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Cider vinegar diet
The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of apple cider vinegar before each meal. The purported 'fat burning effects' of consumption of apple cider vinegar have not been…
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- Tapeworm, African See Taenia saginata.
- Test, visual field A test which measures the extent and distribution of the field of vision. The visual field test may be done…
- FMRP As stated in the entry for FMR1, FMRP is an acronym composed of the first letters of Familial Mental…
- Radiation therapy, conformational A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- TRNA Transfer RNA
- Electrophoretic Pertaining to electrophoresis, the separation of molecules according to their size and electrical charge by…
- Underwater weighing A method for determining the lean body mass. This method weighs a person underwater and then calculates the…
- Aluminum A naturally occurring element that makes up about 8% of the surface of the earth and is always found combined…
- Teratogen Any agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or fetus. Teratogens may cause a birth defect in the…
- ADU Accessory dwelling unit
- Poison Any substance that can cause severe distress or death if ingested, breathed in, or absorbed through the skin…