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1Walter Houser Brattain — Infobox Scientist name = Walter Brattain imagesize = 160px caption = Walter Houser Brattain (1902 1987) birth date = February 10, 1902 birth place = Amoy, China death date = October 13, 1987 death place = Seattle, Washington, USA nationality =… …
2Nodes of Ranvier — are known as the gaps (about 1 micrometer in diameter) formed between myelin sheath cells along axons or nerve fibers. OverviewSeveral vertebrate axons are surrounded by a myelin sheath allowing rapid and efficient saltatory propagation of action …
3Myelin sheath gap — Drawing of a peripheral nerve axon (labeled axis cylinder ), showing a node of Ranvier along with other features …
4Mitral valve prolapse — Mitral valve prolapses Classification and external resources In mitral valve prolapse, the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse back into the left atrium. ICD 10 …
5Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I42.1–I42.2 ICD 9 …
6materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
7Corona — This article is about the astronomical term. For other uses, see Corona (disambiguation). During a total solar eclipse, the solar corona can be seen with the naked eye. A corona is a type of plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other celestial body,… …
8atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …
9syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
10Pictet-Spengler reaction — The Pictet Spengler reaction is a chemical reaction in which a beta; arylethylamine such as tryptamine undergoes ringclosure after condensation with an aldehyde. Usually an acidic catalyst is employed and the reaction mixture heated, [] An… …
