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Tear gas poisoning
See: Riot control agent poisoning
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Show more- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Calipers, skin See: Skin calipers
- Morton nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Defect, ventricular septal (VSD) A hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles). Ventricular Septal…
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Rate, death The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is…
- Anthrax toxin The toxic substance secreted by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the disease anthrax…
- Palpate To touch or feel. For example, the edge of an enlarged liver may be palpated below the rib cage. From the…
- Eisoptrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Hyperaldosteronism Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone from the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland or a tumor…
- Parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding. Also called parenteral alimentation
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension