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*'''Defensins''' - Small cationic peptides part of the innate immune system and aid in the defense against fungal infections
 
*'''Defensins''' - Small cationic peptides part of the innate immune system and aid in the defense against fungal infections
 
*'''Definitive host''' - host in which sexual multiplication of the parasite takes place
 
*'''Definitive host''' - host in which sexual multiplication of the parasite takes place
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*'''Degranulation''' - Cellular process of releasing molecules from secretory vesicles called granules from inside some cells, particularly observed in granulocytes and macrophages
 
*'''Diapause''' - phase of dormancy, most often seen in insects
 
*'''Diapause''' - phase of dormancy, most often seen in insects
 
*'''Direct life-cycle''' - no intermediate host
 
*'''Direct life-cycle''' - no intermediate host
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