| patelliform |
Shaped like a limpet shell; cap-shaped and without whorls. Patulus: Expanded; distended.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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| pathologic fracture |
A broken bone caused by disease, often by metastases to the bone.
Ãâó: nydailynews.healthology.com/nydailynews/15836.htm
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| pathogen |
Anything capable of causing disease; usually a pathogen is a bug, like a virus or bacteria, but it also refers to substances, like asbestos.
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/hivnews/aidscare/dec97/pullout.htm...
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| pathogen |
Microorganisms that can cause disease in other organisms or in humans, animals and plants (eg, bacteria, viruses, or parasites) found in sewage, in runoff from farms or rural areas populated with domestic and wild animals, and in water used for swimming. Fish and shellfish contaminated by pathogens, or the contaminated water itself, can cause serious illness.
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossar1.htm
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| pathology |
The study of disease.
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossar1.htm
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