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Insecticide
A chemical used specifically to kill or control the growth of insects. Certain insecticides have been banned because of their adverse effects on animals or humans. Dursban (chlorpyrifos) is one that has been banned. Dursban causes…
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Show more- Defensive medicine Medical practices designed to avert the future possibility of malpractice suits. In defensive medicine…
- Echovirus A group of viruses found in the gastrointestinal tract. The 'echo' part of the name stands for enteric…
- Cellulitis Cellulitis: An acute spreading bacterial infection below the surface of the skin characterized by redness…
- Melissophobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…
- Linus Pauling See: Pauling, Linus
- Dermicidin A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…
- Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis (iron overload) is an inherited disorder in how the body absorbs and stores iron. The excess…
- Arcuate neuron A neuron in the arcuate nucleus of the brain. See: Arcuate nucleus
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Mitosis Ordinary division of a body cell (a somatic cell) to form two daughter cells, each with the same chromosome…
- Auditory aphasia Impairment in the understanding of auditory language and communication. Sounds are heard but they convey no…