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Connectionism
>An input device receiving signals from the environment or from other neurons, >An integrative device integrating and manipulating the input, >A conductive device conducting the integrated information over distances, >An output device…
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- Argon laser A laser with ionized argon as the active medium. Argon lasers are used for photocoagulation in ophthalmology
- Rocky Mountain wood tick A tick that can transmit R. rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This tick is found in the…
- Euploid The normal number of chromosomes for a species. In humans, the euploid number of chromosomes is 46 with the…
- Meningocele (MM) Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the…
- Streptococcus, group B A major cause of infections, including infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant. Strep…
- Stercolith See: Fecalith
- Section, Caesarian Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Minimal residual disease Evidence for the presence of residual malignant cells, even when so few cancer cells are present that they…
- Phlebo- (prefix) Means vein. From the Greek 'phleps', vein, which came from the root 'phlein', to gush or overflow. Appears in…
- Monoclonal antibody An antibody produced by a single clone of cells (specifically, a single clone of hybridoma cells) and…
- Sherlock, Sheila British physician (1918-2001) who pioneered the study of the liver (hepatology). She made liver biopsy a…