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Ethyl acrylate
A substance used in making latex paints and textiles. The US government removed ethyl acrylate from its list of potential cancer-causing agents in 2000. Although ethyl acrylate induces tumors in animals, it only does so when the chemical…
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Show more- Septuagenarian Someone in his or her seventies. See also: Age by decade
- Double-blind Term used to described a study in which both the investigator or the participant are blind to (unaware of)…
- Operation, Macewen A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- Euploid The normal number of chromosomes for a species. In humans, the euploid number of chromosomes is 46 with the…
- Nail In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used to hold 2 or more pieces…
- Rubella immunization The standard MMR vaccine is given to prevent measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). The MMR vaccine is…
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia Chronic inflammation of the skin lining the external ear canal leading to the ear drum. Can be caused by a…
- Cyanide >First, get fresh air by leaving the area where the cyanide was released. Moving to an area with fresh air is…
- Tent, oxygen A tent-like device used to deliver high levels of oxygen to a patient in a bed. The tent typically covers the…
- Fred L. Soper See: Soper, Fred L.
- Nucleus amygdalae See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Care, preoperative See: Preoperative care