Author: Glossary

A phylum of flatworms including the classes Turbellaria, Trematoda (flukes), and Cestoidea (tapeworms). The last two are parasitic and include many species of medical importance. A group of worms that are flat-bodied and elongated.  

The common name for any flatworm.  

The condition of having an unusually broad tibia.  

Having a wide skull with a vertical index less than 70.  

A developmental defect of the skull in which the floor of the posterior fossa of the skull around the foramen magnum protrudes upward.  

A compound containing divalent platinum.  

Cutaneous and respiratory allergic reactions to exposure to complex salts of platinum.  

In bacteriology, inoculation of liquefiable, solid media (gelatin or agar) with microorganisms and pouring of medium into a shallow flat dish.  

A failure of circulating platelet levels to rise after platelet transfusion. Alloimmunization against platelet antigens, disseminated intravascular coagulation, fever, hypersplenism, and sepsis are among the potential causes. A typical platelet transfusion should normally raise platelet counts by more than 20,000 platelets/microliter.  

The separation of platelets from other components of whole blood (e.g. for use in transfusion or to treat hematologic disease).