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DefinitionBlood gas analysis is a commonly used diagnostic tool to evaluate the partial pressures of gas in blood and acid-base content. Understanding and use of blood...
DefinitionBody fluids, bodily fluids, or biofluids are liquids within the human body. In lean healthy adult men, the total body water is about 60% (60–67%) of the total body weight; it is usually slightly lower...
DefinitionBrain health refers to the ability to remember, learn, play, concentrate and maintain a clear, active mind. Simply, brain health is all about making the most of your brain and helping...
DefinitionBurns injury also known as combustion injury is an impairment of the tissue, which is caused by extreme heat, electricity, chemicals, friction or radiation. Concerning children,...
DefinitionCell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Cell division usually occurs as part of a larger cell cycle. In eukaryotes, there are...
DefinitionThe periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows (“periods”) and columns (“groups”). It is an icon of chemistry and is...
DefinitionChromosomal Behavior in Meiosis and Fertilization/Chromosome behaviour at meiosis. Meiosis consists of two rounds of chromosome segregation following a single replication. At the onset of replication,...
DefinitionCompetition Pools/A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into...
De Quervain tendinitis is inflammation? of two tendons that control the movement of the thumb and their tendon? sheath. This results in pain at the outside of the wrist. Pain is typically increased with gripping or...
DefinitionSadness / depression is a disease that can break the very being of a person.Though about 350 million people all around the world suffer from depression,...
DefinitionDNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA....
