(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
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Dysplasia
abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
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(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology, Environmental science.(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology, Environmental science.(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pathology, Environmental science.(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or cert…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.unusual darkening of the skin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.unusual lack of skin color
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(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous division, as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening betwe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, development, organs, cells, structure.That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the or…
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