| schistosomulum | Disease (bilharzia) caused by digenetic trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, the adults of which live in the urinary or mesenteric blood vessels. Eggs shed by the female worms pass to the outside in the urine or faeces, but many also lodge in and obstruct the blood flow in the liver. Eosinophils seem to be particularly important in the killing of the invasive larval stage (schistosomulum). Evasion of the host's immune response by adult schistosomes seems to involve the acquisition of a coat of host cell surface material by the parasite. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| schistosternia | Synonym: schistothorax. Origin: schisto-+ G. Sternon, sternum (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistothorax | Congenital cleft of the chest wall. Synonym: schistosternia. Origin: schisto-+ G. Thorax, thorax (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistous | <geology> Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist. Origin: Cf. F. Schisteux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizamnion | An amnion developing, as in the human embryo, by the formation of a cavity within the inner cell mass. Origin: schiz-+ amnion (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizaxon | An axon divided into two branches. Origin: schiz-+ G. Axon, axis (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizo- | <prefix> A combining form denoting division or cleavage; as, schizogenesis, reproduction by fission or cell division. Origin: Gr. To split, cleave. (29 Oct 1998) |
| schizo-affective | Having an admixture of symptoms suggestive of both schizophrenia and affective (mood) disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizo-affective psychosis | Psychotic disturbance in which there is a mixture of schizophrenic and manic-depressive symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizocarp | <botany> A dry fruit formed from more than one carpel but breaking apart into 1- carpel units when ripe. Compare: mericarp. (20 Oct 1998) |
| schizocoele | <anatomy> See Enterocoele. Origin: Schizo- + Gr. Hollow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizocoelous | <zoology> Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a schizocoele. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizocyte | Synonym: schistocyte. Origin: schizo-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizocytosis | The occurrence of many schistocytes in the blood. Synonym: schizocytosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizogenesis | <biology> Reproduction by fission. Origin: Schizo- + genesis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |