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Pathogen inactivation
A process designed to eliminate most pathogens -- viruses, bacteria and fungi -- from water, air or donated blood. Sewage purification systems depend upon pathogen inactivation to purify water to the extent it may sometimes even be safe…
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- Fantod A state of nervous anxiety or irritability. Also an irritable outburst. Pronounced fan-todd
- Cell, B See B cell
- Test, prostate specific antigen See: PSA
- Intervertebral disk A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
- TAR syndrome TAR stands for Thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets) and Aplasia (absence) of the Radius (the long bone on…
- Orthodontic treatment (dental braces) Dental braces: The use of devices to move teeth or adjust underlying bone. The ideal age for starting…
- Chicken pox See: Chickenpox
- Laser, excimer See: Excimer laser
- Intracorporeal Within the body or any structure anatomically called the corpus. For example, when men with erectile…
- Autosomal recessive A genetic condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of an autosomal gene, one…
- Food poisoning, Campylobacter Food poisoning, Campylobacter: Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, caused by an Campylobacter…