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Bacteriocidal
The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture (e.g., farm animals) and industry. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms which can live as independent organisms or, dependently…
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Show more- Allogeneic Taken from different individuals of the same species. Two or more individuals are said to be allogeneic to…
- Hemophilia A group of inherited bleeding disorders in which the ability of blood to clot is impaired. See: Hemophilia A…
- Tomography, computerized axial Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Vinyl chloride A substance used in manufacturing plastics that is known to be toxic and carcinogenic (cancer-causing)…
- Histiocytosis, Hand-Schuller-Christian A disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient. The disease…
- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- Uterine rupture A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic…
- Cyanogen chloride See: Cyanide
- Environmental tobacco smoke Abbreviated ETS. Secondhand smoke. See: ETS.
- Orgasmic inhibition See: Anorgasmia
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type II Hunter syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme iduronate sulfatase. See also: Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Congenital webbed neck syndrome See: Klippel-Feil sequence