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The military designation for cyanogen chloride. See: Cyanide
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- Fear of worms (parasitic) Feverish.
- Neurogenic shock A type of shock (a life-threatening medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow throughout…
- Hexosaminidase A An enzyme which, when deficient, causes Tay-Sachs disease, a progressive fatal neurologic disorder…
- Cardiopulmonary bypass Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is…
- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Blood sugar, high An elevated level of the sugar glucose in the blood. Also called hyperglycemia. High blood sugar is a finding…
- Food-insecure Referring to the situation when people need to live with hunger and fear starvation
- Aneurysm, aortic See: Aortic aneurysm