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Teratogen, coumadin as
The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo and fetus and lead to birth defects. Coumadin taken by a woman during pregnancy can cause bleeding into the baby's…
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- Laughing gas Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of…
- Alkaptonuria Alkaptonuria: A genetic metabolic disorder due to deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid (HGA)…
- Wezand See: Weasand
- Clamydia A common misspelling of Chlamydia
- ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Interleukin-1 A protein produced by various cells, including macrophages, interleukin-1 raises body temperature, spurs the…
- Serratus posterior superior One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior superior originates from the…
- Carbon dioxide A gas which is the byproduct of cellular metabolism and which collects in the tissues, is cleared from the…
- Koch's postulates In 1890 the German physician and bacteriologist Robert Koch set out his celebrated criteria for judging…
- Saphenous vein The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins - serve as the principal veins…
- Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome >Keratitis -- gradual destruction of the cornea of the eye, sometimes leading to blindness >Ichthyosis --…