| parasitic granuloma | Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifested as warty papules affecting primarily the lower limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| parasitic melanoderma | Excoriations and melanoderma caused by scratching the bites of the body louse, Pediculus corporis. Synonym: Greenhow's disease, vagabond's disease, vagrant's disease. Racial melanoderma, the normally dark skin of blacks and certain other races. Senile melanoderma, cutaneous pigmentation occurring in the aged. Synonym: melasma universale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic otitis | An infestation of the auditory canal of cats, dogs, foxes, and other animals by auricular mites, chiefly Otodectes cynotis, which infest the ears and cause considerable discomfort and tenderness; in extreme cases, they cause symptoms such as loss of appetite, wasting, and fits. See: otodectic mange. Synonym: parasitic otitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parasitic thyroiditis | Chronic South American trypanosomiasis with involvement of the thyroid gland, causing myxoedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental parasitic twin | Underdeveloped twin of allantoidangiopagous twin; joined by umbilical vessels. Synonym: placental parasitic twin. Origin: omphalo-+ G. Sitos, food (05 Mar 2000) |
| pregnancy complications, parasitic | Parasitic diseases occurring during the course of pregnancy, or pregnancy during the course of a parasitic disease. Some of the more commonly co-occurring infections are amebiasis, malaria and toxoplasmosis. (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) |
| eye infections, parasitic | Mild to severe infections of the eye and its adjacent structures (adnexa) by adult or larval protozoan or metazoan parasites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| liver diseases, parasitic | Infections of the liver with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by trematodes (flukes). (12 Dec 1998) |
| lung diseases, parasitic | Infections of the lungs with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by nematodes (roundworms). (12 Dec 1998) |