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  2. Animal testing - Wikipedia

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    Animal testing, science, medicine, animal welfare, animal rights, ethics. Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study. This approach can be contrasted with ...

  3. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Hematology. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ( HIT) is the development of thrombocytopenia (a low platelet count), due to the administration of various forms of heparin, an anticoagulant. HIT predisposes to thrombosis (the abnormal formation of blood clots inside a blood vessel ). When thrombosis is identified the condition is called ...

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    the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. William T. Stearn (16 April 1911 – 9 May 2001) was a British botanist. Born in Cambridge, he was largely self-educated. He was head librarian at the Royal Horticultural Society 's Lindley Library in London from 1933 to 1952, and then moved to the Natural History Museum where he was a scientific ...

  5. Medical College Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    The Medical College Admission Test ( MCAT; / ˈɛmkæt / EM-kat) is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students (both Allopathic M.D. and Osteopathic D.O.) in the United States, Australia, [9] Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and ...

  6. Neutropenia - Wikipedia

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    Neutropenia. Neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. [4] Neutrophils make up the majority of circulating white blood cells and serve as the primary defense against infections by destroying bacteria, bacterial fragments and immunoglobulin -bound viruses in the blood. [5]

  7. Zenith - Wikipedia

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    Look up zenith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The zenith ( UK: / ˈzɛnɪθ /, US: / ˈziːnɪθ /) [1] is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction ( plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location ( nadir ). The zenith is the "highest" point ...

  8. Pi - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The number π ( / paɪ /; spelled out as " pi ") is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle 's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159. The number π appears in many formulae across mathematics and physics.

  9. Nonstress test - Wikipedia

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    ICD-9-CM. 75.34. A nonstress test ( NST) is a screening test used in pregnancy to assess fetal status by means of the fetal heart rate and its responsiveness. A cardiotocograph is used to monitor the fetal heart rate and presence or absence of uterine contractions. The test is typically termed "reactive" (also "reassuring") or "nonreactive ...