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Orthoscopic
Having correct vision or producing it. Orthoscopic, in other words, is free from optical distortion or designed to correct distorted vision. This fits with the prefix 'ortho', meaning straight or erect, and with 'scopic' from the Greek…
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- Co-stimulation An event in the immune system involving the delivery of a second signal by an antigen-presenting cell. The…
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