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Parasitology
The study of parasites.
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peristalsis
Biology; Parasitology
Rhythmical, wave-like constrictions of the wall of the intestine that move the contents.
peristome
Biology; Parasitology
Any parts or set of parts around the mouth or oral opening of invertebrates; comparable to lips in higher animals.
phasmid
Biology; Parasitology
One of a pair of caudal chemo-receptors in certain nematodes (i.e. Phasmidia).
physiology
Biology; Parasitology
The branch of science that deals with normal functions of living things or their organs.
plastin
Biology; Parasitology
Achromatic substance within the nucleus that stains only with special stains and is probably the material from which chromosomes are formed.
plerocercoid
Biology; Parasitology
A tapeworm larva in which the scolex is embedded in a greatly enlarged tail (see Sparganum) as in Diphylllobothrium latum.
poboscis
Biology; Parasitology
In tapeworms, an anterior protrusile organ, typically studded with hooks as in the dog tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. A protruding structure at the anterior end of some insects.
