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Tetraethyl lead
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- Flu vaccine, nasal-spray See: Nasal flu vaccine
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Hounsfield, Godfrey (1919-2004) British electrical engineer whose contributions to the creation of the computerized axial…
- Bone, cuboid The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is…
- Fever Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees…
- Power outage and the heat When power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Use bottled water for eating or…
- Heart rate The number of heart beats per unit time, usually per minute. The heart rate is based on the number of…
- Prostatectomy, perineal See: Perineal prostatectomy
- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.