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Maggot
A soft-bodied wormlike larva of a fly that lays its eggs in living or especially in decaying tissues. The living or rotting material furnishes heat for the hatching of the eggs and food for the newly hatched maggots. Certain blowfly…
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- Disease, Conor and Bruch African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere similar to Rocky…
- Osteomalacia Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and…
- Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) The agency responsible for developing, monitoring and exercising compliance over the protections afforded…
- Vaginal spermicide A vaginal spermicide is a substance that will kill sperm in the vagina. Vaginal spermicides are available in…
- Octalox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Level 3 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Swallowing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Primary care The 'medical home' for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family…
- Vasopressin A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
- Alpha cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Hormone, thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…