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Giant intestinal fluke
Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
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- Lymph An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries…
- Syndrome, Klinefelter A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to their having 47 chromosomes with XXY sex…
- Nasal septum perforation A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Sneeze 1. As a verb, to suddenly expel air through the nose and mouth by an involuntary contraction of the muscles…
- Epizootic An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to…
- Ventricle A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the…
- C. botulinum Clostridium botulinum
- Choking in children The compromise of a child's normal breathing by obstructing or compressing the trachea, a major health hazard…
- Cardiac conduction system The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…
- Malformation, arteriovenous (AVM) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Arterial tension The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure