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Crenated red blood cells with surface projections. In most instances, this is a normal variation in red cell equilibrium and is reversible.  

An instrument for measuring the pulse.  

Recording the arterial pulse by use of a polygraph. A tool utilized for creating pulse recordings. The documentation of pulse patterns.  

A tracing of the pulse made by using the sphygmograph. The pattern generated by the sphygmograph.  

A device used to measure the force of the pulse rather than the blood pressure.  

A major group of phosphorus-containing sphingolipids. They are found primarily in nervous tissue and in lipids in the blood. They are derived from choline phosphate and a ceramide. Deficiencies in sphingomyelin manufacturing are found in many diseases.  

A group of diseases caused by defective sphingolipid metabolism.  

Any disease marked by a defective metabolism of sphingolipids. These genetically determined errors of metabolism include Sandhoffs disease, Fabry’s disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Kufs’ disease, Gaucher’s disease, Krabbe’s leukodystrophy, Niemann-Pick disease, Batten disease, and Spielmeyer-Vogt disease. They are marked by neurological deterioration, usually beginning a few months after birth and eventually leading to death except in…

A lipid containing one of several long-chain bases such as sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine or bases of similar chemical structure but containing longer chains.  

A genus of gram-negative bacilli formerly identified as Flavobacterium. It is commonly present in soil and may occasionally cause skin infections and sepsis.