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Pasteurization
A method of treating food by heating it to a certain point to kill pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms but not harm the flavor or quality of the food. Milk is pasteurized by heating it to about 145°F (63°C) for 30 minutes or, using the…
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Show more- Hymen A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. The hymen is a fold of mucous…
- Sterilization, male surgical Male surgical sterilization is done by vasectomy which involves sealing, tying or cutting a man's vas…
- CpG In genetics, a site where cytosine (C) lies next to guanine (G) in the DNA sequence. (The p indicates that C…
- Practice, family The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family…
- Heart rate The number of heart beats per unit time, usually per minute. The heart rate is based on the number of…
- Hahnemann, Samuel A sac from which a hair grows and into which the sebaceous (oil) glands open. The follicle is lined by cells…
- Tobacco smoking Smoking: The direct inhalation of tobacco smoke, the basis of major health hazards. Long known to cause…
- Typhus One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae, transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and…
- Hormone, progesterone A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the…
- Left ventricle The left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high…
- Implantation The act of setting in firmly. In embryology, implantation refers specifically to the attachment of the…
- Comedones The plural of comedo, the primary sign of acne, consisting of a dilated (widened) hair follicle filled with…