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Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.
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opportunistic parasite
Biology; Parasitology
An organism that is not typically a parasite but may become parasitic under specific conditions. Amebae of the genus Neglaria are usually free-living but may become opportunistic ...
ovoviviparous
Biology; Parasitology
Refers to species in which eggs hatch in utero and the freed young are released from the female worm, e.g. in Strongyloides stercoralis.
ovum
Biology; Parasitology
The mature, naked, female reproductive cell with a haploid number of chromosomes preceding combination with the male gamete and the addition of an embryonic membrane and other ...
parabasal
Biology; Parasitology
In flagellates, a heavy fiber (rhizoplast) present in some flagellates. It supports the cytostome in Chilomastix and is the basal fibril of the undulating membrane in Trichomonas. ...
parabasal body
Biology; Parasitology
In flagellates, a heavy fiber (rhizoplast) present in some flagellates. It supports the cytostome in Chilomastix and is the basal fibril of the undulating membrane in Trichomonas. ...
parasite
Biology; Parasitology
An organism that lives on or within and at the expense of another organism.
parasitism
Biology; Parasitology
A symbiotic relationship in which one partner, the parasite, lives within or on its host, and in as much as it derives nourishment from its host, it is potentially harmful because ...