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Bilharziasis
A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species which live in man can produce liver, bladder, and gastrointestinal problems. Species of the schistosomiasis parasite which cannot…
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Show more- Facial nerve The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Urine Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of…
- Endocardial Pertaining to the endocardium, the inside lining of the heart
- Defensin A family of potent antibiotics made within the body by neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) and…
- Anal papilla A skin tag that projects up from the junction between the skin and the inside lining of the anus. Anal…
- Paralysis, infantile (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- Ventricle, right The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives…
- Amnesic aphasia See Anomia.
- Anonymous reporting In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…
- Radiation therapy, conformal A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- GDF-8 The gene encoding growth and differentiation factor, also known as myostatin. See: Myostatin
- Bacille Calmette Guerin An effective immunization against tuberculosis. Commonly abbreviated BCG, it is an attenuated (weakened)…