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Cryoglobulinemia
The presence in blood of abnormal proteins called cryoglobulins that, by definition, have the unusual properties of precipitating from the blood serum when it is chilled and redissolving upon rewarming. (Cryoglobulins are gamma globulins…
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- Esophageal stricture, chronic A longstanding narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach…
- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Amathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize dust poses no…
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Syndrome, KID Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Node Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid…
- Clostridium botulinum A group of rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the soil that grow best under low oxygen conditions. The…
- Trauma center A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- Mitral regurgitation Backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium of the heart due to mitral insufficiency from…
- Y chromatin A brilliantly fluorescent body seen under the microscope in cells containing a Y chromosome when the cells…