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adipose tissue

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1) Dense irregular connective tissue, which predominantly consists of adipocytes. 2) Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of ...

amyloid plaque

Medical; Human genome

Plaques consist of amyloid deposits surrounded by a web of astrocytic processes, swollen neurites, and neuron terminals; seen in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease.

arteriovenous

Medical; Human genome

Of, relating to, or connecting the arteries and veins (arteriovenous anastomoses).

anticodon

Medical; Human genome

The sequential set of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that interacts with its complement in messenger RNA, the codon, during translation in the ribosome.

aggregate

Medical; Human genome

Formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount.

adaptive radiation

Medical; Human genome

Evolutionary diversification of a generalized ancestral form with production of a number of adaptively specialized forms.

arrhythmia

Medical; Human genome

Any variation from the normal rhythm or rate of the heart beat.