See Also: anaplerosis(medicine)
anaplerosis(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
medicine(dictionary)
medicine(2)(dictionary)
medicine man(encyclopedia)
medicine(1)(dictionary)
medicine(encyclopedia)

Leucocytozoon (medicine) and anaplerosis (medicine)


Leucocytozoon (medicine)


Leucocytozoon


A genus of sporozoan parasites (family Plasmodiidae, suborder Haemosporina) that attack the immature red blood cells of birds and are capable of causing acute outbreaks of disease, particularly in turkeys and ducks; vectors are black flies, Simulium species, and the bloodsucking gnat Culicoides.

Synonym: Leukocytozoon.

Origin: G. Leukos, white, + kytos, cell, + zoon, animal


anaplerosis (medicine)


anaplerosis


1. <surgery> The surgical replacement of damaged or defective body parts.

2. <biochemistry> An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces the concentration of vital reacting compound that has been depleted in an organism.