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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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- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Spider fear See: Arachnophobia
- Appendiceal rupture Rupture of appendix
- Depression Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and…
- Snot A popular, perjorative, and somewhat offensive term for nasal mucus (mucus produced in the nose)
- Abuse, verbal child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Stent, medicated See: Coated stent
- Borage An herb, also known as the starflower, that has long been used for medicinal purposes. Borage is rich in…
- Popcorn worker's lung A form of bronchiolitis obliterans, a severe obstructive lung disease, in workers who mix and package…
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- Sentinel node biopsy See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy