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Poisoning, ethylene glycol
Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce dramatic and dangerous toxicity. Ethylene glycol is found most commonly in antifreeze, automotive cooling systems, and hydraulic brake…
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Show more- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery. See: Lung reduction surgery
- Incest Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child…
- Gesell Developmental Schedules A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- Xanthosis Yellowing of the skin without yellowing of the eyes. In jaundice there is yellowing of both the skin and the…
- Reverse transcriptase The enzyme that permits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other retroviruses to use their viral RNA…
- Hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature. The condition needs treatment at body temperatures of 35C (95 F) or below…
- Carotene, beta An antioxidant, a substance that protects cells against oxidation damage which, it is thought, can lead to…
- Manny A male nanny, a man employed full-time to take care of one or more children in a family home. The term manny…
- Giant hypertrophy of gastric mucosa See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Death, black The black plague or the plague. In 14th century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below…
- Cryptosporidiosis An intestinal infection characterized by diarrhea caused by a microscopic parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum…