Cascade — A cascade is a type of waterfall or a series of waterfalls.Cascade may also refer to: Places North America* Cascade Range, a mountain range on the west coast of North America * Cascade Volcanoes, a grouping of volcanoes on the west coast of North … Wikipedia
Cascade reaction — A cascade reaction or tandem reaction or domino reaction is a consecutive series of intramolecular organic reactions which often proceed via highly reactive intermediates. It allows the organic synthesis of complex multinuclear molecules from a… … Wikipedia
cascade — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian cascata, from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare, from Latin casus fall Date: 1641 1. a steep usually small fall of water; especially one of a series 2. a. something arranged or occurring in a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cascade — 1. A series of sequential interactions, as of a physiological process, which once initiated continues to the final one; each interaction is activated by the preceding one, sometimes with cumulative effect. 2. To spill over, especially rapidly.… … Medical dictionary
Ischemic cascade — The ischemic (ischaemic) cascade is a series of biochemical reactions that take place in the brain and other aerobic tissues after seconds to minutes of ischemia (inadequate blood supply).cite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic558.htm… … Wikipedia
Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… … Wikipedia
Inflammation — Toes inflamed by Chilblains Inflammation (Latin, īnflammō, “I ignite, set alight”) is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants … Wikipedia
Innate immune system — See also: Immune system and Adaptive immune system Innate immune system The innate immune system, also known as non specific immune system and secondary line of defence,[1] comprises the cells and mechanisms that defend the host … Wikipedia
Primary and secondary brain injury — are ways to classify the injury processes that occur in brain injury. In traumatic brain injury (TBI), primary injury occurs during the initial insult, and results from displacement of the physical structures of the brain. On the other hand,… … Wikipedia
Penetrating head injury — Classification and external resources An 1868 illustration of the injury suffered by Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who had a tamping iron driven through his skull in an 1848 accident. ICD 10 S … Wikipedia
