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Maggot
A soft-bodied wormlike larva of a fly that lays its eggs in living or especially in decaying tissues. The living or rotting material furnishes heat for the hatching of the eggs and food for the newly hatched maggots. Certain blowfly…
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- PINK1 Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Ellis-van Creveld syndrome A type of short stature with striking shortening of the ends of the extremities (arms and legs), polydactyly…
- Reaven syndrome See: Metabolic syndrome
- Complete hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a total hysterectomy.
- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Carboxyhemoglobinemia The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. Carboxyhemoglobin, hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound…
- Tap, spinal Also known as a lumbar puncture or 'LP', a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the…
- Sore, cold A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Drosophila genome All of the genetic information contained in Drosophila, the fruitfly. The genomes of particular nonhuman…
- Environmental toxicology The toxicity and toxicology of environmental pollutants in air, dust, sediment, soil and water, and natural…