The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
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Autoregulation
(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.
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.The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.The act of adducing or bringing forward.
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.The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.The maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical physiology.Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
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.Act of localizing, or state of being localized.
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
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One who contends for the prize in public games.
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.The production of light by a living organism.
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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 biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physiology, processes, maintain, generally, constant.To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
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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