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Storm surge
The onshore rush of sea or lake water caused primarily by the high winds that are associated with a landfalling hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone and secondarily by the low pressure of the storm. The term tidal surge is often…
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Show more- HHV-4 Human herpesvirus 4. See Epstein-Barr virus.
- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy
- Amathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize dust poses no…
- HCV PCR HCV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are three types of HCV…
- Alkaloid A member of a large group of chemicals that are made by plants and have nitrogen in them. Many alkaloids…
- Chapped lips >Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it…
- Steal, subclavian See: Subclavian steal
- Raised hemidiaphragm See: Elevated hemidiaphragm.
- Blockers, beta A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the…
- Nature (journal) The name of a venerable British scientific journal that has over the past century or so published much of…
- HT1A See: 5-HT1A
- National Eye Institute (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…