| liver diseases, parasitic | Infections of the liver with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by trematodes (flukes). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| parasitic diseases | Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| parasitic diseases, animal | Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin diseases, parasitic | Skin diseases caused by arthropods, helminths, or protozoa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intestinal diseases, parasitic | Infections of the intestines with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by intestinal nematodes (roundworms) and cestodes (tapeworms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung diseases, parasitic | Infections of the lungs with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by nematodes (roundworms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| liver diseases, alcoholic | Liver diseases associated with alcoholism. It usually refers to the coexistence of two or more subentities, i.e., alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis, but may be the general entity when subentities are not specified. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parasitic | <biology> Pertaining to, of the nature of or caused by a parasite. Origin: Gr. Parasitikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| parasitic chylocele | Brawny swelling of the scrotum as a result of chronic lymphatic obstruction. Synonym: chyloderma, lymph scrotum, parasitic chylocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic cyst | A cyst formed by the larva of a metazoan parasite, such as a hydatid or trichinal cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic disease | A disease due to the presence and vital activity of a parasite, or as a reaction to a parasite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic eosinophilic lung disease | <radiology> All are metazoans (mostly nematodes), Ascaris, Strongyloides, Ancyclostoma, Schistosoma, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, pulmonary larva migrans (12 Dec 1998) |
| parasitic granuloma | Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifested as warty papules affecting primarily the lower limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic haemoptysis | The clinical expression of paragonimiasis, marked by a cough and spitting of blood from the lungs. Synonym: endemic haemoptysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic infection | <microbiology> A successful invasion of a host by an organism that uses the host for food and shelter. (27 Sep 1997) |
| parasitic leiomyoma | <tumour> A uterine leiomyoma which has become detached from the uterus and adherent to another peritoneal surface from which it derives a blood supply. (05 Mar 2000) |