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Knowledge organization
A field of study invloving the indexing and classification of knowledge that is usually performed in libraries, databases and archives etc. It is related to Library and Information Science(LIS).
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hydatid cyst
Biology; Parasitology
A cystic larval stage of Echinococcus sp. containing an inner germinal layer produces many scolices, which, when set free into the cystic cavity, can develop into daughter cysts ...
hyperinfection
Biology; Parasitology
Infection superimposed upon an existing infection by the same parasite in which the parasite reaches high numbers. The term usually refers to internal autoinfection e.g. ...
infected source
Biology; Parasitology
An animal or plant (an intermediate host) in which a parasite has established an infection and can act as the source of infection for another host. Cattle infected with the ...
infection
Biology; Parasitology
Containing the property of producing infection. Invasion of a host (tissues or cells) resulting in injury and reaction to that injury, i.e. disease.
infective stage
Biology; Parasitology
That stage in the life cycle of a parasite during which it is capable of producing infection.
infestation
Biology; Parasitology
The term is usually applied to ectoparasites and describes a host/parasite relationship in which the parasite lives on the surface of the host. In some instances, e.g. scabies, ...
infested source
Biology; Parasitology
A source of the infective stage of a parasite when that stage is essentially free-living, e.g. cercariae of schistosomes that infest water (swim about freely outside of the host) ...
