See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
chromatin(dictionary)
Y chromatin(medicine)
Sex chromatin(health)
Chromatin(health)
sex chromatin(medicine)
Chromatin(medicine)
heteropyknotic chromatin(medicine)
chromatin network(medicine)
chromatin body(medicine)

horripilation (medicine) and Chromatin (health)


horripilation (medicine)


horripilation
<medicine> A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Origin: L. Horripilatio, fr. Horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. Horripilation.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Chromatin (health)


The nucleoprotein material of chromosomes. Chromatin is essentially the substance of chromosomes. It is made up of DNA attached to a protein structure, together with chromosomal RNA. Chromatin exists in two states, euchromatin and heterochromatin, with different staining and functional properties.