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Cysticercus
The larval form of any of the Taenia tapeworms. The plural is cysticerci. Infection with cysticerci is referred to as cysticercosis
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- Anterior The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the…
- Autonomic nervous system Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) The sudden and unexpected death of a baby with no known illness, typically affecting sleeping infants between…
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