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Octalox
Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
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- Vitamin B -- niacin Deficiency of niacin, one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. See: Pellagra
- Quotient The result of mathematical division. The I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) is arrived at by dividing the person's…
- Neuralgia Pain along the course of a nerve
- German measles vaccine A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Nodular melanoma See: Melanoma, nodular
- Membrane, epiretinal See: Macular pucker
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Sclerotherapy The injection of a chemical irritant into a vein to sclerose ('harden') it. The chemical irritates the lining…
- A- Prefix very much employed in medicine and all of the health sciences, indicating 'not, without, -less' as…
- Rotator cuff Rotator cuff: A group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Each of the four tendons hooks up to…
- Accelerated phase of leukemia Refers to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that is progressing. The number of immature, abnormal white…