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Herbicidal
Capable of controlling or destroying plants, weeds, or grasses
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- Fiber and constipation Insoluble fiber retains water in the colon, resulting in a softer and larger stool. It is used effectively in…
- Myokymia Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle…
- Broken hip Fractured bone in the hip, a key health problem among the elderly, usually due to a fall or other kind of…
- Phytotoxin A poison in a plant. Abrin and ricin are examples of phytotoxins. Abrin comes from the seeds of a plant…
- Bias 1. When a point of view prevents impartial judgment on issues relating to the subject of that point of view…
- Litho- See: Lithium.
- Stomach 1. The sac-shaped digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the…
- Steatohepatitis Fatty inflammation of the liver, usually in alcoholics. Steato- refers to fat and -hepatitis to inflammation…
- ATL The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma…
- Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: A condition in which cryoglobulin proteins which are a mixture of various…
- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy