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  • 101lymphocytic colitis — microscopic colitis a type of colitis similar to collagenous colitis but without deposits in the subepithelial region; marked reduction in fluid absorption is present, with chronic diarrhea and without ulceration …

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  • 102calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals — microscopic crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate occurring in the synovial fluid in calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease …

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  • 103hydroxyapatite crystal — microscopic crystals of hydroxyapatite occurring in joints or bursae in a variety of connective tissue disorders. See also apatite deposition disease, under disease …

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  • 104dumbbells of Schдfer — microscopic bodies found in striated muscular tissue …

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  • 105Walthard islets — microscopic inclusions of the germinal epithelium of the ovary, found either in contact with the serosal covering or just below it; they have been implicated in the development of Brenner tumors. Called also Walthard cell rests or inclusions …

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  • 106Eberth lines — microscopic broken or scalariform lines at the junction of the cardiac muscle cells …

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  • 107neuritic plaques — microscopic argyrophilic masses composed of fragmented axon terminals and dendrites surrounding a core of Aβ amyloid; seen in small amounts in the cerebral cortex of normal elderly people and in larger amounts in those with Alzheimer disease …

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  • 108aqueous veins — microscopic, blood vessel–like pathways on the surface of the eye, containing aqueous humor or diluted blood and connecting the sinus venosus sclerae (Schlemm canal) with conjunctival or subconjunctival veins …

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  • 109МИКРОСКОПИЧЕСКИЙ — (microscopic) 1. Имеющий слишком маленькие размеры для того, чтобы быть различимым без использования микроскопа. 2. Имеющий отношение к микроскопу или используемый в нем …

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  • 110anvil marks —    Microscopic marks impressed on the forward face of the rim of a rimfire cartridge case as it is forced against the breech end of the barrel by the firing pin. These marks are characteristic of the breech under the firing pin and have been used …

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