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Insecticide
A chemical used specifically to kill or control the growth of insects. Certain insecticides have been banned because of their adverse effects on animals or humans. Dursban (chlorpyrifos) is one that has been banned. Dursban causes…
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Show more- Glycemic index An indicator of the ability of different types of foods that contain carbohydrate to raise the blood glucose…
- Variant angina Angina: Chest pain due to coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of a coronary artery (one of the…
- Injury Harm or hurt. The term 'injury' may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring…
- Dilating The widening and opening of the cervix caused by uterine contractions
- Volume, stroke Stroke: The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume…
- Viremia The presence of a virus in the blood. Viremia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the…
- Diverticulum, Zenker See: Zenker diverticulum
- Maternal myasthenia gravis Myasthenia gravis: The presence of myasthenia gravis in a pregnant woman. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune…
- Cholecystogram, oral See: Oral cholecystogram
- Giant cell arteritis A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Mitochondrial DNA >NARP -- which stands for Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa:isease with proximal muscle weakness…
- Ergonomics The science of making things fit people instead of asking people to fit things. Ergonomics uses knowledge…