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Red blood cells
The blood cells that carry oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide). Hemoglobin, aside from being a transport molecule, is a pigment. It gives the cells their…
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- TSE Abbreviation for Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
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- Cytometry, flow Analysis of biological material by detection of the light-absorbing or fluorescing properties of cells or…
- Gm (gram) The abbreviation gm stands for gram, a unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In…
- Grief Therapy for people who have unusually serious grief reactions. The goal of grief therapy is to identify and…
- Eyes, spots in front of the Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Immunization, DT DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Otic barotrauma Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Vestibular 1) Having to do with a structure that is a vestibule (entrance), such as the vestibule of the ear. 2) Having…
- Life-support A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include…
- Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…