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Neutrophil
A type of white blood cell, specifically a form of granulocyte, filled with neutrally-staining granules, tiny sacs of enzymes that help the cell to kill and digest microorganisms it has engulfed by phagocytosis. The mature neutrophil has a…
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- Dystonia Dystonia: Involuntary movements and prolonged muscle contraction, resulting in twisting body motions, tremor…
- NIEHS Stands for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Otoscope Instrument for looking in the ear. Today, otoscopic or ophthalmoscopic heads can usually be attached to the…
- In situ hybridization The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic…
- Joint >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus: A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune…
- Murine typhus An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- United States Public Health Service The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Diet, Atkins A high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularized by Dr. Robert C. Atkins. See: Atkins…