Acanthamoeba castellanii
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D048248 |
[A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.
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Acanthocephala
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D000049 |
[A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
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Acanthocheilonema
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D063486 |
[A common genus of tropical filarial worms parasitic in humans and monkeys.
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Acanthocheilonemiasis
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D063485 |
[A tropical infectious disease found mainly in Africa that is caused by the filarial parasite ACANTHOCHEILONEMA. Symptoms include skin rashes, abdominal, chest, muscle, and joint pains, neurologic disorders, skin lumps, and elevated levels of white blood cells. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of small flies.
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Acanthocytes
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D000050 |
[Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance.
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Acantholysis
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D000051 |
[Separation of the prickle cells of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, resulting in atrophy of the prickle cell layer. It is seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris (see PEMPHIGUS) and DARIER DISEASE.
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Acanthoma
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D049309 |
[Benign tumor found mostly frequently on the legs.
, Benign follicular tumor usually of the upper lip.
, A neoplasm composed of squamous or epidermal cells.
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Acanthopodina
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D016842 |
[A suborder of ameboid protozoa. Characteristics include subpseudopodia that are more or less finely tipped, occasionally filiform, commonly furcate hyaline, and produced from a broad hyaline lobe. Cysts are usually formed and nuclear division is mesomitotic or metamitotic.
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Acanthosis Nigricans
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D000052 |
[A circumscribed melanosis consisting of a brown-pigmented, velvety verrucosity or fine papillomatosis appearing in the axillae and other body folds. It occurs in association with endocrine disorders, underlying malignancy, administration of certain drugs, or as in inherited disorder.
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Acarbose
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D020909 |
[An inhibitor of ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES that retards the digestion and absorption of DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES in the SMALL INTESTINE.
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Acari
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D000053 |
[A large, subclass of arachnids comprising the MITES and TICKS, including parasites of plants, animals, and humans, as well as several important disease vectors.
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Acaricides
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D056810 |
[A pesticide or chemical agent that kills mites and ticks. This is a large class that includes carbamates, formamides, organochlorines, organophosphates, etc, that act as antibiotics or growth regulators.
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Acaridae
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D040041 |
[Family of MITES, in the superfamily Acaroidea, order Astigmata. They are frequently found in cereal-based foodstuffs including GRAIN and FLOUR.
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Acatalasia
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D020642 |
[A rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the absence of CATALASE activity. Though usually asymptomatic, a syndrome of oral ulcerations and gangrene may be present.
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Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
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D016170 |
[A type of automatic, not reentrant, ectopic ventricular rhythm with episodes lasting from a few seconds to a minute which usually occurs in patients with acute myocardial infarction or with DIGITALIS toxicity. The ventricular rate is faster than normal but slower than tachycardia, with an upper limit of 100 -120 beats per minute. Suppressive therapy is rarely necessary.
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Acceleration
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D000054 |
[An increase in the rate of speed.
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Accelerometry
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D061725 |
[Qualitative and quantitative measurement of MOVEMENT patterns.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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D064869 |
[Contextually focused form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy that uses MINDFULNESS and behavioral activation to increase patients' psychological flexibility in areas such as ability to engage in values-based, positive behaviors while experiencing difficult thoughts, emotions, or sensations.
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Access to Information
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D022126 |
[The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966, provides the public and industry a means of acquiring information about Federal Government activities.
, Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others.
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Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle
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D058606 |
[Extra impulse-conducting tissue in the heart that creates abnormal impulse-conducting connections between HEART ATRIA and HEART VENTRICLES.
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