(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
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failure of some tissue or organ to develop
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(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms a…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology.(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding…
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gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave devel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppress…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: failure, some, tissue, organ, develop.To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to…
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