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  • #REDIRECTGastrointestinal tract ...
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  • Colitis (or colonitis) is inflammation of the colon (or more generally the large intestine). Various types of colitis have been identified, such ...
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  • The enteric nervous system (ENS) is that part of the peripheral nervous system of vertebrates that plays a fundamental role in control of the ...
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  • In biology, tapeworms or cestodes comprise a class (Cestoda) of ribbon–like endoparasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates ...
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  • Raspberry or red raspberry is the common term for the plant Rubus idaeus in the rose family (Rosaceae). The term is also applied to the edible ...
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  • The colon is the longest portion of the large intestine of vertebrates; in mammals, this section of the gastrointestinal tract extends from the ...
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  • An ulcer (from Latin ulcus) is a lesion or eroded area on the surface of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by tissue disintegration ...
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  • The veriform appendix or appendix is a narrow, elongated, blind-ended extension of the large intestine of certain mammals. This worm-like tube ...
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  • The hypothalamus, also known as the "master gland," is a supervising center in the brain that links the body's two control systems ...
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  • Monogenea Trematoda Cestoda Turbellaria The flatworms are a phylum, Platyhelminthes, of relatively simple, soft-bodied, bilaterially symmetrical ...
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  • Oleander is the common and species name for a poisonous evergreen shrub or small tree, Nerium oleander, in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, characterized ...
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  • Clove is the common name for a small, tropical evergreen tree, Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) and for ...
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  • Category:Public [[Image:lymphatic_system.gif|framed|200px|The human lymphatic system]] The lymphatic system acts as a secondary circulatory system ...
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  • Lymphoma is any of a diverse group of cancers that originate in lymphocytes of the lymphatic system, a secondary (but open) circulatory system ...
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  • Acetylcholine, often abbreviated as ACh, is a small, organic molecule that is a derivative of choline and acetic acid and serves as an important ...
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  • Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group of chemical elements known as alkali metals. It is a soft metal and is ...
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  • Leech is the common name for any of the annelids (segmented worms) comprising the subclass (or class) Hirudinea. They typically are characterized ...
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  • Methylene blue (or MB) is a basic aniline dye with the molecular formula C16H18N3SCl. At room temperature, it appears as a solid, odorless, dark ...
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  • A macaw is any parrot (family Psittacidae) belonging to one of six genera: Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Primolius, Orthopsittaca, and Diopsittaca ...
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  • A carcinogen is any substance or agent that can cause cancer. A carcinogen can be a chemical, radiation, radionuclide (an atom with an unstable ...
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