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Flood warning
A flood watch or warning. The steps to take in case a flood watch or warning has been issued include the following: > >Gather Supplies -- Gather the emergency supplies you previously stocked in your home. See: Flood supplies kit. >Stay…
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- Leukemia, refractory Leukemia in which the high level of white blood cells is not decreasing in response to treatment
- Scan, SPECT Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Niacin for high cholesterol Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, given to lower cholesterol. Nicotinic acid…
- Syndrome, Reiter A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Tubule A small tube.
- Rhinitis Chronic Inflammation of the nose that goes on for weeks to months which is different from 'a cold', and may be caused…
- Saddle gall A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore
- Physical growth A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on chromosomes. Physical distance is measured in base pairs…
- Methanococcus jannaschii A microbe that produces methane, an important energy source, and contains enzymes that withstand high…
- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- LASIK LASIK: Abbreviation standing for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, a kind of laser eye surgery designed…