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Parasitology
The study of parasites.
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cercomer
Biology; Parasitology
In a tapeworm embryo, the caudal vestige of the onchosphere, containing six hooklets.
chaparral
Biology; Parasitology
Characterized by thicket type vegetation in East and South Africa, West Australia, Chile, small part of California and Mediterranean area. Mainly drought resistant shrubs.
charcot-leyden crystals
Biology; Parasitology
A slender crystal, pointed at both ends, formed from the breakdown products of eosinophils usually following some type of immune response.
chitinous shell
Biology; Parasitology
The hard shell of nematode eggs lined with the vitelline membrane which encases the embryo.
chromatin
Biology; Parasitology
The darkly-staining portion of the nucleus forming a network of nuclear material within the achromatin of the nucleus, sometimes adhering to the inner surface of the nuclear membrane (see Peripheral ...
chromatoid
Biology; Parasitology
Bar or Body A bar, rod, or splinter- shaped body in the cytoplasm of an ameba that stains darkly and resembles chromatin.
chromatoid basal rod
Biology; Parasitology
The rod-like structure that forms the base of the undulating membrane of flagellates.
