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Pinosome
A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in which tiny incuppings called caveolae (little caves) in the surface of the cell close and then pinch off to form pinosomes within…
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- Perianal Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri- is a prefix borrowed…
- Differentiation therapy Differentiation therapy: An approach to the treatment of advanced or aggressive malignancies in which the…
- Colpopexy The use of surgical-quality stitches to bring a displaced vagina back into position against the abdominal wall
- Calcaneus The calcaneus is the heel bone. It is also called the os calcis. The calcaneus is a more or less rectangular…
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Amygdaloid complex See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Pharmacy A location where prescription drugs are sold. A pharmacy is, by law, constantly supervised by a licensed…
- Infantile autism Autism: (Also called autism.) A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Eschar The scab formed when a wound or skin is sealed by the heat of cautery or burning. Also the dark crusted ulcer…
- Proteasome A protein degradation 'machine' within the cell that can digest a variety of proteins into short polypeptides…