcinosis, a condition first described in 1930 by T. Fahr and therefore called…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…
- Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia ASAT. See: Pagon syndrome
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm Also called exercise- induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Fasciolopsis The giant intestinal fluke. See: Fasciolopsis.
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…