| Hodgkin's disease |
a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
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| Hodgkin |
English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866) English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914)
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| Hodgkin cycle |
a regenerative, circular sequence of events between depolarization and permeability to sodium occurring in excitable cells: depolarization increases permeability to sodium, thus increasing the entry of sodium (Na + ) into the cell, and the increased concentration of Na + further depolarizes the membrane.
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| Hodgkin |
Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (February 5, 1914 - December 20, 1998) was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Andrew Fielding Huxley on the basis of nerve "action potentials," the electrical impulses that enable the activity of an organism to be coordinated by a central nervous system. Hodgkin and Huxley shared the prize that year with John Carew Eccles, who was cited for research on synapses. ...
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| Hodgkin's lymphoma |
A malignant disease of the lymphatic system that is characterized by painless enlargement of lymph nodes, the spleen, or other lymphatic tissue. Other symptoms may include fever, weight loss, fatigue, or night sweats. Also called Hodgkin's disease.
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