Ciliophora
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Ciliophora. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Ciliophora.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Balantidium - A genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of vertebrate or invertebrate hosts. Asexual mu...
Ciliophora - A phylum of EUKARYOTES characterized by the presence of cilia at some time during the life cycle. It...
Euplotes - A genus of ciliate protozoa having a dorsoventrally flattened body with widely spaced rows of short ...
Hymenostomatida - An order of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include a ventral oral area and a well-defined buccal ...
Hypotrichida - An order of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include a dorsoventrally flattened, highly mobile body...
Kinetofragminophorea - A class of ciliate protozoa. Prominent cytopharyngeal apparatus is characteristic of this class as i...
Oligohymenophorea - A class of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include the presence of a well developed oral apparatus...
Oxytricha - A genus of ciliate protozoa having a unique cursorial type of locomotion....
Paramecium - A genus of ciliate protozoa that is often large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Paramecia are co...
Paramecium aurelia - A species of ciliated PARAMECIUM possessing two micronuclei....
Paramecium caudatum - The most widely distributed species of PARAMECIUM. It is elongated and possesses a bluntly pointed p...
Paramecium tetraurelia - A species of ciliate protozoa. It is used in biomedical research....
Peniculina - A suborder of protozoa characterized by peniculi, which are often situated deep in the buccal cavity...
Polymenophorea - A class of ciliate protozoa characterized by a well-developed, conspicuous adoral zone of numerous b...
Sporadotrichina - A suborder of ciliate protozoa having a body that is commonly oval to elliptical in shape. Most spec...
Tetrahymena - A genus of ciliate protozoa commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other research....
Tetrahymena pyriformis - A species of ciliate protozoa used extensively in genetic research....
Tetrahymena thermophila - A species of ciliate protozoa used in genetic and cytological research....
Tetrahymenina - A suborder of ciliate protozoa. Most organisms are free-living in fresh water and many species are u...
Trichostomatida - An order of ciliate protozoa in which the cytostome is usually situated at the base of an oral groov...
Trichostomatina - A suborder of ciliate protozoa characterized by non-reduction of the somatic ciliature....
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Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
