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Taenia solium
The pork tapeworm. Contracted from eating undercooked or measly pork (pork infected with the larval forms of the tapeworm). Taenia solium causes two different diseases -- taeniasis and cysticercosis. Taeniasis develops when the adult…
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Show more- Lindane An organochlorine pesticide and nerve poison. Also a suspected carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). Although…
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Obesity-related disease Any disease for which obesity is a significant risk factor. Obesity increases the risk of developing a very…
- Test, erythropoietin A test of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. An abnormal level of EPO may mean bone marrow or kidney…
- Phosphatase, acid Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Osteo- (prefix) Combining form meaning bone. From the Greek 'osteon', bone. Appears for instance in osteoarthritis…
- Sense-strand RNA virus See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Multiple lentigines syndrome See: LEOPARD syndrome
- System, immune A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- MCL (medial collateral ligament) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Polypectomy Removal of a polyp by surgery. In the case of polyps in the colon, polypectomy may be done by open abdominal…
- Anti-CCP See: Citrulline antibody