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• Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lymphoma
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Cancer
   

  Leukemia

  Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > more
• Allergy
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Human Biology
  Nervous System
   
  

  Tongue

  The tongue is the large bundle of muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing. It is one of the organs of taste. Much of the surface of the tongue is covered in ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Heart Disease
  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Bacterial meningitis

  Bacterial meningitis is a condition in which the dural layers lining the brain (the meninges) have become inflamed. The classic symptoms of bacterial meningitis are similar to those of other forms of ... > more
• Fitness
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Fibromyalgia
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Skeletal muscle

  Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to facilitate movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally ... > more
• Lymphoma
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Healthy Aging
  Nervous System
  Sports Medicine
  Immune System
   
  

  Lymph node

  Lymph nodes are components of the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes that collect and destroy bacteria and ... > more
• Stem Cells
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Biochemistry
  Engineering and Construction
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Tissue engineering

  Tissue engineering can perhaps be best defined as the use of a combination of cells, engineering materials, and suitable biochemical factors to improve or replace biological functions. While the ... > more
• Vitamin
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Vitamin D
  Vitamin C
  Vitamin A
   
  

  Vitamin K

  Vitamin K denotes a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives. They are human vitamins, lipophilic (i.e., soluble in lipids) and therefore hydrophobic (i.e., insoluble in water). They are needed ... > more
• Down Syndrome
  Birth Defects
  Heart Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Turner syndrome

  Turner syndrome is a human genetic abnormality, caused by a nondisjunction in the sex chromosomes that occurs in females (1 out of every 2,500 births). Instead of the normal XX sex chromosomes, only ... > more
• Men's Health
  Prostate Cancer
  Prostate Health
  Hormone Disorders
  Wounds and Healing
  Menopause
   
  

  Testosterone

  Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. Testosterone is secreted in the testes of men and the ovaries of women. It is the principal male sex hormone and the "original" anabolic ... > more
• Eye Care
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Disability
  Diseases and Conditions
  Cosmetics
  Human Biology
   
  

  Aqueous humour

  The aqueous humour is the clear, watery fluid that fills the complex space in the front of the eye which is bounded at the front by the cornea and at the rear by the front surface or face of the ... > more

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