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A species of ameba inhabiting the intestines of humans, monkeys, and other mammals. Although it is often found in stool specimens, it is usually thought to be a commensal or nonpathogenic inhabitant of the gut.  

Seepage of blood from a graft placed in a diseased blood vessel. The blood leaks out of the graft into the aneurysm that the graft was used to repair.  

Inflammation of the membranous labyrinth.  

Poisoning due to an endogenous toxin (e.g., by hepatotoxins in liver failure, or urea compounds in renal failure). Intoxication of the body by a toxin generated internally.  

The custom or tribal restriction of marriage within a tribe or group.  

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder. Swelling of the urinary bladder’s inner lining.  

The innermost layer of any hydatid cyst.  

Any disease resulting from a disorder of an endocrine gland or glands. A condition resulting from an endocrine gland disorder.  

A pituitary adenoma that does not secrete a clinically important concentration of hormones. Endocrine-inactive tumors were formerly known as chromophobe adenomas. They are the most commonly detected neoplasms of the pituitary gland.  

A chemical that may imitate or block the function of natural hormones if it is absorbed by the body. Many pesticides and plasticizing compounds, e.g., phthalates, are thought to disrupt endocrine pathways, especially if they are absorbed by pregnant women during embryonic and fetal development.