A fixative or fixing agent is a chemical substance that is used to preserve and compact tissues for the purpose of their subsequent microscopic examination. Fixatives are ...
Read MoreRett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that occurs predominantly in girls. It is characterized by slow development and regression of previously acquired skills, such as ...
Read MoreThe Black Death or Plague as it is also known is one of the most devastating epidemic diseases in human history. It was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which was ...
Read MoreBranched Corneal Ulcer (Dendritic Ulcer) is a branching ulcer formed on the surface of the cornea under the influence of the herpes simplex virus. Similar manifestations ...
Read MoreA spherocyte is a red blood cell that has an irregular, spherical shape instead of a biconcave disc shape. In blood samples, spherocytes appear smaller in size than norma ...
Read MoreAn isoantibody is an antibody that is naturally produced in the body in response to foreign tissue components taken from a member of the same species. This occurs due to ...
Read MoreHematocele (Haematocoele) is a swelling caused by the leakage of blood into any cavity of the body, most often into the scrotum. A parametric (pelvic) haematocoele is a s ...
Read MoreElliptocytosis is a blood disorder that is characterized by the presence of abnormal elliptical red blood cells in the blood, known as elliptocytes. These abnormalities m ...
Read MoreAzo- (Azo-) and Azoto- (Azoto-) are prefixes that are often used in organic chemistry to denote nitrogen-containing compounds. Nitrogen is one of the most abundant elemen ...
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