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Arsenic
>Breathing workplace air with sawdust or burning smoke from wood containing arsenic >Ingesting contaminated water, soil, or air at waste sites >Ingesting contaminated water, soil, or air near areas naturally high in arsenic Inorganic…
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Show more- Sibling A brother or sister
- Housekeeping gene A gene involved in basic functions needed for the sustenance of the cell. Housekeeping genes are…
- B. burgdorferi Short for Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease. Once the full name of a bacterium has been given…
- Stiff baby syndrome A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Quality of life An important consideration in medical care, quality of life refers to the patient's ability to enjoy normal…
- Vitamin B15 An old name for dimethylglycine (DMG, pangamic acid), which is no longer considered to be a vitamin by the…
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- Cell, B See B cell
- Syndrome, polyglandular autoimmune (PGA) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Altitude, high >High altitude: 8,000 - 12,000 feet (2,438 - 3,658 meters); >Very high altitude: 12,000 - 18,000 feet (3,658…
- Diseases, inherited metabolic Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Alopecia areata Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes…