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Stone, tonsil
A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria. The stones are foul-smelling…
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Show more- Sherlock, Sheila British physician (1918-2001) who pioneered the study of the liver (hepatology). She made liver biopsy a…
- Bayes' theorem See: Bayes theorem
- Dissection, neck Surgery in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to identify, examine…
- Eye, absent Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Abortion, artificial An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an induced or therapeutic abortion. As opposed…
- Syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Lyophilize To freeze-dry. The material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum. The process is termed…
- Chlorpyrifos An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Also known as Dursban. Chlorpyrifos causes weakness…
- Alkyl group In chemistry, a group of atoms derived from an alkane (a hydrocarbon with no carbon-to-carbon multiple bonds)…
- Cryoelectron microscopy See: Cryo-electron microscopy
- Asp Aspartic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Radioimmunoassay A very sensitive, specific laboratory test (assay) using radiolabeled (and unlabeled) substances in an…