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e400bc004ca66bd02eda206e1c9c41454f846819 | wikidoc | Sebaceous cyst | Sebaceous cyst
Synonyms and keywords: Wen; pilar cyst; Keratinizing cyst
# Overview
A sebaceous cyst (a form of trichilemmal cyst) is a closed sac or cyst below the surface of the skin that has a lining that resembles the uppermost part (infundibulum) of a hair follicle and fills with a fatty white, semi-solid materia... | Sebaceous cyst
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Wen; pilar cyst; Keratinizing cyst
# Overview
A sebaceous cyst (a form of trichilemmal cyst) is a closed sac or cyst below the surface of the skin that has a lining that resembles the uppermost part (infundibulum) of a hair folli... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Keratinizing_cyst | |
a83fa7a25f7784b2546119a7410a862583999c04 | wikidoc | Ketogenic diet | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a very high fat diet that relies on inducing a state of ketosis. It is most commonly used for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy, to lose body fat, and is also under early research for the treatment of cancer (see External Links). The diet typically provides 3-4 grams of fat for ev... | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a very high fat diet that relies on inducing a state of ketosis. It is most commonly used for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy, to lose body fat, and is also under early research for the treatment of cancer (see External Links). The diet typically provides 3-4 grams of fat for e... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ketogenic_diet | |
ef317d097f3cf3830387e05807bd2b5fb730eed5 | wikidoc | Ketracel White | Ketracel White
In the fictional Star Trek universe, ketracel-white (also known as "white" for short) is an "isogenic enzyme" which the Dominion uses to control its Jem'Hadar warriors. The Jem'Hadar have been genetically engineered to be born dependent on the substance for survival. The Dominion is the only supplier o... | Ketracel White
In the fictional Star Trek universe, ketracel-white (also known as "white" for short) is an "isogenic enzyme" which the Dominion uses to control its Jem'Hadar warriors. The Jem'Hadar have been genetically engineered to be born dependent on the substance for survival. The Dominion is the only supplier ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ketracel_White | |
30c2540f9a2cdc108e07dcd493748dcaefc09869 | wikidoc | Kevin C. Kiley | Kevin C. Kiley
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., was the 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command twice, from 2002 to 2004, and as ... | Kevin C. Kiley
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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Kevin C. Kiley, M.D., was the 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kevin_C._Kiley | |
9977236c2a1c8ac12fd2c1d541b04f5cafc95344 | wikidoc | Kilogram-force | Kilogram-force
The unit kilogram-force (kgf, often just kg) or kilopond (kp) is defined as the force exerted by Earth's gravity on one kilogram of mass. Although the gravitational pull of the Earth varies as a function of position on earth, it is here defined as exactly 9.80665 m/s². So one kilogram-force is by definit... | Kilogram-force
The unit kilogram-force (kgf, often just kg) or kilopond (kp) is defined as the force exerted by Earth's gravity on one kilogram of mass. Although the gravitational pull of the Earth varies as a function of position on earth, it is here defined as exactly 9.80665 m/s². So one kilogram-force is by defini... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kilogram-force | |
eac665f909d25f8ff2cbb4adf08dcff8008f594e | wikidoc | Kimura disease | Kimura disease
# Overview
Kimura disease is a benign, rare, chronic inflammatory disorder. Its primary symptoms include: subdermal lesions present in the head or neck and is associated with painless unilateral cervical lymph nodes inflammation.
# Historical Perspective
The first known report of Kimura disease was fro... | Kimura disease
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]
# Overview
Kimura disease is a benign, rare, chronic inflammatory disorder. Its primary symptoms include: subdermal lesions present in the head or neck and is associated with painless ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kimura%27s_disease | |
97e20c81705c48be6a2df7f51088b0f39c2f9a38 | wikidoc | Proprioception | Proprioception
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There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the enti... | Proprioception
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1fc17ae9fd454c9e3aedb50a34cad5fa8eff4192 | wikidoc | Kinetic energy | Kinetic energy
The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy which it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its current velocity. Having gained this energy during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic energy unless its speed cha... | Kinetic energy
The kinetic energy of an object is the extra energy which it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its current velocity. Having gained this energy during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic energy unless its speed ch... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kinetic_energy | |
455fa52147a84dfd155577b41e7b00923a292602 | wikidoc | Kinetic theory | Kinetic theory
Kinetic theory (or kinetic theory of gases) attempts to explain macroscopic properties of gases, such as pressure, temperature, or volume, by considering their molecular composition and motion. Essentially, the theory posits that pressure is due not to static repulsion between molecules, as was Isaac Ne... | Kinetic theory
Kinetic theory (or kinetic theory of gases) attempts to explain macroscopic properties of gases, such as pressure, temperature, or volume, by considering their molecular composition and motion. Essentially, the theory posits that pressure is due not to static repulsion between molecules, as was Isaac N... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kinetic_theory | |
d2a30cd8c01e388c88db3e4f673e38ef20e88e5f | wikidoc | Klatskin tumor | Klatskin tumor
# Overview
A Klatskin tumor is a cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the biliary tree) occurring at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts. Because of their location these tumours present late and therefore are usually not resectable at the time of presentation.
# Prognosis
Prognosis remains... | Klatskin tumor
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
A Klatskin tumor is a cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the biliary tree) occurring at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts[1]. Because of their location these tumours present late and therefore are usually not resectable at t... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Klatskin_tumor | |
ce1a9a9e2f5a30b521136f1038d9e325d15ab056 | wikidoc | Köhler disease | Köhler disease
Synonyms and keywords: Kohler first disease; osteochondrosis of tarsal navicular
# Overview
Köhler disease (also spelled "Kohler") is a rare bone disorder of the foot found in children between six and nine years of age. It was first described in 1908 by Alban Köhler (1874-1947), a German radiologist.
I... | Köhler disease
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Kohler first disease; osteochondrosis of tarsal navicular
# Overview
Köhler disease (also spelled "Kohler") is a rare bone disorder of the foot found in children between six and nine years of age. It was first described in 1908 b... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kohler_disease | |
d998d3b6a822c2c137b14640f6cc30bf461b4fdf | wikidoc | Koplik's spots | Koplik's spots
Koplik's spots (kop'liks) are small, irregular, red spots with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each seen on the buccal mucosa and lingual mucosa (mucous membrane of the inside of the cheek and tongue) and are pathognomonic of early stage measles. They are named after Henry Koplik (1858-1927)... | Koplik's spots
Koplik's spots (kop'liks) are small, irregular, red spots with a minute bluish white speck in the center of each seen on the buccal mucosa and lingual mucosa (mucous membrane of the inside of the cheek and tongue) and are pathognomonic of early stage measles. They are named after Henry Koplik (1858-1927... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Koplik%27s_spots | |
77596453ff72beb044fa5b29c502b5a82fa809dc | wikidoc | Kringle domain | Kringle domain
Kringle Domains are autonomous protein domains that fold into large loops stabilized by 3 disulfide linkages. These are important in protein-protein interactions with blood coagulation factors. The name Kringle comes from the Scandinavian pastry that these structures resemble.
Kringle domains have been... | Kringle domain
Kringle Domains are autonomous protein domains that fold into large loops stabilized by 3 disulfide linkages. These are important in protein-protein interactions with blood coagulation factors. The name Kringle comes from the Scandinavian pastry that these structures resemble.
Kringle domains have bee... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kringle_domain | |
d1bc4a4892ceccd0a1394155a71abac54fa3531e | wikidoc | Kyphoscoliosis | Kyphoscoliosis
# Overview
Kyphoscoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine in both a coronal and sagittal plane. It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis.
# Pathophysiology
## Pathological Findings
Images shown below are courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, Uni... | Kyphoscoliosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Kyphoscoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine in both a coronal and sagittal plane. It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis.
# Pathophysiology
## Pathological Findings
Images shown below are courtesy of Professor Peter Anders... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kyphoscoliosis | |
64f9ce6c1c74275f24fb731b6228b7266c251601 | wikidoc | Levocetirizine | Levocetirizine
Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S.
Levocetirizine
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histamine H1-receptor antagonist
chronic idiopathic urticaria
somnolence, nasopharyngitis, fatigue, dry mouth, pharyngitis, pyrexia, cough, epistaxis, diarrhea, vomiting, and otitis media
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Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. [1]
Levocetirizine
a
histamine H1-receptor antagonist
chronic idiopathic urticaria
somnolence, nasopharyngitis, fatigue, dry mouth, pharyngitis, pyrexia, cough, epistaxis, diarrhea, vomiting, and otitis media
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8e9e5a2ff6cd26c7e981a5794170dfecff74e576 | wikidoc | Lipoprotein(a) | Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein(a) (also called Lp(a) or LPA) is a lipoprotein subclass. Genetic studies and numerous epidemiologic studies have identified Lp(a) as a risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke.
Lipoprotein(a) was discovered in 1963 by Kåre Berg. The human gene encod... | Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein(a) (also called Lp(a) or LPA) is a lipoprotein subclass. Genetic studies and numerous epidemiologic studies have identified Lp(a) as a risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke.[1][2][3][4][5]
Lipoprotein(a) was discovered in 1963 by Kåre Berg.[6] T... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/LPA_(gene) | |
986071d39decefd8ce30d787a9736dfc0e44b910 | wikidoc | Left ventricle | Left ventricle
# Overview
The left ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium via the mitral valve, and pumps it into the aorta via the aortic valve.
# Shape
The left ventricle is longer and more conical in shape than the righ... | Left ventricle
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
The left ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium via the mitral valve, and pumps it into the aorta via the aortic valve.
... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/LV | |
3e40235599604075971ca4683621f98aab239908 | wikidoc | Lactuca virosa | Lactuca virosa
Lactuca virosa is a legal ethnobotanical in the United States. It is related to common lettuce (L. sativa), and is often called Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce, Laitue vireuse, Opium Lettuce, Poisonous Lettuce, or Rakutu-Karyumu-So.
# History
L. virosa was used in the 19th century by physicians when opium ... | Lactuca virosa
Lactuca virosa is a legal ethnobotanical in the United States. It is related to common lettuce (L. sativa), and is often called Wild Lettuce, Bitter lettuce, Laitue vireuse, Opium Lettuce, Poisonous Lettuce, or Rakutu-Karyumu-So.
# History
L. virosa was used in the 19th century by physicians when opium... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lactuca_virosa | |
478093ea03a57036068e91fdfdb2cb51fe48b406 | wikidoc | Lacunar stroke | Lacunar stroke
Synonyms and keywords: Lacunar infarction
# Introduction
Lacunar stroke occurs when one of the small arteries(Φ:0.2 － 15mm) that provide blood to the brain's deep structures is blocked and injure deeper structures underneath the cortex.
# Pathophysiology
Lacunes are caused by occlusion of a single deep... | Lacunar stroke
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Synonyms and keywords: Lacunar infarction
# Introduction
Lacunar stroke occurs when one of the small arteries(Φ:0.2 － 15mm) that provide blood to the brain's deep structures is blocked and injure deeper structures underneath the cortex.
# Pathophysiology
Lacunes are caused by occlusion of ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lacunar_infarction | |
994bb18a08624de77f008b60ff9c5edaceff2504 | wikidoc | Lamina propria | Lamina propria
# Overview
The lamina propria is a constituent of the moist linings known as mucous membranes or mucosa, which line various tubes in the body (such as the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital tract).
The lamina propria (more correctly lamina propria mucosae) is a thin layer ... | Lamina propria
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# Overview
The lamina propria is a constituent of the moist linings known as mucous membranes or mucosa, which line various tubes in the body (such as the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital tract).
The lamina propria (more correctly lamina propria... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lamina_propria | |
5afba5220ad560615c75b2e1cea60848ff45aa4d | wikidoc | Language delay | Language delay
# Overview
Language delay is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable. Language delay is distinct from speech delay, in which the speech mechanism itself is the focus of delay. Thus, language delay refers specifically to a delay in the development of the underlying ... | Language delay
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Language delay is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable. Language delay is distinct from speech delay, in which the speech mechanism itself is the focus of delay. Thus, language delay refers specifica... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Language_delay | |
b594993af0a6903175db50ff6853f51eab4844c4 | wikidoc | Lanoxin tablet | Lanoxin tablet
For information about (Generic Name), click here.
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc Drug Project is a constellation of drug information for healthcare providers and patients vigorously vetted on the basis of FDA package insert, MedlinePlus, Practice Guidelines, Scientific Statements, and scholarly medical literature... | Lanoxin tablet
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
For information about (Generic Name), click here.
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc Drug Project is a constellation of drug information for healthcare providers and patients vigorously vetted on the basis of FDA package insert, MedlinePlus, Practice Guidelines, Sci... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lanoxin_tablet | |
f81459e82337c4742220eb958aa8ae0de968398f | wikidoc | Laser ablation | Laser ablation
# Overview
Laser ablation is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the material is heated by the absorbed laser energy and evaporates or sublimes. At high laser flux, the material is typically converted to... | Laser ablation
# Overview
Laser ablation is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the material is heated by the absorbed laser energy and evaporates or sublimes. At high laser flux, the material is typically converted to... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Laser_ablation | |
2b6e245f6503f7818964de0246795df0b3d659d1 | wikidoc | Laszlo Z. Bito | Laszlo Z. Bito
László Z. Bitó (born 7 September 1934, Budapest) is a physiologist and a writer. As a researcher he has developed a medicine for glaucoma. As a writer he writes novels and essays.
# Biography
László Bitó was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was family was forced to leave Budapest during Communism. He ser... | Laszlo Z. Bito
László Z. Bitó (born 7 September 1934, Budapest) is a physiologist and a writer. As a researcher he has developed a medicine for glaucoma. As a writer he writes novels and essays.
# Biography
László Bitó was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was family was forced to leave Budapest during Communism. He se... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Laszlo_Z._Bito | |
99b26cdcd5a338802a4a5472084e808cb633843e | wikidoc | Lateral sulcus | Lateral sulcus
# Overview
The lateral sulcus (also called Sylvian fissure or lateral fissure) is one of the most prominent structures of the human brain. It divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below. It is in both hemispheres of the brain but is longer in the left hemisphere. The ... | Lateral sulcus
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# Overview
The lateral sulcus (also called Sylvian fissure or lateral fissure) is one of the most prominent structures of the human brain. It divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below. It is in both hemispheres of the brain but is longer in t... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lateral_cerebral_fissure | |
226d85fd15533d5dbd9c0597c86ef04145efec94 | wikidoc | Latin language | Latin language
Latin (lingua Latīna, Template:Pronounced) is an ancient Indo-European language that was spoken in Ancient Rome. It was also the de facto international language of science and scholarship in mid and western Europe until the 17th century. Through Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean a... | Latin language
Latin (lingua Latīna, Template:Pronounced) is an ancient Indo-European language that was spoken in Ancient Rome. It was also the de facto international language of science and scholarship in mid and western Europe until the 17th century. Through Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Latin_language | |
eff8f12658763a5376b89b122dd158db3a4122e9 | wikidoc | Laurasiatheria | Laurasiatheria
Laurasiatheria is a clade of rank cohort or super-order, within the Placentalia (living) or Eutheria (Placentals and their extinct ancestors) infraclass of mammals, based on DNA sequence analyses and Retrotransposon presence/absence data. The name comes from the theory that these mammals evolved on the s... | Laurasiatheria
Laurasiatheria is a clade of rank cohort or super-order, within the Placentalia (living) or Eutheria (Placentals and their extinct ancestors) infraclass of mammals, based on DNA sequence analyses and Retrotransposon presence/absence data. The name comes from the theory that these mammals evolved on the ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Laurasiatheria | |
44899ff41bff40a5cc64f73524018479bcd96067 | wikidoc | Lead(II) oxide | Lead(II) oxide
Lead(II) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula PbO. Lead(II) oxide occurs in two forms: red, having a tetragonal crystal structure and yellow, having an orthorhombic crystal structure. Both forms occur naturally as minerals: the red form is known as litharge and the yellow form is known as mass... | Lead(II) oxide
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Lead(II) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula PbO. Lead(II) oxide occurs in two forms: red, having a tetragonal crystal structure and yellow, having an orthorhombic crystal structure. Both forms occur naturally as minerals: the red form is known as litharge and the yellow... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lead(II)_oxide | |
0a992e65ae4111c964a984692766ea49be97328d | wikidoc | Lead time bias | Lead time bias
Lead time bias is the length of time between when a disease becomes present in a person's body and its usual clinical presentation. It is an important factor when evaluating the effectiveness of a specific treatment.
# Relationship between screening and survival
By screening, the intention is to diagnos... | Lead time bias
Lead time bias is the length of time between when a disease becomes present in a person's body and its usual clinical presentation. It is an important factor when evaluating the effectiveness of a specific treatment.[1]
# Relationship between screening and survival
By screening, the intention is to dia... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lead_time_bias | |
7cfb07f128ee4ac10dfb3e08de1b349f75cbdc6b | wikidoc | Leishman stain | Leishman stain
Leishman's stain, also Leishman stain, is used in microscopy for staining blood smears. It provides excellent stain quality. It is generally used to differentiate and identify leucocytes, malaria parasites, and trypanosomas. It is based on a mixture of methylene blue and eosin.
Leishman stain uses a meth... | Leishman stain
Leishman's stain, also Leishman stain, is used in microscopy for staining blood smears. It provides excellent stain quality. It is generally used to differentiate and identify leucocytes, malaria parasites, and trypanosomas. It is based on a mixture of methylene blue and eosin.
Leishman stain uses a met... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Leishman_stain | |
11ddf22027ebc64e4094912a7e11b92853212620 | wikidoc | Trapezoid bone | Trapezoid bone
The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans. It is the smallest bone in the distal row. It may be known by its wedge-shaped form, the broad end of the wedge constituting the dorsal, the narrow end the palmar surface; and by its having four articular facets... | Trapezoid bone
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans. It is the smallest bone in the distal row. It may be known by its wedge-shaped form, the broad end of the wedge constituting the dorsal, ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lesser_multangular_bone | |
097984be69bf1dc6cc49914399e382ce4aeb87ec | wikidoc | Leucine zipper | Leucine zipper
A leucine zipper, aka leucine scissors, is a super secondary structural motif found in proteins that creates adhesion forces in parallel alpha helices. It is a common dimerization domain found in some proteins involved in regulating gene expression.
# Structure
The main feature of the leucine zipper do... | Leucine zipper
Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Henry A. Hoff
A leucine zipper, aka leucine scissors[1], is a super secondary structural motif found in proteins that creates adhesion forces in parallel alpha helices. It is a common dimerization domain found in some proteins involved in regulating gene expression.
# Str... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Leucine_zipper | |
939d074cae60d1cebea8bce8f99a726845dc7935 | wikidoc | Levoleucovorin | Levoleucovorin
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo... | Levoleucovorin
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is inten... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Levoleucovorin | |
30e41d2f3f9c490ed2f361493305fba2f1fc15a8 | wikidoc | Levomethorphan | Levomethorphan
Levomethorphan is the l-stereoisomer of methorphan. The effects of the two isomers are quite different. Dextromethorphan is an antitussive on low doses and a dissociative on much higher doses, whereas levomethorphan is an opioid analgesic. Levomethorphan has effects similar to levorphanol but is less pot... | Levomethorphan
Levomethorphan is the l-stereoisomer of methorphan. The effects of the two isomers are quite different. Dextromethorphan is an antitussive on low doses and a dissociative on much higher doses, whereas levomethorphan is an opioid analgesic. Levomethorphan has effects similar to levorphanol but is less po... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Levomethorphan | |
ef25ec9ba8c01715167aac9f5c2654711d458840 | wikidoc | Levosalbutamol | Levosalbutamol
# Overview
Levosalbutamol (INN) or levalbuterol (USAN), trade name Xopenex, is the R-enantiomer of the short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist albuterol (salbutamol).
# Uses
As a bronchodilator, it is used to treat asthma and COPD. In general, levalbuterol has similar pharmacokinetic and pharmacod... | Levosalbutamol
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Levosalbutamol (INN) or levalbuterol (USAN), trade name Xopenex, is the R-enantiomer of the short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist albuterol (salbutamol).
# Uses
As a bronchodilator, it is used to treat asthma and COPD. In general, le... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Levosalbutamol | |
11be3e7b852a929d0db069d36d9173c7c527b9d7 | wikidoc | Repressor lexA | Repressor lexA
Repressor LexA or LexA is a repressor enzyme (EC 3.4.21.88) that represses SOS response genes coding for DNA polymerases required for repairing DNA damage. LexA is intimately linked to RecA in the biochemical cycle of DNA damage and repair. RecA binds to DNA-bound LexA causing LexA to cleave itself in ... | Repressor lexA
Repressor LexA or LexA is a repressor enzyme (EC 3.4.21.88) that represses SOS response genes coding for DNA polymerases required for repairing DNA damage. LexA is intimately linked to RecA in the biochemical cycle of DNA damage and repair. RecA binds to DNA-bound LexA causing LexA to cleave itself in... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/LexA | |
c64c2c815725cbbd9a98a8a43a9bb2f7e544588e | wikidoc | Libby, Montana | Libby, Montana
Libby is a city in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,626 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln CountyTemplate:GR.
# Geography
Libby is located at Template:Coor dms (48.388128, -115.553707)Template:GR, along U.S. Highway 2. According to the United States Census B... | Libby, Montana
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Libby is a city in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,626 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln CountyTemplate:GR.
# Geography
Libby is located at Template:Coor dms (48.388128, -115.553707)Template:GR, along U.S. Highway 2. According ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Libby,_Montana | |
a7b4095832c1c190667f678db9aaad4ae8540162 | wikidoc | Lichen nitidus | Lichen nitidus
# Overview
Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by 1-2mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored or reddish-brown papules that may be hypopigmented in blacks, and, occasionally, minimal scaling is present or can be induced by rubbing t... | Lichen nitidus
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
# Overview
Lichen nitidus is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology[1], characterized by 1-2mm, discrete and uniform, shiny, flat-topped, pale flesh-colored or reddish-brown papules[2][3]... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lichen_nitidus | |
b795b82318dc5dd13077db981b0f8bebe9eb3b41 | wikidoc | Splenic artery | Splenic artery
# Overview
In anatomy, the splenic artery (in the past called the lienal artery) is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas.
# Branches
The splenic artery gives off branches to the stomach and panc... | Splenic artery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
In anatomy, the splenic artery (in the past called the lienal artery) is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancrea... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lienal_artery | |
2bceecb6632877e45363e53c42eb7428afcf4eef | wikidoc | Lifestyle drug | Lifestyle drug
A lifestyle drug is a medication designed to improve the patient's quality of life by addressing relatively minor and non-life threatening conditions such as baldness, impotence, wrinkles, and obesity. Antidepressants are also sometimes called lifestyle drugs.
Pharmaceutical companies often reject the te... | Lifestyle drug
A lifestyle drug is a medication designed to improve the patient's quality of life by addressing relatively minor and non-life threatening conditions such as baldness, impotence, wrinkles, and obesity. Antidepressants are also sometimes called lifestyle drugs.
Pharmaceutical companies often reject the t... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lifestyle_drug | |
71141ef76c3f1205bf8f161b83df46246eb2b6fe | wikidoc | Sodium channel | Sodium channel
# Overview
Sodium channels (also known as "voltage-gated sodium channels") are integral membrane proteins that conduct sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's plasma membrane. Many of the ionotropic receptors are also able to conduct sodium ions. In excitable cells such as neurons and myocytes, sodium channe... | Sodium channel
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Sodium channels (also known as "voltage-gated sodium channels") are integral membrane proteins that conduct sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's plasma membrane. Many of the ionotropic receptors are also able to conduct sodium ions. In excitab... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ligand_gated_sodium_channels | |
4bd8e939ff29ccf2579c91db600fca5210096c30 | wikidoc | Lime (mineral) | Lime (mineral)
# Overview
Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring minerals and materials derived from them, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides of calcium predominate.
These materials are used in large quantities as building and engineering materials (including limestone products, concrete and mo... | Lime (mineral)
# Overview
Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring minerals and materials derived from them, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides of calcium predominate.
These materials are used in large quantities as building and engineering materials (including limestone products, concrete and mo... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lime_(mineral) | |
1fc01fef1ba4496c0bc72af5445472c116e90090 | wikidoc | Lingual artery | Lingual artery
# Course
The lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid and facial artery.
It first runs obliquely upward and medialward to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone.
It then curves downward and forward, forming a loop which is crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, and passing be... | Lingual artery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Course
The lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid and facial artery.
It first runs obliquely upward and medialward to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone.
It then curves downward and forwa... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lingual_artery | |
5cad59a239e18161b9f49a22cc8ab86e37f45113 | wikidoc | Linking number | Linking number
In mathematics, the linking number is a numerical invariant that describes the linking of two closed curves in three-dimensional space. Intuitively, the linking number represents the number of times that each curve winds around the other. The linking number is always an integer, but may be positive or ... | Linking number
In mathematics, the linking number is a numerical invariant that describes the linking of two closed curves in three-dimensional space. Intuitively, the linking number represents the number of times that each curve winds around the other. The linking number is always an integer, but may be positive or... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Linking_number | |
4298ee2cc4d3f390f37481ddd503064b40cdb988 | wikidoc | Liprin-alpha-1 | Liprin-alpha-1
Liprin-alpha-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PPFIA1 gene.
# Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the LAR protein tyrosine phosphatase-interacting protein (liprin) family. Liprins interact with members of LAR family of transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatases, which... | Liprin-alpha-1
Liprin-alpha-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PPFIA1 gene.[1][2][3]
# Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the LAR protein tyrosine phosphatase-interacting protein (liprin) family. Liprins interact with members of LAR family of transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphata... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Liprin-alpha-1 | |
0e1146f1d56c1d48dbd15d070c4478becaea4ece | wikidoc | Liquid bandage | Liquid bandage
Liquid bandage is a topical skin treatment for minor cuts and sores that is sold by several companies. The products are mixtures of chemicals which create a polymeric layer which binds to the skin. Ingredients to a liquid bandage typically include pyroxylin and 8-Hydroxyquinoline, dissolved in alcohol. S... | Liquid bandage
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Liquid bandage is a topical skin treatment for minor cuts and sores that is sold by several companies. The products are mixtures of chemicals which create a polymeric layer which binds to the skin. Ingredients to a liquid bandage typically include pyrox... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Liquid_bandage | |
7745fbad39722cdcb845c4f1d49e3f48d1b12f32 | wikidoc | Liver dialysis | Liver dialysis
This article specifically discusses liver dialysis. For information regarding kidney dialysis or dialysis in general, please click here.
# Overview
Liver dialysis is a type of artificial extracorporeal liver support. It is a new promising emerging therapeutic technique used for the detoxification treatm... | Liver dialysis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]
This article specifically discusses liver dialysis. For information regarding kidney dialysis or dialysis in general, please click here.
# Overview
Liver dialysis is a type of artificial extracor... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Liver_dialysis | |
ffa898bb6ec8e39d8bc96142524e41e80d699834 | wikidoc | Lobelia erinus | Lobelia erinus
Lobelia erinus (known by the English names Annual lobelia, Edging lobelia, Garden lobelia or Trailing lobelia) is a cool season annual that will grow throughout zones 2 - 11, and comes in several varieties. Some of the better known varieties are "Riviera", "Blue Moon", "Fountain" and "Cascade". Flowers... | Lobelia erinus
Lobelia erinus (known by the English names Annual lobelia, Edging lobelia, Garden lobelia or Trailing lobelia) is a cool season annual that will grow throughout zones 2 - 11, and comes in several varieties. Some of the better known varieties are "Riviera", "Blue Moon", "Fountain" and "Cascade". Flower... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lobelia_erinus | |
fae0a52fba4ff6d26a5a98d263cda4de8e58497b | wikidoc | Locus ceruleus | Locus ceruleus
The Locus ceruleus, also spelled locus caeruleus or locus coeruleus (Latin for 'the blue spot'), is a nucleus in the brain stem responsible for physiological responses to stress and panic.
The locus ceruleus was first discovered by Félix Vicq-d'Azyr.
Caeruleus is the classical Latin spelling, but coerule... | Locus ceruleus
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The Locus ceruleus, also spelled locus caeruleus or locus coeruleus (Latin for 'the blue spot'), is a nucleus in the brain stem responsible for physiological responses to stress and panic.
The locus ceruleus was first discovered b... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Locus_ceruleus | |
f0bd9bdbe48b7778afa41d65a5f48b2a73dbc089 | wikidoc | Lorna Goldberg | Lorna Goldberg
Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., A.C.S.W. is a social worker, certified psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and researcher of cults.
Lorna works full time in a private practice as a therapist. Her focus is on children, adolescents and adults who have had exposure to cultic groups. This includes individuals who entere... | Lorna Goldberg
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Lorna Goldberg, M.S.W., A.C.S.W. is a social worker, certified psychoanalyst, psychotherapist and researcher of cults.
Lorna works full time in a private practice as a therapist. Her focus is on children, adolescents and adults who have had exposure to cultic groups. This inc... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lorna_Goldberg | |
10f74544a05ff57cc9d04fd7a481316396586b5f | wikidoc | Lucid interval | Lucid interval
# Overview
In emergency medicine, a lucid interval is a temporary improvement in a patient's condition after a traumatic brain injury, after which the condition deteriorates. A lucid interval is especially indicative of an epidural hematoma. After the injury, the patient is momentarily dazed or knocke... | Lucid interval
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
In emergency medicine, a lucid interval is a temporary improvement in a patient's condition after a traumatic brain injury, after which the condition deteriorates. A lucid interval is especially indicative of an epidural hematoma. After th... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lucid_interval | |
f188000a01898536da78855713d97ff1a3c198c7 | wikidoc | Lugol's iodine | Lugol's iodine
Lugol's iodine, also known as Lugol's solution, first made in 1829, is a solution of iodine named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol. Lugol's iodine solution is often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, a starch indicator, to replenish iodine deficiency, to protect the thyroid gland from radioac... | Lugol's iodine
Lugol's iodine, also known as Lugol's solution, first made in 1829, is a solution of iodine named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol. Lugol's iodine solution is often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, a starch indicator, to replenish iodine deficiency, to protect the thyroid gland from radioa... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lugol%27s_iodine | |
e5d516d512abd17903eb5834b1a74d999175bb8d | wikidoc | Lupus vulgaris | Lupus vulgaris
Synonyms and keywords: Tuberculosis luposa
# Overview
Lupus vulgaris are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance, most often on the face around nose, eyelids, lips, cheeks and ears.:335 The lesions may ultimately develop into disfiguring skin ulcers if left untreated.
# Hist... | Lupus vulgaris
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2] Kiran Singh, M.D. [3]
Synonyms and keywords: Tuberculosis luposa
# Overview
Lupus vulgaris[1] are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance, most often on the face aro... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lupus_vulgaris | |
33f62620c9590650d7df92befe86cb0bc4dfdbd1 | wikidoc | Luxatio erecta | Luxatio erecta
Luxatio erecta is inferior shoulder dislocation. This dislocation usually occurs when a direct axial force is applied to a fully abducted arm or when a hyperabduction force leads to leverage of the humeral head across the acromion, resulting in inferior dislocation of the humerus.
- Luxatio erecta is unc... | Luxatio erecta
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Luxatio erecta is inferior shoulder dislocation. This dislocation usually occurs when a direct axial force is applied to a fully abducted arm or when a hyperabduction force leads to leverage of the humeral head across the acromion, resulting in inferior... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Luxatio_erecta | |
ca7d45d4becc43ef665f7ce003978c3f226393cf | wikidoc | Lymphangiogram | Lymphangiogram
# Overview
A lymphangiogram is a medical test, whereby pictures of the lymphatic system taken with X-rays after a special dye is injected to outline the lymph nodes and blood vessels. It is performed in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office by an X-ray technician.
This... | Lymphangiogram
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
A lymphangiogram is a medical test, whereby pictures of the lymphatic system taken with X-rays after a special dye is injected to outline the lymph nodes and blood vessels. It is performed in a hospital radiology department or in the health... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lymphangiogram | |
6458f841a96f762d18c2abc60f85f46943cd86b0 | wikidoc | X-inactivation | X-inactivation
X-inactivation (also called lyonization) is a process by which one of the two copies of the X chromosome present in female mammals is inactivated. The inactive X chromosome is silenced by packaging in repressive heterochromatin. X-inactivation occurs so that the female, with two X chromosomes, does not h... | X-inactivation
X-inactivation (also called lyonization) is a process by which one of the two copies of the X chromosome present in female mammals is inactivated. The inactive X chromosome is silenced by packaging in repressive heterochromatin. X-inactivation occurs so that the female, with two X chromosomes, does not ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lyonisation | |
7b4164ba0075a39a65f8d16d5b64634be40b3400 | wikidoc | Wolman disease | Wolman disease
Synonyms and keywords: Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
# Overview
Wolman disease (also known as Wolman’s disease, Wolman’s syndrome, and acid lipase deficiency) is a rare severe lipid storage disease that is usually fatal at a very young age.
Both males and females are affected by this severe disorder.... | Wolman disease
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
# Overview
Wolman disease (also known as Wolman’s disease, Wolman’s syndrome, and acid lipase deficiency) is a rare severe lipid stora... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lysosomal_acid_lipase_deficiency | |
8184987c52a4d4feeee108c2b32e4a3b2759f609 | wikidoc | ME/CFS history | ME/CFS history
ME/CFS, also known as Chronic fatigue syndrome and many other names,
# Timeline
In 1681, the diagnosis of muscular rheumatism was introduced by Thomas Sydenham, which according to Hyde, is likely to have included cases of ME.
Sir Richard Manningham in 1750 published his description of febricula or littl... | ME/CFS history
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]
ME/CFS, also known as Chronic fatigue syndrome and many other names,
# Timeline
In 1681, the diagnosis of muscular rheumatism was introduced by Thomas Sydenham,[1] which according to Hyde, is likely to have included cases of ME.[2]
Sir Richard Manningh... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/ME/CFS_history | |
b840324bb24213b69236ddc2a8f9d726eefb73ad | wikidoc | MERRF syndrome | MERRF syndrome
# Overview
MERRF syndrome (or Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a mitochondrial disease.
# Historical Perspective
# Classification
## Presentation
It involves the following characteristics:
- progressive myoclonic epilepsy
- clumps of diseased mitochondria accumulate in the subsarcolemmal... | MERRF syndrome
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
# Overview
MERRF syndrome (or Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a mitochondrial disease.
# Historical Perspective
# Classification
## Presentation
It involves the following characteristics:
- progressive my... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/MERRF | |
bcb7b72ddf14e243bc436f80a254b8c4dcf18e1b | wikidoc | Macroevolution | Macroevolution
Macroevolution is a scale of analysis of evolution in separated gene pools. Macroevolutionary studies focus on change that occurs at or above the level of species, in contrast with microevolution, which refers to smaller evolutionary changes (typically described as changes in allele frequencies) within ... | Macroevolution
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Macroevolution is a scale of analysis of evolution in separated gene pools.[1] Macroevolutionary studies focus on change that occurs at or above the level of species, in contrast with microevolution,[2] which refers to smaller evolutionary changes (typically described as changes in ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Macroevolution | |
72c15f065003ffbd261e9ff736d867f2131d2fc0 | wikidoc | Nanotechnology | Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, generally 100 nanometers or smaller, and the fabrication of devices or materials that lie within that size range.
# Overview
Nanotechnology is a highly multidiscipli... | Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, generally 100 nanometers or smaller, and the fabrication of devices or materials that lie within that size range.
# Overview
Nanotechnology is a highly multidiscipl... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Macromolecular_system | |
dce963b985ae1b5818840d5a46c85d0a57940a8b | wikidoc | Maggot therapy | Maggot therapy
# Overview
Maggot therapy (also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, or larvae therapy) is a type of biotherapy involving the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wo... | Maggot therapy
# Overview
Maggot therapy (also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, or larvae therapy) is a type of biotherapy involving the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wo... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Maggot_therapy | |
62bc3e9e4678c70ff1a579c528edb84a740feab8 | wikidoc | Magnetic field | Magnetic field
In physics, a magnetic field is a field that permeates space and which exerts a magnetic force on moving electric charges and magnetic dipoles. Magnetic fields surround electric currents, magnetic dipoles, and changing electric fields.
When placed in a magnetic field, magnetic dipoles tend to align their... | Magnetic field
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In physics, a magnetic field is a field that permeates space and which exerts a magnetic force on moving electric charges and magnetic dipoles. Magnetic fields surround electric currents, magnetic dipoles, and changing electric fields.
When placed in a magnetic field, magnetic ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Magnetic_field | |
05188afa6316ed9c0f803d32ea80e6b8956dbb47 | wikidoc | Magnetofection | Magnetofection
Magnetofection is a simple and highly efficient transfection method that uses magnetic fields to concentrate particles containing nucleic acid into the target cells. This method attempts to unite the advantages of the popular biochemical (cationic lipids or polymers) and physical (electroporation, gene g... | Magnetofection
Magnetofection is a simple and highly efficient transfection method that uses magnetic fields to concentrate particles containing nucleic acid into the target cells.[1] This method attempts to unite the advantages of the popular biochemical (cationic lipids or polymers) and physical (electroporation, ge... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Magnetofection | |
a625b363940909a3dec89499b961e4b289fe88b2 | wikidoc | Male lactation | Male lactation
The phenomenon of male lactation in humans has become more common in recent years due to the use of medications that stimulate a man's mammary glands. Though boys and men have nipples, many are unaware that they also have mammary glands. Ordinarily there is so little mammary tissue that it is unnoticea... | Male lactation
The phenomenon of male lactation in humans has become more common in recent years due to the use of medications that stimulate a man's mammary glands. Though boys and men have nipples, many are unaware that they also have mammary glands. Ordinarily there is so little mammary tissue that it is unnotice... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Male_lactation | |
43ca8a7bad84767d3670217a9b5688d1a4b75494 | wikidoc | Male pregnancy | Male pregnancy
Male pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by the male of any species inside their bodies. The majority of all pregnancies in the animal kingdom are carried by female organisms. In most heterogamous species, the males produce the spermatazoa and rarely host the zygote.
The Syngnath... | Male pregnancy
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Male pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by the male of any species inside their bodies. The majority of all pregnancies in the animal kingdom are carried by female organisms. In most heterogamous species, the males produce the spermatazoa and rarely host the... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Male_pregnancy | |
4dbe4806e3a8b537d1f318a0fd36e608b66813f6 | wikidoc | Mann-Whitney U | Mann-Whitney U
# Overview
In statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test (also called the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW), Wilcoxon rank-sum test, or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test) is a non-parametric test for assessing whether two samples of observations come from the same distribution. The null hypothesis is that the two samples a... | Mann-Whitney U
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# Overview
In statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test (also called the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW), Wilcoxon rank-sum test, or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test) is a non-parametric test for assessing whether two samples of observations come from the same distribution. The null hypothesis is that the two sample... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Mann-Whitney_U | |
b5e347df8f0ed739ee5c06916f4272b8565a6578 | wikidoc | Marceli Nencki | Marceli Nencki
Wilhelm Marceli Nencki (1847-1901) was a famous Polish chemist and doctor.
# Work
Nencki's main scientific interest concentrated on urea synthesis, the chemistry of purines and biological oxidation of aromatic compounds. He was also interested in the structure of proteins, enzymatic processes in the int... | Marceli Nencki
Wilhelm Marceli Nencki (1847-1901) was a famous Polish chemist and doctor.
# Work
Nencki's main scientific interest concentrated on urea synthesis, the chemistry of purines and biological oxidation of aromatic compounds. He was also interested in the structure of proteins, enzymatic processes in the in... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Marceli_Nencki | |
9ee0dae47a98afe7862475b638986b479d89b690 | wikidoc | Markov process | Markov process
A Markov process, named after the Russian mathematician Andrey Markov, is a mathematical model for the random evolution of a memoryless system. Often the property of being 'memoryless' is expressed such that conditional on the present state of the system, its future and past are independent.
Mathematical... | Markov process
A Markov process, named after the Russian mathematician Andrey Markov, is a mathematical model for the random evolution of a memoryless system. Often the property of being 'memoryless' is expressed such that conditional on the present state of the system, its future and past are independent.
Mathematica... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Markov_process | |
b378f2e7ed3d5983963fba24b7374b7702fc21de | wikidoc | Marsupial mole | Marsupial mole
The two species of marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of Western Australia.
Marsupial moles spend most of their time underground, coming to the surface only occasionally, probably mostly after rains. They are blind, their eyes having become reduced to vestigia... | Marsupial mole
The two species of marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of Western Australia.
Marsupial moles spend most of their time underground, coming to the surface only occasionally, probably mostly after rains. They are blind, their eyes having become reduced to vestigi... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Marsupial_mole | |
164cd8ba2712f137044376c0541dfc5635c47ffb | wikidoc | Maternal death | Maternal death
# Overview
Maternal death, or maternal mortality, also "obstetrical death" is the death of a woman during or shortly after a pregnancy. In 2000, the United Nations estimated global maternal mortality at 529,000, of which less than 1% occurred in the developed world. However, most of these deaths have be... | Maternal death
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Maternal death, or maternal mortality, also "obstetrical death" is the death of a woman during or shortly after a pregnancy. In 2000, the United Nations estimated global maternal mortality at 529,000, of whic... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Maternal_death | |
40eb64205d3752238a52d77fe7636519787b8bab | wikidoc | Matthew effect | Matthew effect
The "Matthew effect" denotes the phenomenon that "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" and can be observed in various different contexts where "rich" and "poor" can take different meanings.. The effect takes its name from a line spoken by "the Master" in Jesus' parable of the talents in the bibli... | Matthew effect
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The "Matthew effect" denotes the phenomenon that "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" and can be observed in various different contexts where "rich" and "poor" can take different meanings[1].. The effect takes its name from a line spoken by "the Master" in Jesus' parable of th... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Matthew_effect | |
b20275bea0599ce1bdb55e12c4f71a7a86f8eaac | wikidoc | Maura Buchanan | Maura Buchanan
Maura Buchanan is a British nurse who has been president of the Royal College of Nursing since 2006.
She began a nursing career with a BA and RGN from Glasgow Caledonian University and then worked as a Research Assistant at Glasgow University. She specialised in neurosurgical nursing. She earned a Postgr... | Maura Buchanan
Maura Buchanan is a British nurse who has been president of the Royal College of Nursing since 2006.
She began a nursing career with a BA and RGN from Glasgow Caledonian University and then worked as a Research Assistant at Glasgow University. She specialised in neurosurgical nursing. She earned a Postg... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Maura_Buchanan | |
39e77db4073fb939f6eb793db8d0fe2d970bcd97 | wikidoc | Maxakalisaurus | Maxakalisaurus
Maxakalisaurus is the name given in August 2006 to the fossils of a titanosaurid dinosaur genus, found in Brazil, 45 Km near the city of Prata, in the state of Minas Gerais in 1998. It was closely related to Saltasaurus, a sauropod considered unusual because it had evolved apparently defensive traits, in... | Maxakalisaurus
Maxakalisaurus is the name given in August 2006 to the fossils of a titanosaurid dinosaur genus, found in Brazil, 45 Km near the city of Prata, in the state of Minas Gerais in 1998. It was closely related to Saltasaurus, a sauropod considered unusual because it had evolved apparently defensive traits, i... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Maxakalisaurus | |
8464296889efc0ab377483210d96755024218397 | wikidoc | Meconium ileus | Meconium ileus
# Overview
Meconium found in the intestine of a newborn, consisting of succus entericus (bile salts, bile acids, and debris from the intestinal mucosa) Meconium is normally evacuated within 6 hours of birth or earlier. Meconium ileus occurs with meconium becomes inspissated and obstructs the distal ileu... | Meconium ileus
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Meconium found in the intestine of a newborn, consisting of succus entericus (bile salts, bile acids, and debris from the intestinal mucosa) Meconium is normally evacuated within 6 hours of birth or earlier. Meconium ileus occurs with meconi... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Meconium_ileus | |
514695b121f477a2cae6d390038b7f4734ea3e77 | wikidoc | Medical school | Medical school
A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution or part of such an institution that teaches medicine.
In addition to fulfilling a major requirement to become a medical doctor, some medical schools offer Master's Degree programs, PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Programs, and other... | Medical school
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution or part of such an institution that teaches medicine.
In addition to fulfilling a major requirement to become a medical doctor, some medical schools offer Master's Degree prog... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Medical_School | |
5e78abcdd1dd29426495992942fe81939c36e147 | wikidoc | Medical device | Medical device
# European Definition
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices defines a ‘medical device’ as:
any instrument, apparatus, appliance, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, including the software necessary for its proper application intended by the m... | Medical device
# European Definition
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices defines a ‘medical device’ as:
any instrument, apparatus, appliance, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, including the software necessary for its proper application intended by the m... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Medical_device | |
e17c47d392010f2f52cf348d7179829ea03f5439 | wikidoc | Medical ethics | Medical ethics
Medical ethics is primarily a field of applied ethics, the study of moral values and judgments as they apply to medicine. As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, theology, and sociology.
Medical ethic... | Medical ethics
Medical ethics is primarily a field of applied ethics, the study of moral values and judgments as they apply to medicine. As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, theology, and sociology.
Medical ethi... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Medical_ethics | |
3128fe8bf34e3e6081b5a5c18c5d42f8ce2fae73 | wikidoc | Medical oddity | Medical oddity
A medical oddity is an unusual predicament or event which takes place in a medical context. Some examples of medical oddities might include: "lost and found" surgical instruments (in the body), grotesquely oversized tumors, (human) male pregnancy, rare or "orphan" illnesses, rare allergies (such as to w... | Medical oddity
A medical oddity is an unusual predicament or event which takes place in a medical context. Some examples of medical oddities might include: "lost and found" surgical instruments (in the body), grotesquely oversized tumors, (human) male pregnancy, rare or "orphan" illnesses, rare allergies (such as to ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Medical_oddity | |
fe95c6bbfb8ae63506420586e6eb458b2227f0a0 | wikidoc | Medicalization | Medicalization
Medicalization (or medicalisation) is the process by which health or behavior conditions come to be defined and treated as medical issues. The term refers to the process by which certain events or characteristics of everyday life become medical issues, and thus come within the purview of doctors and othe... | Medicalization
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Medicalization (or medicalisation) is the process by which health or behavior conditions come to be defined and treated as medical issues. The term refers to the process by which certain events or characteristics of everyday life become medical issues, ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Medicalisation | |
5cb33aa32e54701b2955b866acfaee73ed3e7850 | wikidoc | Mefenamic acid | Mefenamic acid
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Deepika Beereddy, MBBS [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intende... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Mefenamic_acid | |
996f1bd08f7d32536826f723cd00db8fb4249dc2 | wikidoc | Melanosis coli | Melanosis coli
# Overview
Melanosis coli is a disorder of pigmentation of the wall of the colon, identified at the time of colonoscopy. It is benign, and has no significant correlation with disease. The name is considered a misnomer: the brown pigment seen in the colon is actually lipofuscin, not melanin as the name... | Melanosis coli
# Overview
Melanosis coli is a disorder of pigmentation of the wall of the colon, identified at the time of colonoscopy. It is benign, and has no significant correlation with disease. The name is considered a misnomer: the brown pigment seen in the colon is actually lipofuscin, not melanin as the name... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Melanosis_coli | |
41aaf5a4c7f0dafe906b4f1cbdcbab59f7a7f29c | wikidoc | Melorheostosis | Melorheostosis
# Overview
Melorheostosis is usually discovered in childhood, occasionally in adulthood. The male-to-female ratio is usually 1:1. It can occur in a single limb, and the lower extremity is more commonly affected than the upper extremity. The epicenter is periosteal or endosteal. The appearance consists o... | Melorheostosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Melorheostosis is usually discovered in childhood, occasionally in adulthood. The male-to-female ratio is usually 1:1. It can occur in a single limb, and the lower extremity is more commonly affected than the upper extremity. The epicenter i... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Melorheostosis | |
47dc85cb8bb576f8cb62d876f7bde89fdb36758f | wikidoc | Memory T cells | Memory T cells
Memory T cells are a specific type of infection-fighting T cell (also known as a T lymphocyte) that can recognize foreign invaders such as bacteria or viruses, that were encountered during a prior infection or vaccination. At a second encounter with the invader, memory T cells can reproduce to mount a fa... | Memory T cells
Memory T cells are a specific type of infection-fighting T cell (also known as a T lymphocyte) that can recognize foreign invaders such as bacteria or viruses, that were encountered during a prior infection or vaccination. At a second encounter with the invader, memory T cells can reproduce to mount a f... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Memory_T-cell | |
daf77d69a7963a3bafd577e8d850343e2f77dd5c | wikidoc | Men in nursing | Men in nursing
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
Of the 2.1 million registered nurses in the United States, only 5.4% of them are male. Men also make up only 13% of all new nursing students.
# Historical perspective
Contrary to the perceptions of some, nursing has been a male dominated field for most... | Men in nursing
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
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Of the 2.1 million registered nurses in the United States, only 5.4% of them are male. Men also make up only 13% of all new nursing students.[1]
# Historical perspe... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Men_in_nursing | |
ee14d61d8290f7904cfc705b39c10871b25573b0 | wikidoc | Pyridostigmine | Pyridostigmine
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WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo... | Pyridostigmine
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alberto Plate [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be a... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Mestinon | |
908c22d87b8e81b7eb8034fb35dbfe1f745d47dd | wikidoc | Nuclear isomer | Nuclear isomer
# Overview
A nuclear isomer is a metastable state of an atomic nucleus caused by the excitation of one or more of its nucleons. A nuclear isomer occupies a higher energy state than the corresponding non-excited nucleus, called the ground state. The nuclear isomer will eventually release the extra energy... | Nuclear isomer
# Overview
A nuclear isomer is a metastable state of an atomic nucleus caused by the excitation of one or more of its nucleons. A nuclear isomer occupies a higher energy state than the corresponding non-excited nucleus, called the ground state. The nuclear isomer will eventually release the extra energy... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Meta_state | |
b386637fb45f65ead8dd46ea1a3c2c2785e3faf0 | wikidoc | Metaproterenol | Metaproterenol
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo... | Metaproterenol
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is inten... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Metaproterenol | |
1a30c79cc27ec1fa7e9b47bb5b7b49346a00ca90 | wikidoc | Methaemoglobin | Methaemoglobin
# Overview
Methemoglobin (pronounced MET-hemoglobin) is a form of the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin (British English: haemoglobin), in which the iron in the heme group is in the Fe3+ state, not the Fe2+ of normal hemoglobin. Methemoglobin is unable to carry oxygen. It is chocolate-brown in color. T... | Methaemoglobin
# Overview
Methemoglobin (pronounced MET-hemoglobin) is a form of the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin (British English: haemoglobin), in which the iron in the heme group is in the Fe3+ state, not the Fe2+ of normal hemoglobin. Methemoglobin is unable to carry oxygen. It is chocolate-brown in color. T... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Methaemoglobin | |
35cee68dfaaa2521b0a09fe0f0ee8df46fdb8b84 | wikidoc | Methanogenesis | Methanogenesis
Methanogenesis or biomethanation is the formation of methane by microbes known as methanogens. Organisms capable of producing methane have been identified only from the kingdom Archaea, a group phylogenetically distinct from both eukaryotes and bacteria, although many live in close association with anaer... | Methanogenesis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Methanogenesis or biomethanation is the formation of methane by microbes known as methanogens. Organisms capable of producing methane have been identified only from the kingdom Archaea, a group phylogenetically distinct from both eukaryotes and bacteria... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Methanogenesis | |
0a68073e9264bd48414287cef7e7f1097b834106 | wikidoc | Methoxyflurane | Methoxyflurane
# Overview
Methoxyflurane (INN), formerly marketed as Penthrane by Abbott Laboratories, is a halogenated ether that was in clinical use as a volatile inhalational anesthetic from its introduction by Joseph F. Artusio et al in 1960 until the late 1970s. It was first synthesized in the late 1940s by Willi... | Methoxyflurane
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Methoxyflurane (INN), formerly marketed as Penthrane by Abbott Laboratories, is a halogenated ether that was in clinical use as a volatile inhalational anesthetic from its introduction by Joseph F. Artusio et al in 1960 until the late 1970s.... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Methoxyflurane | |
7eb2ee40e9109985ce38c935f46b0252a28c3621 | wikidoc | Methylene blue | Methylene blue
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo... | Methylene blue
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Turky Alkathery, M.D. [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Methylene_Blue | |
48da557549230b22a2abfa267030de8b6614d90a | wikidoc | Metoidioplasty | Metoidioplasty
Metoidioplasty, sometimes referred to as a meto or meta, is an alternative to phalloplasty for Transmen . With the effects of testosterone treatment, the clitoris enlarges, over time, to an average of 4-5 cm. In a metoidioplasty the enlarged clitoris is released from its position and moved forward to mor... | Metoidioplasty
Metoidioplasty, sometimes referred to as a meto or meta, is an alternative to phalloplasty for Transmen [1]. With the effects of testosterone treatment, the clitoris enlarges, over time, to an average of 4-5 cm.[2] In a metoidioplasty the enlarged clitoris is released from its position and moved forward... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Metoidioplasty | |
1aee8ea943300f3dfd78a7a37608d8ef0c88ca7d | wikidoc | Polychondritis | Polychondritis
# Overview
Polychondritis is an auto-immune disease in which the human body's immune system begins to attack and destroy the cartilage tissues in the body.
All cartilage areas can be affected, though in many cases the disease will affect several areas where cartilage is found in the body, and leave othe... | Polychondritis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
# Overview
Polychondritis is an auto-immune disease in which the human body's immune system begins to attack and destroy the cartilage tissues in the body.
All cartilage areas can be affected, thoug... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger_syndrome | |
0f44219fe1309223c3647713fd6623fa799192d3 | wikidoc | Meyer Friedman | Meyer Friedman
Dr. Meyer Friedman (13 July, 1910–27 April, 2001) developed with a colleague the theory that the "Type A" behavior of chronically angry and impatient people raises their risk of heart attacks. The cardiologist and researcher worked until his death at 90 as director of a medical institute that bears his n... | Meyer Friedman
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Dr. Meyer Friedman (13 July, 1910–27 April, 2001) developed with a colleague the theory that the "Type A" behavior of chronically angry and impatient people raises their risk of heart attacks. The cardiologist and researcher worked until his death at 90... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Meyer_Friedman | |
b76836f37e0d469be92b50d01ff0527e2161aac9 | wikidoc | Michael Kaback | Michael Kaback
Michael M. Kaback, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, and chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, at the University of California-San Diego.
He is best known for his role in the discovery and development of an enzyme assay method of screening for Tay-Sachs disease, a rare and... | Michael Kaback
Michael M. Kaback, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, and chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, at the University of California-San Diego.
He is best known for his role in the discovery and development of an enzyme assay method of screening for Tay-Sachs disease, a rare an... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Michael_Kaback | |
57d30f69dcac20c2e589ec804ae25d874989df3f | wikidoc | Micro syndrome | Micro syndrome
Micro Syndrome also known as WARBM, and Warburg Sjo Fledelius Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, microcornea, congenital cataract, mental retardation, optic atrophy, and hypogenitalism. The rare cases that have been examined are often within families,... | Micro syndrome
Micro Syndrome also known as WARBM, and Warburg Sjo Fledelius Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, microcornea, congenital cataract, mental retardation, optic atrophy, and hypogenitalism. [1] The rare cases that have been examined are often within famil... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Micro_syndrome | |
1cc66b2c0cdd089974db215a1ceedc72693db8ee | wikidoc | Microbolometer | Microbolometer
A microbolometer is a specific type of bolometer used as a detector in a thermal camera. Infrared radiation with wavelengths between 8-13 μm strikes the detector material, heating it, and thus changing its electrical resistance. This resistance change is measured and processed into temperatures which can... | Microbolometer
A microbolometer is a specific type of bolometer used as a detector in a thermal camera. Infrared radiation with wavelengths between 8-13 μm strikes the detector material, heating it, and thus changing its electrical resistance. This resistance change is measured and processed into temperatures which ca... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Microbolometer | |
3b2327cdbb404e55eda44619754c7c0fbab92218 | wikidoc | Microphthalmia | Microphthalmia
Microphthalmia (or microphthalmos) means small eyes.
# Presentation
In mammals the failure of expression of a transcription factor, MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor), in the pigmented retina prevents this structure from fully differentiating. This in turn causes a malformation of the... | Microphthalmia
Microphthalmia (or microphthalmos) means small eyes.
# Presentation
In mammals the failure of expression of a transcription factor, MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor), in the pigmented retina prevents this structure from fully differentiating. This in turn causes a malformation of th... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Microphthalmia | |
c03eaf5c55310684b073896bd0f783b42cf0cfa9 | wikidoc | Micropolyspora | Micropolyspora
Micropolyspora is a now defunct genus of bacteria from family Nocardiaceae. Members of this genus were transferred to new genera in families Nocardiaceae, Streptosporangiaceae and Pseudonocardiaceae. These changes effectively ended the official status of this genus, but the name persists in older resear... | Micropolyspora
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Micropolyspora is a now defunct genus of bacteria from family Nocardiaceae. Members of this genus were transferred to new genera in families Nocardiaceae, Streptosporangiaceae and Pseudonocardiaceae. These changes effectively ended the official status ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Micropolyspora |
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