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Paragonimiasis
Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the genus Paragonimus infect humans, the most common being Paragonimus westermani, the oriental lung fluke. While P. westermani…
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Show more- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- RNA virus A virus in which the genetic material is RNA. The RNA may be either double- or single-stranded. There are 6…
- JMML Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) A supplement that has been promoted as an aid to weight loss and muscle building and as a deterrent to…
- Anal papillae The plural of anal papilla. See: Anal papilla
- Tag, preauricular A common minor anomaly, this is a rudimentary tag of ear tissue. It often contains a core of cartilage. The…
- Interleukin-3 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells and bone-marrow cells. Abbreviated IL-3
- Health Saving Account See: Artic health.
- Varco, Richard L. Innovative American surgeon (1912-2004) who helped perform the first successful open heart operation. On…
- Bambino The little child who is the infant in swaddling, the symbol of pediatrics, sculpted by the Florentine artist…
- Mouse, white-footed See: White-footed mouse
- Systemic mastocytosis A form of mastocytosis characterized by infiltrates of mast cells in the skin, lymph nodes, liver, spleen…