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Entamoeba histolytica
The agent of amebic dysentery, a disorder with inflammation of the intestine and ulceration of the colon. Entamoeba histolytica is a single-celled parasite that is transmitted to humans via contaminated water and food. It can also infect…
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- Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan An anticancer drug that is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced…
- Acrylamide A chemical created in foods when starches and other carbohydrates are overheated (over 120°C or 250°F) during…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Catabolism The energy-burning aspect of metabolism
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- Axilla The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word 'axilla' was…
- Virus, Marburg See: Negative-strand RNA virus.
- Sub- Prefix meaning meaning under, below, less than normal, secondary, less than fully. As in subacute, subaortic…
- Submandibular gland The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone).
- Ichthyosis Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek 'ichthys' meaning fish. Ichthyosis is…
- Congenital hemolytic jaundice Jaundice: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell…