anaplasmosis | (noun) a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever | - |
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cataplasm | (noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. | Synonyms: plaster, poultice |
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cytoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism | Synonyms: cytol |
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cytoplasmatic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoplasm | Synonyms: cytoplasmic |
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cytoplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoplasm | Synonyms: cytoplasmatic |
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cytoplasmically | (adverb) by means of cytoplasm | - |
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ectoplasm | (noun) the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm | - |
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(noun) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance | - |
elasmobranch | (noun) any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks, rays, skates | Synonyms: selachian |
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endoplasm | (noun) the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | - |
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hyaloplasm | (noun) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | Synonyms: ground substance |
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hyaloplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to hyaloplasm | - |
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iconoclasm | (noun) the orientation of an iconoclast | - |
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karyoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: nucleoplasm |
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melasma | (noun) a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives | Synonyms: chloasma, mask of pregnancy |
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mycoplasma | (noun) any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection | - |
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neoplasm | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: tumor, tumour |
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nucleoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: karyoplasm |
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piroplasm | (noun) minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals | - |
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plasm | (noun) the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes | Synonyms: germ plasm |
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(noun) the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended | Synonyms: blood plasma, plasma |
plasma | (noun) the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended | Synonyms: blood plasma, plasm |
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(noun) (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons | - |
(noun) a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone | - |
plasmablast | (noun) the precursor of a plasma cell | - |
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plasmacyte | (noun) a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood | Synonyms: plasma cell |
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plasmacytoma | (noun) neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) | - |
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plasmapheresis | (noun) plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor | - |
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plasmid | (noun) a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication | Synonyms: plasmid DNA |
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plasmin | (noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots | Synonyms: fibrinolysin |
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plasminogen | (noun) an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents | - |
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plasmodium | (noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans | Synonyms: malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax |
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(noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds | - |
protoplasm | (noun) the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) | Synonyms: living substance |
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sarcoplasm | (noun) the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber | - |
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toxoplasmosis | (noun) infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus | - |
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xanthelasma | (noun) xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly | - |
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