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Mordant
A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning or pungent; and so, by extension, biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style. The word 'mordant' has some bite to it since it…
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- Cancer, uterine See: Uterine cancer
- Carcinogenic Causing cancer or contributing to the causation of cancer. Pertaining to a carcinogen
- Skin, tattooing of the The permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument. Humans have done…
- Medical Research Council Although little known to the general public, the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is a key resource…
- NHGRI Stands for National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the…
- Erythromycin Erythromycin: Erythromycin is a common antibiotic for treating bacterial infection. Sold under many brand…
- Ichthyosis, spasticity, oligophrenia syndrome Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease characterized by a triad of…
- Captioning The text display of spoken words, presented on a movie screen or a television (or another type of monitor)…
- Dieldrin A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Ecchymosis The skin discoloration caused by the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels. Ecchymoses…
- Memory, long-term A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…