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Immunocompetent
Able to develop an immune response. Able to recognize antigens and respond to them. The opposite of immunodeficient
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- Dermopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermatopathy.
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- Ht Abbreviation for height (and also heart)
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- Xerophagia A dry diet. Literally, dry eating. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat.
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- Mark of Cain The mark that God set upon Cain, the eldest son of Adam. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, God…