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Leukocyte, granular
A type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules (tiny sacs) containing enzymes that digest microorganisms. Granular leukocytes -- they are better known as granulocytes -- are part of the innate immune system and have somewhat…
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Show more- Joint, AC The AC (acromioclavicular) joint is located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the…
- Granny-cam See: Granny cam
- Hexenmilch See: Witch's milk
- Expulsion, stage of The part of labor from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal…
- Radioiodine An isotope of the chemical element iodine that is radioactive. Radioiodine is used in diagnostic tests as…
- Tocophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of childbirth. A phobia is an unreasonable fear that can cause avoidance and…
- Fear of blushing An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Cardiac index A cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output, which is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects…
- MSTN The gene for myostatin
- VWM Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter, an inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children…
- Pulse, water hammer A jerky pulse that is full and then collapses because of aortic insufficiency (when blood ejected into the…
- Tandem mass spectrometry An instrument used in medical laboratories consisting of two mass spectrometers in series connected by a…