Category: P
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Paratrophic
Requiring a living organism for food; parasitic.
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Paratrichosis
An abnormality of the hair or of its location.
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Paratransit
Transportation shared by a number of individuals or agencies to deliver patients or nursing home residents to specific facilities or services. Paratransit vehicles share some elements with municipal buses and private cars that meet immediate personal transportation demands. They are typically wheelchair accessible vans or buses. They can be contracted to be available on-call or…
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Paratope
The site on an antibody to which an antigen attaches.
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Parathyrotropic
Having an affinity for the parathyroid gland.
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Paratestis
The anatomical structures immediately adjacent to the testis.
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Paratenic host
A parasitized organism in which the parasite thrives but does not undergo development.
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Parastrongylus
The former name for the roundworm genus Angiostrongylus.
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Paraspadias
A condition in which the urethra has an opening through one side of the penis. A birth defect where the urethral opening is located on the side of the penis rather than at its tip.
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Parasitotropism
The special affinity of drugs or other agents for parasites.