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- 02:18, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . Vector
- 02:17, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+67) . . N Intermediate host (Created page with "An animal in which the parasite goes through a developmental stage.") (current)
- 02:16, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . N Macrogametocyte (Created page with "The female gametocyte of the sexual stage of protozoan reproduction.") (current)
- 02:16, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+54) . . N Merozoite (Created page with "The motile, infective stage of sporozoan protozoa.") (current)
- 02:15, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . N Microgametocyte (Created page with "The male gametocyte of the sexual stage of protozoan reproduction.") (current)
- 02:15, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . N Trophozoite (Created page with "The ameboid, asexual form of certain single-celled parasites.") (current)
- 02:15, 18 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . N Oocyst (Created page with "The encysted form of a fertilized zygote or egg. The oocyst tends to be resistant to disinfection and releases large numbers of infectious sporozoites.") (current)
- 18:28, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . Crystalline (current)
- 18:28, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Crystalline (Created page with " Crystalline means that the atoms within the solid are arranged in a geometric pattern that is unique to that mineral.")
- 18:26, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Glutamic acid
- 18:25, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+226) . . N Sodium (Created page with "A soft, silver-white, chemically active metallic element that occurs naturally only in combination: a necessary element in the body for the maintenance of normal fluid balance an...")
- 18:25, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . N Glutamic acid (Created page with "A Crystalline amino acid, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>9</sub>NO<sub>4</sub>, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially as a flavour intensifier.")
- 18:24, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . N Glutamate (Created page with "A salt or ester of glutamic acid.") (current)
- 18:24, 14 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+101) . . N Plasticity (Created page with "The brain's ability to alter its anatomy and function in response to changes in its activity pattern.") (current)
- 18:17, 13 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Essential elements (current)
- 18:09, 13 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,222) . . N Essential elements (Created page with "Over 95 percent of the dry weight of a flowering plant is made up of three elements—carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—taken from the air and water. The remaining 5 percent of the ...")
- 22:10, 11 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+91) . . N Variable (Created page with "A variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.")
- 22:04, 7 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+125) . . N Deamination (Created page with "Deamination is the removal of an amine group from a molecule. Enzymes which catalyse this reaction are called deaminases.") (current)
- 22:02, 7 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+62) . . N Depurination (Created page with "Depurination is the loss of a purine base from the nucleotide.")
- 20:19, 7 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,658) . . N Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Created page with "Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is not a disease but a syndrome—a complex of signs, symptoms, and diseases with a common cause. AIDS is the presence of certain infect...")
- 22:33, 6 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+4,761) . . N Useful Bacteria (Created page with "What association usually comes to mind when we think about bacteria? Most likely at the mention of bacteria, we think of germs and of disease and of how we need to sterilize to k...") (current)
- 17:00, 6 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Stethoscope (Created page with "An instrument used in auscultation to detect sounds in the chest or other parts of the body.") (current)
- 17:00, 6 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Sphygmomanometer (Created page with "An instrument, often attached to an inflatable cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.") (current)
- 21:20, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Depolarize (current)
- 21:17, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Gastrointestinal tract (Created page with "The gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus.") (current)
- 21:17, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,735) . . N Peripheral nervous system (Created page with "The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord. There are two types of cells in the peripheral nervous system. These ...") (current)
- 21:14, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+244) . . N Proteolytic enzyme (Created page with "Proteolytic enzymes, also referred to as proteases, are enzymes that break down proteins into their smallest elements. If this breakdown of proteins happens in your gut, we c...") (current)
- 21:12, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . N Neurohypophysis (Created page with "The posterior portion of the pituitary gland.") (current)
- 21:12, 4 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+48) . . N Adenohypophysis (Created page with "The anterior portion of the pituitary gland.") (current)
- 21:19, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2,927) . . N Heart Block (Created page with "Heart block is a problem that occurs with the heart's electrical system. This system controls the rate and rhythm of heartbeats. ("Rate" refers to the number of times your heart ...") (current)
- 14:42, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . N Peritoneum (Redirected page to Peritoneal cavity) (current)
- 14:42, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+39) . . N Peritonitis (Created page with "Inflammation of the peritoneum.") (current)
- 14:41, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Viscera (Created page with "The organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.") (current)
- 14:41, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . N Peritoneal cavity (Created page with "The serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.") (current)
- 14:40, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+100) . . N Serum (Created page with "The clear, pale yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.")
- 14:40, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+51) . . N Serous (Created page with "Any fluid resembling serum; of a watery nature.") (current)
- 14:40, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . N Ascite (Created page with "The accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.")
- 14:36, 2 September 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+79) . . N Jaundice (Created page with "The condition where the skin and the whites of the eyes appear slightly yellow.") (current)
- 00:44, 31 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Stability (Created page with "In an ecological context, stability corresponds to a community's ability to withstand or recover from disturbance.") (current)
- 21:17, 22 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Hilum (Created page with "The point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein.") (current)
- 18:49, 9 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . N Osteoclast (Created page with "A cell that nibbles at and breaks down bone and is responsible for bone resorption. Osteoclasts are large multinucleate cells (cells with more than one nucleus) that differentia...")
- 02:19, 9 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . Radiation (current)
- 21:14, 3 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+733) . . N Ouchterlony technique (Created page with "A gel-diffusion, antibody-antigen precipitation test that depends on horizontal diffusion from two or more opposite sources. An agar slab is prepared and two or more wells are cu...")
- 16:14, 25 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Tachycardia (Created page with "Tachycardia is when a person's heart rate accelerates, or is faster than normal.") (current)
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