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Syndrome, antiphospholipid antibody
An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with abnormal blood clotting, migraine headaches, recurrent pregnancy losses (repeat spontaneous abortions), and low blood platelet counts…
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- FBN1 The fibrillin 1 gene. This gene is mutated in Marfan syndrome, the MASS syndrome, and related disorders of…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Red cells Short for red blood cells, the oxygen/carbon dioxide carrying cells in blood. Also known acronymically as…
- Appendicitis Appendicitis: Inflammation of the appendix, the small worm-like projection from the first part of the colon…
- ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Pap Smear Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells…
- Synovial osteochondromatosis A malignant sarcoma of soft tissue that arises near but not in a joint, most often in an adolescent or young…
- Intubate To put a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of intubate is extubate.
- Drug resistance The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand a drug to which they were once sensitive and…
- Syndrome, Lenz microphthalmia See: Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
- Casein The main protein found in milk and other dairy products