| MPM | malignant papillary mesothelioma; medial pterygoid muscle; minor psychiatric morbidity; multiple pri... |
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| MTT | malignant teratoma, trophoblastic; maximal treadmill test; meal tolerance test; mean transit time; m... |
| SBOM | soybean oil meal |
| TCESOM | trichloroethylene-extracted soybean oil meal |
| herring-worm disease | Infection with roundworms of the genus anisakis. Human infection results from the consumption of fish harboring roundworm larvae. The worms may cause acute nausea and vomiting or may penetrate into the wall of the digestive tract, where they give rise to eosinophilic granulomas in the stomach, intestine, or the omentum. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| screw-worm | The larva of the botfly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and other similar forms that cause human and animal myiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| screw worm infection | Infection with larvae of the blow fly cochliomyia hominivorax (callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern u.s.a. (12 Dec 1998) |
| secondary screw-worm | An accidental or facultative screw-worm that enters a prior wound or suppurated condition and feeds on infected rather than intact tissues. Many blowflies are included, such as Calliphora vicina, Phaenicia sericata, Phormia regina, Cochliomyia macellaria, Chrysomyia species, and other fleshflies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fleece worm | The larva of one of several species of blowflies which deposit eggs on sheep, causing myiasis. Synonym: fleece worm. (05 Mar 2000) |