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Serum
The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of normal unclotted blood containing the red and white cells and platelets. It is the clot that makes the difference between serum and…
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Show more- Cloning The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing…
- Splicing, alternative See Alternative splicing
- Test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Collateral knee ligament, lateral The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Acute respiratory disease A sudden condition in which breathing is difficult and the oxygen levels in the blood abruptly drop lower…
- Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) A supplement that has been promoted as an aid to weight loss and muscle building and as a deterrent to…
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome An eye condition that often leads to glaucoma. Called the pseudoexfoliation syndrome because deposits on the…
- Oculocraniosomatic syndrome See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Abs Commonly used slang for the abdominal muscles, the muscles running up and down in the abdominal wall. The…
- Arthritis in children Arthritis in children, usually in the form in the form of juvenile arthritis (also called pediatric…
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
- ABO blood group The major human blood group system. A person's ABO type depends upon the presence of absence of two genes…