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Metaphase (cell cycle)
The stage in the cell cycle (the sequence of events in the life of a cell) when a chromosome is most highly condensed (and stains most darkly in the laboratory) and so is easiest to distinguish and to study. Metaphase chromosomes are…
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- Euthanasia, active The active acceleration of a 'good' death by use of drugs etc, whether by oneself or with the aid of a…
- Corrigan pulse A pulse that is full and then suddenly collapses. Named for the Irish physician Dominic John Corrigan…
- Trichuris trichiura A nematode (roundworm) also called the human whipworm. The third most common round worm of humans. Occurs…
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Lymph gland See Lymph node
- Colchicine Colchicine: A substance found in a plant that is used in clinical medicine for the treatment of gouty…
- Mg Abbreviation for milligram, a unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a…
- Yeast rash A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the…
- HHT Abbreviation for the disease called hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. See: Hereditary hemorrhagic…
- Travel-related disease A disease to which travelers are susceptible specifically because of their travel. Travel-related diseases…
- Absence seizure A seizure that takes the form of a staring spell. The person suddenly seems to be 'absent.' An absence…