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Teratogenic drugs
A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the pregnancy or produce a congenital malformation (a birth defect). Classes of teratogens include radiation, maternal infections, chemicals…
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Show more- Reimplantation Synonymous with replantation. See: Replantation
- Fungistat A chemical that keeps fungi from growing. See also: Fungicide
- Diabetes and fiber Soluble fibers (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of…
- Kveim test A skin test for detecting sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin that causes inflammation of body tissues…
- Synthesis Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis…
- Barotrauma, sinus See: Sinus barotrauma
- Deafness and Communication Disorders, Institute Institute on (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Lipids Another word for 'fats.' (Please see the various meanings of Fat.) Lipids can be more formally defined as…
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- B. burgdorferi Short for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease. Once the full name of a bacterium has been given…
- Medullary cystic kidney disease, recessive Ssive type: A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the…
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Commun. Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission…