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- Palsy, Bell's Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause…
- Papilloma A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue
- Crepitus A clinical sign in medicine characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under…
- Beef tapeworm Taenia saginata, the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- Blot, Southern A test commonly used in molecular biology and genetics, the purpose of the test being to check for a match…
- Desmoplastic This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- Factor V A coagulation factor needed for the normal clotting of blood. Also known as proaccelerin
- Informatics The application of computers and statistics to the management of information. For example, in the Human…
- Herbicidal Capable of controlling or destroying plants, weeds, or grasses
- Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease: A disease that has nothing to do with the motor bike of the same name but is a syndrome of…
- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…