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Culture
A culture is the propagation of microorganisms in a growth media. Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated in the laboratory by culture techniques in order to detect and identify infectious processes. Culture techniques also be used to…
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- Hernia, hiatus Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the esophagus in the diaphragm, the great…
- Cancer, non-small cell lung Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term 'non-small…
- ATSDR The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
- Avery, Oswald Theodore (1877-1955) Distinguished Canadian-American bacteriologist and research physician and one of the founders of…
- Red cells Short for red blood cells, the oxygen/carbon dioxide carrying cells in blood. Also known acronymically as…
- Proteome The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- Heart attack Heart attack: The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually…
- Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch See: Schönlein-Henoch purpura
- Crocodile tears syndrome Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Cell, fat A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…
- Mumps immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…