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Leaded gasoline
See: Tetraethyl lead
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Show more- Iron excess Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a particular risk for: >…
- Hallux varus An inward bending (varus) of the joint of the big toe (the hallux).
- Compound 118 Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Optic nerve The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina, the…
- Bronchoscope A thin, flexible instrument used to view the air passages of the lung
- Clostridium perfringens A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…
- Fluorobody A hybrid molecule that combines the affinity and specificity of an antibody with the visibility of a green…
- Replication A turning back, repetition, duplication, reproduction
- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- Exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Cecal volvulus See: Volvulus
- HSP Henoch-Schonlein purpura. See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura