| helper virus |
A virus that provides functions missing in a defective virus.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~H.html
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| helper T cells |
Lymphocytes bearing the CD4 marker that are responsible for many immune system functions, including turning antibody production on and off.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| Helicobacter pylori |
(hel-ih-ko-BAK-tur py-LOR-ee). A corkscrew-shaped bacterium that lives and multiplies within the mucous layer that lines the stomach and small intestine. Often, H. pylori causes no problems. But sometimes it can disrupt the mucous layer and inflame and erode digestive tissues, producing gastritis and occasionally an ulcer.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
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| helical |
Spirally coiled.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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| helicoid |
Shaped like or coiled in the shape of a spiral.
Ãâó: www.peakagents.ca/glossary/h4.htm
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