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Lindane
An organochlorine pesticide and nerve poison. Also a suspected carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). Although many countries have banned lindane, it is still used in the US for treating head lice and scabies. Also known as…
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Show more- Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase See:AANAT
- Neuron, spindle See: Spindle neuron
- Rupture A break or tear in any organ (such as the spleen) or soft tissue (such as the achilles tendon). Rupture of…
- Hyperlexia The presence of advanced ability to read compared to the ability to understand spoken language. Children with…
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- Nerve, seventh cranial The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Torre syndrome See: Muir-Torre syndrome
- Agent, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Vaccination, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Transmission, vertical Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the…
- Stomach paralysis Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by…
- Elizabeth Blackwell See: Blackwell, Elizabeth