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"phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"nouna virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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- mps a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- heartburn a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
- esophagitis inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
- tnf a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
- oesophagitis inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
- lysogenicity the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
- histamine blocker a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
- pyrosis a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
- typhoid bacteriophage a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi
- metformin an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes