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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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- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Allergic vasculitis Vasculitis: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of…
- Lues 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it. 2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old…
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- Salpingo-oophorectomy Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
- Anophthalmia Absence of the eye, as a result of a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia…
- Histamine Substance that plays a major role in many allergic reactions. Histamine dilates blood vessels and makes the…
- Alkaptonuria Alkaptonuria: A genetic metabolic disorder due to deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid (HGA)…
- Endoscopic gastrostomy, percutaneous (PEG) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Involuntary smoking The involuntary inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) by someone who is not smoking. See: ETS