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Giant intestinal fluke
Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
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- Anomaly, congenital Anomaly, congenital: A birth defect. A malformation that occurs before birth and is present at birth
- Sclera The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its…
- Antinuclear antibody Antinuclear antibody: An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell…
- Heat-related illness A person with symptoms including headache, nausea, and fatigue after exposure to heat probably has some…
- Virus, positive-strand RNA See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Embolism The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something…
- Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome This syndrome is a form of what is called elephant nails from birth (pachyonychia congenita). The…
- Introitus, facial canal In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- Optic nerve pathways The left and right branches of the optic nerves join behind the eyes, just in front of the pituitary gland…
- Seizure, partial See: Partial seizure
- Valdecoxib Valdecoxib: Generic name of a cox-2 inhibitor. See: Bextra.