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(Encyclopedia)dry cell: see battery, electric. ...sickle cell disease
(Encyclopedia)sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia, inherited disorder of the blood in which the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin pigment in erythrocytes (red blood cells) is abnormal. This “hemoglobin-S” crysta...gills, in biology
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Gills of a fish: Side view (A) and ventral view (B) gills, external respiratory organs of most aquatic animals. In fishes the gills are located in gill chambers at the rear of the mouth (phary...marine biology
(Encyclopedia)marine biology, study of ocean plants and animals and their ecological relationships. Marine organisms may be classified (according to their mode of life) as nektonic, planktonic, or benthic. Nektonic...solar cell
(Encyclopedia)solar cell, semiconductor devised to convert light to electric current. It is a specially constructed diode, usually made of forms of crystalline silicon or of thin films (as of copper indium gallium ...red blood cell
(Encyclopedia)red blood cell: see blood.white blood cell
(Encyclopedia)white blood cell: see blood.alkaline dry cell
(Encyclopedia)alkaline dry cell: see battery, electric. ...fetal cell therapy
(Encyclopedia)fetal cell therapy: see fetal tissue implant. ...man, in anthropology and biology
(Encyclopedia)man: see anthropology; human evolution; race. ...Browse by Subject
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