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Angiostrongyliasis
Infection with the parasitic nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus. The two species that infect humans are A. cantonensis and A. costaricensis. A. cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis…
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Show more- Facultative 1. In general, not obligatory but rather capable of adapting to different conditions. The opposite of…
- Jealousy, delusional See: Othello syndrome
- Duodenum The first part of the small intestine. The duodenum extends from the pylorus at the bottom of the stomach to…
- Mitosis Ordinary division of a body cell (a somatic cell) to form two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Goiter, iodide Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Intraocular In the eye. The intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye
- NIAID (Nat'l Inst of Allergy and Infectious Dis.) Seases: One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- Disease, Bernard-Soulier Nt platelet syndrome): This disease is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability…
- Breast milk Milk from the breast. Human milk contains a balance of nutrients that closely matches infant requirements for…
- Morphea Skin changes that are localized to one or more patchy areas of skin that become hardened, dry, smooth and…