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Leaded
1. Framed, covered, or weighted with lead. As a leaded window. 2. Added in the form of tetraethyl lead as an anti-knock agent to gasoline (petrol). See: Lead poisoning
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- Tobacco smoke, environmental Abbreviated ETS. See: ETS.
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- Esophageal stricture, chronic A longstanding narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach…
- Hyperchloremia Elevated blood levels of chloride. Chloride is the major anion found in the fluid outside of cells and in…
- Dendritic Referring to a dendrite, a short arm-like protuberance from a nerve cell (a neuron). Dendrites from neurons…
- Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Intensivist A physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit (ICU)
- Shoulder, frozen See: Frozen shoulder
- Adult T-cell leukemia Abbreviated ATL. A malignancy of mature T lymphocytes (T cells) with its onset in adulthood caused by…
- Non-inferiority clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Iodide The chemical form to which iodine in the diet is reduced before it is absorbed through the intestinal wall…