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Differential white cell count
The proportions of the different types of white cells in the blood, usually split into the different types of granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. The differential white cell count was originally done by visual…
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- Argentaffinoma A tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. Argentaffinoma is also called carcinoid tumor…
- Guillain-Barre syndrome Guillain-Barre syndrome: A disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and loss of reflexes…
- Hemihypertrophy Asymmetric overgrowth (hypertrophy) of the skull, face, trunk, limbs, and/or digits, with or without visceral…
- Agnosia The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of…
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See: Stewart, Alice.
- History, developmental An account of how and when a person met developmental milestones, such as walking and talking. For adults…
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Proctology A medical specialty that deals with disorders of the rectum and anus
- HHV-2 Human herpesvirus 2, a virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the area of the…
- Spanish flu A pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) in 1918-19 that caused the highest number of known flu deaths. More than…
- Yeast A group of single-celled fungi that reproduce by budding. Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking…