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Elastic fiber
A slender fiber in connective tissue that is rich in the protein elastin and has an elastic quality
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- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
- Flush (1) A redness of the skin, typically over the cheeks or neck. A flush is usually temporary and brought on by…
- Therapeutic touch A practice derived from an ancient technique called laying on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is…
- Low-set ear An ear positioned below its normal location. Classified as a minor anomaly. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica An historic model for the therapy of genetic disease. In an era (the 1950s) when inherited disorders were…
- Glandular fever Glandular fever is infectious mononucleosis. 'Mono' and 'kissing disease' are popular terms for this very…
- White subungual onychomycosis, proximal The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- XP Xeroderma pigmentosum
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