| ancrod | <enzyme> An enzyme fraction from the venom of the malayan pit viper, agkistrodon rhodostoma. It catalyses the hydrolysis of a number of amino acid esters and a limited proteolysis of fibrinogen. It is used clinically to produce controlled defibrination in patients requiring anticoagulant therapy. Pharmacological action: anticoagulant, fibrinolytic agent. Registry number: EC 3.4.21.28 (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ancylo- | See: ankylo-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostoma | A genus of nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. Duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. Braziliense, a. Ceylonicum, and a. Caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ancylostoma braziliense | A species characterised by one pair of ventral buccal teeth, normally an intestinal parasite of dogs and cats but also found in man as a cause of human cutaneous larva migrans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ancylostoma caninum | A species possessing three pairs of ventral teeth in the oral cavity; common in dogs, but also occurring in human skin as a cause of cutaneous larva migrans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ancylostoma ceylanicum | Species found in the civet cat of Ceylon; rarely reported from man as an intestinal parasite in Southeast Asia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostoma dermatitis | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ancylostoma duodenale | The Old World hookworm of man, a species widespread in temperate areas, in contrast to the more tropical distribution of the New World hookworm, Necator americanus. It is the only hookworm found in the U.S. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostomatic | Referring to hookworms of the genus Ancylostoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostomatoidea | A superfamily of nematode parasitic hookworms consisting of four genera: ancylostoma, necator, bunostomum, and uncinaria. Ancylostoma and necator occur in humans and other mammals. Bunostomum is common in ruminants and uncinaria in wolves, foxes, and dogs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ancylostomiasis | Infection of humans or animals with hookworms of the genus ancylostoma. Characteristics include anaemia, dyspepsia, eosinophilia, and abdominal swelling. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ancylostomiasis cutis | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancyroid | Shaped like the fluke of an anchor; denoting the cornua of the lateral ventricles of the brain and the coracoid process of the scapula. Synonym: ankyroid. Origin: G. Ankyra, anchor, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |