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Helminth
A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or another animal and derives its nourishment from its host.) Lice are examples of parasites that live on humans; bacteria and viruses…
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- Shoulder A structure made up of two main bones: the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (the long bone of the…
- Ehrlichiosis An acute (abrupt onset) disease, first reported in humans in 1986, due to infection by the rickettsial agent…
- Selenosis Selenium poisoning. Selenium posioning may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). The effects of acute…
- Osteoclasis The surgical destruction of bone tissue. Osteoclasis is performed to reconstruct a bone that is malformed…
- Restriction site A sequence in DNA that can be recognized and cut by a specific restriction enzyme.
- Aphasia, anomic See Anomia
- Warburg apparatus A device used in biochemistry for measuring breathing (respiration) by tissues. Tissue slices are enclosed in…
- Tumor marker, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Rodbell, Martin (1925-1998) American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1994 in…
- Cryoglobulin An abnormal blood protein that has the unusual properties of precipitating from the blood serum when it is…
- Medical helminthology The field of medicine that pertains to helminths (worms) capable of disease in people. For more about these…