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Sweating
The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These are small tubular glands situated within and under the skin (in the subcutaneous tissue). They discharge by tiny openings in the surface of the skin. The…
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Show more- Y-linked gene A gene on the Y chromosome. (Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome)…
- Hematoma An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is…
- Muscle, ciliary One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Primary tumor A tumor that is at the original site where it first arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that…
- Midwife A person trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Many midwives also provide prenatal care for pregnant…
- Virulence The ability of any agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism (such as a…
- Disease, Still See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Bee sting, Africanized All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Gullet The esophagus. The words esophagus and gullet differ in origin. Esophagus comes from the Greek whereas gullet…
- Carcinoma, Merkel cell Carcinoma, Merkel cell: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in…
- Five-lipoxygenase-activating protein See: FLAP
- Intersex A group of conditions sometimes referred to as disorders of sexual development (DSDs) in which there is a…