Disease

Physiological Element

Description

Species

Axonal Amplifier

Bioelectronic device of Borg Origin, believed to be some type of neuroprocessor

Borg

Brak'Lul

Term for Klingon biological redundancy

Klingon

CPK

Creatnine phosophokinase, marker of muscular damage. Mostly used to diagnose cardiac damage

 

Genetic Resequencing Vector

Medical suspension formulated to s hut down Borg Nanoprobes as they emerge from dormancy

Borg

Hypothalmus

Controls body temperature

 

Ionic interference

Can block telepathy

Betazoids

Isoboromine

Trill neurotransmitter that allows the host and the symbiont to communicate. Isoboramine levels below 40% require removal of the symbiont which is fatal to the host.

Trill

Microcentrum Cell membrane

Physical attribute of life forms unaffected by triolic waves

Shapeshifters

Microcircuit Fibers

Part of the Borg Devices that cause cellular DNA to change making surgical removal impossible while the implants are active

Borg

Paracortex

Part of the brain responsible for telepathy

Betazoids

Peritoneum

Membrane lining the abdominal cavity in many humanoid species

Humanoids

Pheromones

Biochemicals secreted by many carbon based life forms, who's scent affects the behavior of other members of the same or similar species

 

Psiosynine

Telepathic Neurotransmitter

Betazoids

REM Sleep

In neorophysiology, REM (rapid eye movement) describes a normal state of sleep during which most humanoid dreaming occurs. The condition is so named because the sleeper's eyes, though closed, will often exhibit rapid movement.

Humanoids

Reticular Formation

A system of cells in the medula oblongata of many humanoid brains

Humanoids

Septal Area

aka the septum lucidum, it is the double membrane that separates the anterior horns of the lateral ventricles of a humanoid brain

Humanoid

Serotonin

Enzyme that serves as a central neurotransmitter in humanoid nervous systems. Increased levels makes a patient susceptible to influence

Humanoid

T-Cells

A type of lymphocyte which enables humanoid bodies to fight infection

Humanoid

T-Negative

Rare Vulcan blood type

Vulcan

Thalamus

A portion of the humanoid brain, deep within the cerebrum hemispheres that relays bodily sensations to the cortex for interpretation

Humanoid

Thymus

Organ in humanoid bodies, located anterior to the trachea which produces T-Cells

Humanoid

Vek'Tal Response

A measure of Klingon physiological condition

Klingon

 

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