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Gongylonema pulchrum is the only parasite of the genus Gongylonema capable of infecting humans. Gongylonema pulchrum infections are due to humans acting as accidental hosts for the parasite. There are seven genera of spirudia nematodes that infect human hosts accidentally: Gnathostoma, Thelazia, Gongylonema, Physaloptera, Spirocerca, Rictularia.
A to Z shares, "The duck pulls the vegetation into its mouth, and the lamellae keep the water and muck from coming in as well." Ducks also us their lamellae to help keep their feathers clean.
Human jaw shrinkage. Human jaw shrinkage is the phenomenon of continued size reduction of the human mandible and maxilla over the past 12,000 to 15,000 years. Modern human lifestyles and diets are vastly different now from what they were for most of human evolutionary history. Human jaws, as well as oral cavities, have been shrinking ever since ...
Morsicatio buccarum. Morsicatio buccarum. Other names. Chronic cheek biting and Chronic cheek chewing. Specialty. Oral medicine. Morsicatio buccarum is a condition characterized by chronic irritation or injury to the buccal mucosa (the lining of the inside of the cheek within the mouth), caused by repetitive chewing, biting, or nibbling. [ 1]
The intense heat, combined with wind coming off the river, and the upslope direction of the burn (which pre-dries and heats the fuel, and leads to much faster fire movement when a fire is burning up-slope) pushed the flames up the gulch in the dry grass of the south facing slope, causing what fire fighters call a "blow up". Various side ridges ...
e. Japanese manga has developed a visual language or iconography for expressing emotion and other internal character states. This drawing style has also migrated into anime, as many manga stories are adapted into television shows and films. In manga the emphasis is often placed on line over form, and the storytelling and panel placement differ ...
The tongue and lips logo[ 4] or alternatively the lips and tongue logo, [ 5] also known as the Hot Lips logo, [ 4][ 6] or the Rolling Stones Records logo, [ 7] or simply the Rolling Stones logo, [ 8] is a logo designed by the English art designer John Pasche for the rock band The Rolling Stones in 1970. It has been called the most famous logo ...
Meth mouth is a colloquial term used to describe severe tooth decay and tooth loss, as well as tooth fracture, acid erosion, and other oral problems that are often symptomatic to extended use of the drug methamphetamine. The condition is thought to be caused by a combination of side effects of the drug (clenching and grinding of teeth, dry ...