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Methylmercury
An organic form of mercury that is highly toxic and is the main culprit in mercury poisoning. Methylmercury is easily absorbed into the living tissue of aquatic organisms, is not easily eliminated, and therefore accumulates in fish that…
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Show more- Mm Abbreviation for millimeters. For example, mm Hg means millimeters of mercury, the height of a column of…
- Clinical trial See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical…
- Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Benzodiazepines A class of drugs that act as tranquilizers and are commonly used in the treatment of anxiety. Benzodiazepines…
- Leishmaniasis, visceral See: Visceral leishmaniasis
- Hereditary arthroophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- Aromatase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme aromatase and by that means lowers the level of the estrogen estradiol…
- Antifreeze poisoning Poisoning from antifreeze which today is usually ethylene glycol -- a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with…
- Disease, Tsutsugamushi Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- RAST An allergy test done on a sample of blood. The aim with RAST, as with skin tests, is to check for allergic…
- Decompress 1. In general, to remove pressure physically or emotionally.2. In surgery, to remove pressure on a structure…