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Tapeworm
A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely on its own but able to do so within an animal's gut. The eggs usually enter the body via raw or uncooked beef. Symptoms of their…
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- Nerve block See: Neuron.
- Lupus Lupus: A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when…
- Parentalism A parent's attitude of dominance over one or more children. For example, a parent stating 'I'm the boss…
- Deformation A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word…
- Amyl- (Amylo- before a consonant.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Ilium The upper part of the bony pelvis which forms the receptacle for the head of the femur at the hip joint. The…
- Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator (SERM) A 'designer estrogen' which possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. For example, raloxifene…
- Neurologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
- Red eye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.
- Genetic immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease