Search Results for: injury
Myocardium
Myocardium Definition What is the myocardium of the heart? It is the muscular middle layer of the heart that is... Read More
Tissue repair
Definition noun The process of restoring the structural and physiological integrity after an injury Supplement Tissue repair... Read More
Triple response
Definition noun (immunology) The three cardinal circulatory responses of the skin (i.e. reddening, flare formation or... Read More
Medical and Bioengineering Aspects of Electrical Injuries
Medical and Bioengineering Aspects of Electrical Injuries ... Read More
Exudate cell
Definition noun, plural: exudate cells Any of the cells participating in the forming of exudate during inflammation or a... Read More
Preservation
preservation The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury,... Read More
Decerebrate rigidity
Definition noun An involuntary posturing whereby the arms are extended on the sides while the head is arched back, as... Read More
Whiplash injuries — are they caused by startle reflexes?
Whiplash injuries -- are they caused by startle reflexes? New research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests that... Read More
Axon hillock
Axon Hillock Definition What is axon hillock? If you are familiar with the different parts of the neuron, the axon hillock... Read More
Hyperosmotic
Hyperosmotic Definition The word Hyperosmotic is derived from two Greek words: 'hyper', meaning “excess” and 'osmos',... Read More
Parenchymatous degeneration
parenchymatous degeneration --> cloudy swelling swelling of cells due to injury to the membranes affecting ionic... Read More
Cloudy swelling
Cloudy swelling swelling of cells due to injury to the membranes affecting ionic transfer; causes an accumulation of... Read More
Genetically significant dose
Genetically significant dose (Science: physics, radiobiology) The genetically significant dose is that which, if received by... Read More
Biology: A Guide to the Natural World by D. Krogh
Biology: A Guide to the Natural World ... Read More
Arterial embolism
Arterial embolism (Science: cardiology, physiology) a sudden interruption in arterial blood flow to an organ or body part... Read More
Solarization
solarization (Science: photography) injury of a photographic picture caused by exposing it for too long a time to the sun's... Read More
Pus corpuscle
Definition noun, plural: pus cells A dead polymorphonuclear white blood cell, i.e. neutrophil, found in pus. Supplement Pus... Read More
Suppurative inflammation
Definition noun A type of inflammation accompanied by the discharge of purulent exudate (pus) Supplement Inflammation is a... Read More
Parasitism
Definition noun A form of symbiosis in which one organism (called parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism... Read More
Spoliation
spoliation 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of... Read More
Amniotic fluid
Definition noun The protective fluid surrounding the developing fetus within the amniotic sac of a pregnant... Read More
Fat necrosis tumour
Fat necrosis tumour (Science: surgery) Destruction of fat cells in the breast due to trauma or injury that can cause a hard... Read More
Cell death
Definition noun The death of a cell characterized by the breakdown of cell structures Supplement Cell death pertains to the... Read More
Sarcolemma
Sarcolemma Definition What is the sarcolemma? It is the thin, transparent, extensible plasma membrane of the muscle cell.... Read More
Onychatrophia
Onychatrophia Onychatrophy atrophy of the nails. Origin: onycho-- g. Atrophia, atrophy onychatrophia is an atrophy or... Read More