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English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… … Universalium
Trypanosoma — A genus of asexual digenetic protozoan flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) that have a spindle shaped body with an undulating membrane on one side, a single anterior flagellum, and a kinetoplast … Medical dictionary
arbovirus — /ahr beuh vuy reuhs/, n., pl. arboviruses. any of several groups of RNA containing viruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever. [1955 60;… … Universalium
rickettsia — rickettsial, adj. /ri ket see euh/, n., pl. rickettsiae / see ee /, rickettsias / see euhz/. 1. any member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and… … Universalium
Bartonellaceae — A family of bacteria that currently includes the genus Bartonella. Based upon S16 rRNA studies, the former genera of Rochalimaea and Grahamella have been merged with the genus Bartonella, retaining their species names. * * * Bar· … Medical dictionary
anthropophilic — adjective Preferring human beings to other animals, such as a mosquito or a dermatophyte. It is especially alluding to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an… … Wiktionary
anthropophilic — Human seeking or human preferring, especially with reference to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and 2) dermatophytic fungi which grow… … Medical dictionary
Linguatula — A genus of endoparasitic bloodsucking arthropods (family Linguatulidae, class Pentastomida), commonly known as tongue worms; once thought to be degenerate Acarina, but now generally considered to be a small but distinctive early offshoot of the… … Medical dictionary
arbovirus — ar•bo•vi•rus [[t]ˈɑr bəˌvaɪ rəs[/t]] n. pl. rus•es mcr any of several togaviruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever • Etymology: 1955–60;… … From formal English to slang
arbovirus — [är΄bə vī′rəs] n. [ AR(THROPOD) + BO(RNE) + VIRUS] any of a group of RNA viruses, including those that cause yellow fever and viral encephalitis, which are transmitted to people by certain bloodsucking arthropods, esp. mosquitoes and ticks … English World dictionary
bartonellaceae — ˌbärtənˌeˈlāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Bartonella, type genus + acea : a family of microorganisms (order Rickettsiales) that invade blood and tissue cells of man and other vertebrates and are often transmitted… … Useful english dictionary