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Shigellosis - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Nov 08, 2016


Glossary

Epithelial cells - Cells that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities.

Lamina propria - A thin vascular layer of connective tissue beneath the epithelium of an organ.

Poly morphonuclear leukocyte - A white blood cell, usually neutrophil, having a nucleus that is divided into lobes connected by strands of chromatin.


Hemolytic anemia - Anemia resulting from the lysis of red blood cells, as in response to certain toxic or infectious agents and in certain inherited blood disorders.

Thrombocytopenia - An abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in circulatory blood.

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