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A nematode worm of the family Ascaridae.  

A beaded, dumbbell shaped body formed when a macrophage engulfs asbestos fibers.  

Surgical fixation of the arytenoid muscle or cartilage.  

Inflammation of arytenoid cartilage or muscles.  

A cuff that is placed around the urethra, preventing the bladder from leaking urine when the inflatable reservoir attached to the cuff is filled.  

The scientific study of the means of simulating living systems, e.g., in silica, in vitro, or in vivo.  

A surgical opening into a diseased joint.  

A fungal spore formed by segmentation. Coccidiodes immitis is a fungus that produces a highly infectious arthrospore when grown at room temperature.  

A phylum of invertebrate animals marked by bilateral symmetry, a hard exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed paired appendages. It includes the crustaceans, insects, myriapods, arachnids, and similar forms. It is the largest animal phylum, containing over 900,000 species. Many are of medical importance because of their bites or stings, as parasites, and as vectors of…