Glossary of Terms

Pleurisy, also called pleuritis, is inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to...

A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest...

A serous membrane that enfolds both lungs and is reflected upon the walls of the thorax and diaphragm. The...

Multiple, sometimes seemingly unrelated, effects produced by a single gene.

A round or oval disk, 2 to 4 μm in diameter, found in the blood of vertebrates. Platelets number...

The removal of plasma from a patient (usually to treat an immmunologically mediated illness such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura...

An antimalarial, antirheumatic drug, often used as a disease-modifying agent in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and some dermatological...

A substance that does not contain active ingredients and is made to be physically indistinguishable (that is, it looks...

Photosensitivity is an abnormal reaction to sunlight. Source: NIH.gov

An enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of a phospholipid.

Inflammation of a vein.

A phenotype is an individual's observable traits, such as height, eye color, and blood type. The genetic contribution to...