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Mediterranean anemia
Better known today as thalassemia (or as beta thalassemia or thalassemia major). The clinical picture of this important type of anemia was first described in 1925 by the pediatrician Thomas Benton Cooley. The name thalassemia was coined by…
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Show more- Mesothelin A protein attached to the cell surface that is thought to have a role in cell-adhesion and possibly in…
- Tear A drop of the salty secretion of the lacrimal glands which serves to moisten the conjunctiva and cornea
- Hahnemann, Samuel A sac from which a hair grows and into which the sebaceous (oil) glands open. The follicle is lined by cells…
- Embolism The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something…
- Calcified granuloma A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for…
- Immunization, Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Glandular fever Glandular fever is infectious mononucleosis. 'Mono' and 'kissing disease' are popular terms for this very…
- Cervical dysplasia Changes from normal in the cells lining the cervix of the uterus. Cervical dysplasia involves a sequence of…
- Extension The process of straitening or the state of being strait. Extension of the hip and knee joints is necessary to…
- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Ringworm (tinea) Ringworm (tinea): Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin previously thought to be due to a parasite…