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Reactant, acute phase
See: Acute-phase protein
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Show more- Medulla, adrenal The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Hemolytic anemia Anemia due to the destruction (rather than underproduction) of red blood cells.
- Prepubertal Before puberty, the period during which secondary sex characteristics start to develop and the capability for…
- Annexins The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property…
- Esophagus The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea…
- Medical geography An important 'new' area of health research that is a hybrid between geography and medicine dealing with the…
- SJS Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Proportional counter A device for measuring radioactivity. More technically, a proportional counter counts the emission of…
- Lancet See: Lancing device.
- Equinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of equinophobia experience undue anxiety even when a…
- Amino acid One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…
- Zygoma The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygoma is also known…