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Acrylamide
A chemical created in foods when starches and other carbohydrates are overheated (over 120°C or 250°F) during cooking. There is concern that acrylamide may be a carcinogen (cause cancer). Acrylamide is used in papermaking, ore processing…
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Show more- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Genome, C. elegans See: C. elegans genome.
- Xenograft A surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species (or genus or family). A graft from a baboon…
- Acupuncturist A person skilled in the practice of acupuncture, who may or may not be credentialed by a national accrediting…
- Donor, universal A person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and can donate blood to all recipients
- Douching Using water or a medicated solution to clean the vagina. Vaginal douching has been done for many, many years…
- Jackknife seizure See: Infantile spasms
- Gland of external secretion See: Exocrine gland
- Bartholin's glands A pair of glands between the vulva and the vagina that produce lubrication in response to stimulation. With a…
- Villi Plural of villus, a tiny finger-like or vascular projection
- Arms An appendage in anatomy and in clinical trials. See: Arm
- Assay, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…