Thursday, May 7, 2009

Edema

Edema (noun): an excessive, abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or a body cavity

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Anisokaryosis

Anisokaryosis (noun): variation in the size of nuclei among a sample of cells

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Hyperplasia

Hyperplasia (noun): an enlargement of a tissue or organ due to an increase in the number of cells comprising that tissue or organ

Monday, May 4, 2009

Hypertrophy

Hypertrophy (noun): an enlargement of a tissue or organ due to an increase in the size of the existing cells

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Commensal

Commensal (adjective or noun): existing in a relationship with another organism in a way that may benefit one or both organisms but harms neither.

Example: Several bacteria are commensals of the intestinal tract of mammals.

Example: The infection was caused by infection by commensal bacteria.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Camelid

Camelid (noun): any member of the camel or llama family (including camels, alpacas, llamas, vicunas, and guanacos)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Pyrogenic

Pyrogenic (adjective): producing a fever

Note: do not confuse with "pyogenic"!