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pathegon

Medical; Illness

A microorganism—in the widest sense, such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus—that causes disease in its host. The host may be an animal (including humans), a plant, or even another ...

parasite

Medical; Illness

A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism.

reproduction

Medical; Illness

The biological process by which new "offspring" individual organisms are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the ...

mutation

Medical; Illness

A mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal genetic element.

parasite

Medical; Illness

A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism.

reproduction

Medical; Illness

The biological process by which new "offspring" individual organisms are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the ...

rectum

Medical; Illness

The final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others.

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