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Feed contaminant
A substance contaminating animal feed. Contaminants in animal feed can threaten human health. There are two classes of feed contaminants. > >Contaminants that are naturally occurring -- This class of feed contaminants is made up of toxic…
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Show more- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- West Nile fever Fever: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- Salvage chemotherapy Chemotherapy given after recurrence of a tumor. See: Salvage therapy
- Nerve, facial The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Collagen injection The practice of injecting collagen into a part of the face or body to make it larger, most often performed on…
- Computed tomography An x-ray procedure that uses the help of a computer to produce a detailed picture of a cross section of the…
- Scoliosis, acquired Lateral (sideways) curving of the spine present at birth or due to a condition present at birth. The…
- Therapy, psychodynamic See: Psychodynamic therapy
- Gland, mammary One of the glands within the breast that secrete milk when prompted to do so by special hormones. Mammary…
- Plodia interpunctella See: Meal moth
- Dysphoric mania The concurrent presence of symptoms of depression and mania together. Also called Mixed bipolar state
- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin