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Mite
A tiny eight-legged creature belonging to the Order Acarina related to spiders and ticks. Some mites live freely and others as parasites. Mites can attack plants and animals, carry disease, and cause allergies. acaricide
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Show more- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Oriental lung fluke Paragonimus westermani. See: Paragonimiasis
- Spleen, ruptured Rupture of the capsule of the spleen is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical…
- Osteoarthropathy Any disease of the bones and joints. From osteo-, bone + -arthro-, joint, + pathy, disease
- Orientation, anatomic terms of See Anatomic terms of orientation
- Herpetiform virus A virus with the characteristic shape and behavior of a virus in the herpes family. Not all members of the…
- Glanders A bacterial infection that causes a chronic debilitating disease of equids (horses, mules, and donkeys) as…
- Abuse, verbal child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Tunica albuginea of the testis The layer of dense whitish inelastic tissue that surrounds the testis
- Treatment, palliative To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Pelvis, android There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male…
- Fracture Fracture: A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an…