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Schistosome
A parasitic trematode worm contracted from infested water that is capable of causing liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder disease. There are three main species of these trematode worms (flukes) -- Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma…
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Show more- Oral aversion Reluctance or refusal to feed or eat. A familiar example of oral aversion is a baby's refusal to breastfeed…
- Antisense drug A medication containing part of the non-coding strand of messenger RNA (mRNA), a key molecule involved in the…
- Nervous system, human The sum total of the tissues that record and distribute information within a person, and does so by…
- AGXT A gene that provides instructions for making a liver enzyme called alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase…
- Septuagenarian Someone in his or her seventies. See also: Age by decade
- Bursopathy Disease involving a bursa, a closed fluid-filled sac that supplies a gliding surface to reduce friction…
- Silica The chief component of sand and a substance responsible for lung disease and cancer. Crystalline silica of…
- Pancreas divisum Pancreas divisum: Pancreas divisum is a common congenital anomaly (an anomaly that is present at birth) of…
- G protein These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- HELLP syndrome A syndrome featuring a combination of 'H' for hemolysis (the breakdown of red blood cells), 'EL' for elevated…
- Bruit A sound, especially an abnormal one. A bruit may be heard over an artery or vascular channel, reflecting…
- Ear tag Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…