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Oxy
Street name for OxyContin, prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. OxyContin is a time-release morphine-like narcotic intended to relieve chronic pain of moderate to severe proportions. One pill…
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Show more- Absenteeism The frequent absence from work or other duty without good reason. See also: Presenteeism
- Lethal gene, zygotic A gene that is lethal (fatal) for the zygote, the cell formed by the union of a sperm (male sex cell) and an…
- Pseudotumor cerebri Pseudotumor cerebri: Increased pressure within the brain in the absence of a tumor. Symptoms may include…
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Cyclobutanone See: 2-ACB
- Intelligence, non-verbal Innate or learned ability to understand and carry out motor tasks, such as solving physical puzzles. Also…
- Stasis dermatitis A skin irritation on the lower legs generally related to circulatory problems. Stasis refers to a stoppage or…
- DNA amplification The production of multiple copies of a sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. DNA amplification…
- Vitamin B -- pantothenic acid This is one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely distributed in nature…
- KB 1. The skin disease Keratodermia blennorrhagicum. 2. Kilobase of DNA. The preferred abbreviation for kilobase…
- Anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Bioelectric impedance analysis A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the…