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Whipworm
A nematode (roundworm) also called Trichuris trichiura. The third most common round worm of humans. The worm is found worldwide, with infections more frequent in areas with tropical weather and poor sanitation practices and among children…
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Show more- Lymphatic system The tissues and organs, including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, that produce and store…
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- Neck dissection A surgical procedure in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to…
- Zygote The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote…
- Cone A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provide sharp…
- Distichiasis Double rows of eyelashes. The extra eyelashes grow from glands called the Meibomian glands and may protrude…
- Reticuloendotheliosis, leukemic See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Aortic arch syndrome 1. Any disorder that causes occlusion of the arteries that arise from the aortic arch. 2. Synonym for…
- Forensic medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Adenomyosis uteri Also known more succinctly as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o- sis), this is a common benign condition…
- Enteral nutrition Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral.
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…