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PCBs
PolyChlorinated Biphenyls, a mixture of up to 209 chlorinated chemicals. Although PCBs are no longer produced in the US where they were once known under the trade name Aroclor, PCBs are still found in the environment. A number of adverse…
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Show more- Platelet aggregation The clumping together of platelets in the blood. Platelet aggregation is part of the sequence of events…
- Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English physician, poet, and composer. Campion first studied law, but had little sympathy with…
- Migraine Migraine: Usually, periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. These may be accompanied…
- Artery, vertebral A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Diabetic musculoskeletal disorder A musculoskeletal problem associated with diabetes mellitus. These include: > >Diabetic syndrome of limited…
- Biopsy, stereotactic needle See: Stereotactic needle biopsy
- Pee An informal term for piss, meant to lessen its vulgarity, but synonymous with it
- Achondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino type See: Achondrogenesis type II
- ECoG Electrocochleography
- Sciatica Sciatica: Pain resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve, typically felt from the low back to behind the…
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome Hemolytic uremic syndrome: A condition characterized by the breakup of red blood cells (hemolysis) and kidney…
- Lithobid See: Lithium