(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.
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Autoregulation
(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
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(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.
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(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature inf…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live wi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular conditio…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
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