| placental parasitic twin | Underdeveloped twin of allantoidangiopagous twin; joined by umbilical vessels. Synonym: placental parasitic twin. Origin: omphalo-+ G. Sitos, food (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |